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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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57-300. Old Morant farm panoramics, Kamloops BC, circa 1915
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Francis Morant photographs
- Date Range
- 1912-ca.1920
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-300
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-300
- Date Range
- 1912-ca.1920
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : negatives, film
- Scope & Content
- Francis Morant photographs
- Notes
- NM notes: View of north Kamloops "Sandhill's area" 1912; believed to be view of Fish Lake, ca.1920; Francis Morant's orchard in north Kamloops, ca.1912
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
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115. Cabin in the pines (Assiniboine)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- At Mount Assiniboine
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 115
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 115
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : transparencies, col, 7.5x10cm
- Scope & Content
- At Mount Assiniboine
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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375. Pack train, Og Pass
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mount Assiniboine BC area
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 375
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 375
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : negatives, film, col
- Scope & Content
- Mount Assiniboine BC area
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 504
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 504
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
- Subject Access
- Yoho National Park
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- N/A
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assorted CPR, Wildlife, Travel and Canadian Culture Prints, Miller Services Ltd.
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotio…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1980 - 1986]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1980 - 1986]
- Physical Description
- 86 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotions. Also contains three portrait images of Stoney Nakoda chiefs including John Hunter and Jacob Two-Young-Man, and two images of an older Nicholas Morant (at least one taken by Ivy 'Willie' Morant, depicting Nicholas Morant in train tunnel holding camera equipment). Many images in this file are stamped on the reverse side as property of Miller Services Ltd.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648
- Name Access
- Hunter, John
- Two-Young-Man, Jacob
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Travel
- Horses
- Arts
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Access Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assorted Professional Photographs and Images of Nicholas Morant (Multiple Creators)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christm…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]
- 1949
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1964
- ca. 1979
- [ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 600 to 648
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
8 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 600 to 648
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Laird Brown and Ace Williams
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]
- 1949
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1964
- ca. 1979
- [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 49 Photographs: prints; b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christmas dinner menus at Empress Hotel, 1949; pictures by unknown photographer(s) of Nicholas Morant taking WWII action shots, and other photographs by Morant of soldiers; other miscellaneous photographs by Nicholas Morant of balance beam performers, factory workers, staged promotional images, etc.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Morant, Ivy
- Subject Access
- Empress Hotel
- WWII
- Performance
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A1 / 522b
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.a. Darkroom files, negative albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A1 / 522b
- Parallel Title
- 522. Indian barns, Duncan
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to BC museum train, Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes two sets labelled: BC museum train, key set, April 1'78, 14 items; BC train 2860, April 1'78, 9 items
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
2 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.C. Photography : prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 6
- GMD
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : prints, b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to BC museum train, Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes two sets labelled: BC museum train, key set, April 1'78, 14 items; BC train 2860, April 1'78, 9 items
- Notes
- NM note: fibre-based prints made by Nicholas Morant
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Blueprints of Connaught Tunnel and Map of Deutchman Cave
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 printed paper copies of older hand-illustrated works. Pertains to a copied 1947 blueprint of Connaught Tunnel depicting burn damage on tracks from an accident that year; and a copied hand-drawn map of Deutchman Cave from 1902, with annotations bottom right (copied from the origin…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 73 to 74 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Map
- Blueprint
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 73 to 74 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 2 paper copies: 1 blueprint, 1 map
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 printed paper copies of older hand-illustrated works. Pertains to a copied 1947 blueprint of Connaught Tunnel depicting burn damage on tracks from an accident that year; and a copied hand-drawn map of Deutchman Cave from 1902, with annotations bottom right (copied from the original).
