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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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British Columbia Area
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views, tourism and people doing winter and summer activities in British Columbia.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1981 - 1985
- 1987
- 1990
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1996
- 1997
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / B / 9 / NS - 1 to 242
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / IV : Scenic Views
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / IV / B: British Columbia
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / B / 9 / NS - 1 to 242
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1981 - 1985
- 1987
- 1990
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1996
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 242 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views, tourism and people doing winter and summer activities in British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Tourism
- scenic
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Golden, BC
- Revelstoke, BC
- Pacific Rim National Park
- False Creek, BC
- English Bay, BC
- Hornby Island, BC
- Castlegar, BC
- Glacier National Park
- Vancouver, BC
- Smithers, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Nelson, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white …
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (98 photographs : b&w and col. ; 32.5 x 25.6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1920 and 1921" written in white ink below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies and other "active best"
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1983
- 1987
- 1988
- 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 2003
- 2006
- 2007
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
4 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / VI : Publication
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1983
- 1987
- 1988
- 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 2003
- 2006
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- British Columbia
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Calgary, AB
- Edmonton, AB
- Kootenay, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Cranbrook, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Industry and Transportation
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views of industry in Alberta and British Columbia, photographs include agriculture, oil, and transportation.
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1983
- 1985 - 1987
- 1988 - 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / D / 1 - 2 / NS
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / IV : Scenic Views
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / IV / D: Industry and Transportation
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / D / 1 - 2 / NS
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1983
- 1985 - 1987
- 1988 - 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- Physical Description
- 194 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views of industry in Alberta and British Columbia, photographs include agriculture, oil, and transportation.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Industry
- Oil
- Agriculture
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Transportation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Grandforks, BC
- Kimberely, BC
- Trail, BC
- Golden, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Nelson, BC
- Banff National Park
- Calgary, AB
- Grande Praire, AB
- Cochrane, AB
- Red Deer, AB
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake O'Hara Area
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 b&w prints of various scenes around Lake O'Hara, including the lake, creek, lodge or cabin porch, and people hiking.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1978]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 06
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
7 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iii : Lake O'Hara Area
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 06
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 b&w prints of various scenes around Lake O'Hara, including the lake, creek, lodge or cabin porch, and people hiking.
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Cabins and shelters
- Hiking
- Lake O'hara
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mountain Views
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 12 b&w prints of various mountain views, including summer and winter. Includes glaciers, highways, bridges, and possibly the town of Field.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : Mountain Views
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 12
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1975]
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 12 b&w prints of various mountain views, including summer and winter. Includes glaciers, highways, bridges, and possibly the town of Field.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Bridges
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Roads
- scenic
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Field
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1975 - 1986
- 1988 - 1990
- 1992
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 4 / NS - 1 to 173
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
82 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 4 / NS - 1 to 173
- Date Range
- 1975 - 1986
- 1988 - 1990
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 173 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Oliver, BC
- Vernon, BC
- Moyie Lake, BC
- Nelson, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Creston, BC
- Revelstoke National Park
- Radium, BC
- New Denver, BC
- Kokanee Provincial Park
- Cranbrook, BC
- Glacier National Park
- Golden, BC
- Penticton, BC
- Kootenay National Park
- Salmon Arm, BC
- Assininboine Provincial Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1985
- 1987
- 1989 - 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 9 / NS - 1 to 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 9 / NS - 1 to 156
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1985
- 1987
- 1989 - 1999
- Physical Description
- 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Vernon, BC
- Cranbrook, BC
- Chase, BC
- Waterton National Park
- New Denver, BC
- Writing on Stone Provincial Park
- Glacier National Park
- Tofino, BC
- Kaslo, BC
- Revelstoke National Park
- Merrit, BC
- Osoyoos, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Slocan City, BC
- Golden, BC
- Wasa, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Published Calendars
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for published calendars. Photographs are scenic landscapes in British Columbia
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1981 - 1984
- 1987 - 1990
- 1992 - 1997
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / B / 3 / NS - 1 to 172
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / VI : Publication
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / VI / B: Calendars
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / B / 3 / NS - 1 to 172
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1981 - 1984
- 1987 - 1990
- 1992 - 1997
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 172 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for published calendars. Photographs are scenic landscapes in British Columbia
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- British Columbia
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Golden, BC
- Revelstoke National Park
- Peace River, BC
- Kikomun Provincial Park
- Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park
- Creston, BC
- Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Mount Robson
- Yoho National Park
- Valhalla Wildlife Park
- Glacier National Park
- Barkerville, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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