- Notes
- Items were stored together in a poster tube labelled: "Canadian Pacific Blueprints - CPR Passenger Train in Connaught Tunnel - Nakimu Caves at Glacier"
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Connaught Tunnel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat with similar materials
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Book Prizes and Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'New World Ballads' by John Murray Gibbons (1939) with a note to Nicholas Morant from the author inside; 1 copy of 'Tom Brown's School Days' (1894) with a certificate attached labelling the book as a prize for Mollie Wylde (Morant) dated 'Xmas …
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1896
- 1921
- 1923
- 1931
- 1939
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to 29
- Responsibility
- John Murray Gibbons , Mollie Morant , R.C. MacBeth , Stephen Coleridge
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1896
- 1921
- 1923
- 1931
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 4 Textual Records: books
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'New World Ballads' by John Murray Gibbons (1939) with a note to Nicholas Morant from the author inside; 1 copy of 'Tom Brown's School Days' (1894) with a certificate attached labelling the book as a prize for Mollie Wylde (Morant) dated 'Xmas 1896'; 1 copy of 'The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway' by R.C. MacBeth (1931) signed by author and annotated by Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of 'Letters to My Grandson' by Stephen Coleridge (1921) with writing prize certificate for Nicholas Morant from the Victoria University Boys' School, dated 1923.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 29
- Material Details
- Nicholas Morant
- Name Access
- Morant, Mollie
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Poetry
- Victoria University Boys School
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file with risky materials attached to surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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British Columbia and Pacific Coast
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to scenic views, cities and town, buildings, bridges, ships and boats, totems poles. Includes the following areas: Revelstoke, Kamloops, Thompson Rivers, Nelson, Emerald Lake, Ashcroft, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, north coastal BC
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 10, 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
2 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.C. Photography : prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 10, 11
- GMD
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : prints, b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to scenic views, cities and town, buildings, bridges, ships and boats, totems poles. Includes the following areas: Revelstoke, Kamloops, Thompson Rivers, Nelson, Emerald Lake, Ashcroft, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, north coastal BC
- Notes
- NM note: fibre-based prints made by Nicholas Morant
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadia…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 126 Photographs: transparencies; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadian Rockies regions. Content also includes other assorted images pertaining to the Stoney Nakoda community, as well as Canadian Pacific tourism-related images.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific and Rogers Pass
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual records. Content includes volumes 1, 6, 8 and 10 of 'Canadian Pacific in the Rockies', all signed by D.M. Bain with personal messages to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific's Big Hill', with written note to 'Willie' Morant on the cover and other …
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1985
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 4 / 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 4 : Published Images and Text
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 4 / 1 to 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- D.M. Bain ; Floyd Yeats ; John G. Woods
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 6 Textual records: books
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual records. Content includes volumes 1, 6, 8 and 10 of 'Canadian Pacific in the Rockies', all signed by D.M. Bain with personal messages to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific's Big Hill', with written note to 'Willie' Morant on the cover and other annotations by 'Buck' Brump; 1 copy of 'Snow War: An Illustrated History of Rogers Pass Glacier National Park', with personal note inside by Buck Brump written in 1984.
- Notes
- Texts by D.M. Bain originally from box labelled 'Bain Books' which contained 10 books by the author in total; only the 4 in this file were annotated and signed.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 4 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 4 / 12
- Name Access
- Bain, Donald M.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Mountains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items with risky materials attached, such as ink or adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items in the file.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Landscape Posters
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant , Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- Posters: paper; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia and Quebec and some which do not mention locations in their titles.
- Notes
- Items originally stored together in large poster tube, labelled : "Montreal Quebec - 8 I '63 Canada Postage 15 [cents]" "Mr. Nick Morant, P.O. Box 1288, Banff, Alberta. Department of Publc Relations Canadian Pacific Railway Company Windsor Station - Montreal 3, Quebec" "OLD CP VIEWS - Kodaks - " "CP Airline Plane / Chateau Frontenac / Sulphur Mt. Skyline View / Evangeline Church / Kick. Horse - Mt. Field / Kick Horse Canyon with Train / Empress Hotel / BS Hotel from Sulphur Mt. / Quebec Windmills / Yoho Valley Hi-Line Trail / Peggy's Cove / Thompson River View / Moraine Lake Scenic / Icefields / Yoho Valley / Lake Louise / Lake O'Hara / 'Canadian' Stoney Cr. / Freight nr. Lake Louise / Empress of Britain (painting)"
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 37 O.S.
- Subject Access
- tourism
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Empress Hotel
- Hotels
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Yoho National Park
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CP logging, oil 1, oil 2
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Canadian Pacific logging and petroleum operations. Includes set labelled: CPOG & Forestr'g, 49 prints (folder 13)
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 12 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.C. Photography : prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 12 to 17
- GMD
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 175 photographs : prints, b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Canadian Pacific logging and petroleum operations. Includes set labelled: CPOG & Forestr'g, 49 prints (folder 13)
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CPR Advertising Posters and Glacier House Blueprints
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct lin…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nichols Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 6 Prints: posters and blueprints/illustrations; colour and b&w
- History / Biographical
- The Glacier House was originally built in 1886 to remove the burden of heavy dining cars by acting as one of multiple attractive pit stops for CPR passengers to take their meals. The building was expanded multiple times over the following 3 decades to accommodate a growing demand for overnight accommodation and increased railway traffic. Glacier House became less marketable by the 20's as dining service improved onboard trains, and the building closed in 1925. Plans were made for new extensions in 1926, but these were never realized.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct line from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and one reprint of a poster, date unknown, which originally promoted the CPR in the early 20th century). Also consists of a blueprint design for a proposed extension to the original Glacier House building in the Selkirks (dated 1926) and one print copy of a painted illustration depicting another proposed building design for the Glacier House, date unknown. The blueprint and illustration are possibly more recent copies of older items, and therefore a later date range of [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970] has been added to this file description.
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 13 O.S.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Glacier House
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- British Columbia
- Selkirks
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar to prevent further surface damage while in storage.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/decouvrir-discover/natcul6.aspx http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/smithd/477/2010/2010_05_paper.pdf http://doug56.net/CPRMS1887/glacier-house.html
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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David and Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Francis Morant
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 glass negative slides pertaining to Ivy 'Willie' Morant and a young David Morant (Nicholas Morant's younger brother). 1 image depicts David as a child on mother Mollie Morant's lap getting his hair combed, 3 images depict Ivy 'Willie' Morant in a dress standing by a lake, and 1 i…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920 to ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1930 to 1940]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920 to ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1930 to 1940]
- Physical Description
- 7 Photographs: glass negatives; b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 glass negative slides pertaining to Ivy 'Willie' Morant and a young David Morant (Nicholas Morant's younger brother). 1 image depicts David as a child on mother Mollie Morant's lap getting his hair combed, 3 images depict Ivy 'Willie' Morant in a dress standing by a lake, and 1 image depicts David as a toddler in bed sleeping. 2 images of Francis Morant (Nicholas Morant's father), feeding animals and smoking pipe.
- Storage Range
- In box V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / NG- 7
- Name Access
- Morant, David
- Morant, Ivy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are to be protected on both sides with acid-free paper and padded to protect from the interior of the box, and must only be stored with other glass negatives.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early Scenic Photographs and Gag Photos
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographic prints, (9 mounted and 1 loose, 8 b&w and 2 colour). Content includes multiple Canadian scenic photographs, (ships, winter scenes, landscapes), a gag photo of Nicholas Morant and another unidentified man titled 'Onions', a view of a village, possibly in Peru, depict…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 3 to 13 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 3 to 13 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Associated Screen News
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 10 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographic prints, (9 mounted and 1 loose, 8 b&w and 2 colour). Content includes multiple Canadian scenic photographs, (ships, winter scenes, landscapes), a gag photo of Nicholas Morant and another unidentified man titled 'Onions', a view of a village, possibly in Peru, depicting a person with a donkey travelling down a dirt road, and a gag photo of Morant wearing glasses and a hat (with caption "The Author (as a young man)" written on the back). Many of the prints in this file were taken early in Nicholas Morant's career (ca. 1936 - 1940), and most are dated and signed by Morant. One attributed to 'Associated Screen News', creator unknown.
- Notes
- Some of these photographs may have been published and used for professional purposes following their creation. However, the specific copies of the photographs contained within this file were used by Nicholas Morant for personal display, and therefore have been categorized as personal photography. Each print within this file was originally framed, and recently removed due to storage and conservation reasons. Some of these frames were annotated as follows: PA Oversize - 3: Label on back of frame reads "Hudson's Bay Company ART DEPARTMENT 13760 WINNIPEG" and "13760" PA Oversize - 7: Label on back of frame reads "The T. EATON Co. Limited OF MONTREAL PICTURE DEPARTMENT 47998 - 6" PA Oversize - 11: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF ALBERTA" "Photo made at Kamloops B.C. 1936" "4827" (in large writing) PA Oversize - 12: "4827" (in large writing)
- Geographic Access
- [Peru]
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored in appropriate conditions and covered with a protective acid-free paper barrier to prevent surface damage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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General mountain scenics
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consists mainly of mountain views, many with riders or skiers in the Banff area. Also contains some prairie, lake and coastal views
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 27 to 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.C. Photography : prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / C1 / 27 to 29
- GMD
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs : prints, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Files consists mainly of mountain views, many with riders or skiers in the Banff area. Also contains some prairie, lake and coastal views
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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