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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

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation

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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14. Jacob Two Young Man

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Stoney First Nation

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A1 / 14

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 / 14

Parallel Title: NM note: 35 Indian Chief, Stoney

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : negatives, film, b/w

Scope & Content: Stoney First Nation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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57-32. Banff Indian Days, Banff

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days

Date Range: [between 1930 and ca.1960]

Reference Code: V500 / A3 / 57-32

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white II

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / A3 / 57-32

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and ca.1960]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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57-502. Joe Saddleback (Maskwacis)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days, Banff AB

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A3 / 57-502

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

1 image

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white II

Sous-Fonds: V500

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / A3 / 57-502

GMD: Negative

Parallel Title: 57-502. Joe Saddleback (Hobbema Indian)

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days, Banff AB

Notes: NM note: 57-502 Joe Saddlebag, 57-150

Name Access: Saddleback, Joe

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Banff Indian Grounds; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Teepees

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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133 : [untitled]

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Ginger Rogers sketching Stoney Nakoda chief near Banff

Date Range: [1937]

Reference Code: V500 / A1 / 133

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 / 133

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [1937]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : negatives, film, b/w

Scope & Content: Ginger Rogers sketching Stoney Nakoda chief near Banff

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB

Date Range: [c. 1930 - 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [c. 1930 - 1980]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm

Scope & Content: "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas (Nick)

Subject Access: Advertising; Canadian Pacific Railway; Train; Trains; Photography; Scenery

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Morant's Curve; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: NA

Finding Aid: yes

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)

Processing Status: Processed

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Adolphus Weaselchild

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Weaselchild, Adolphus

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing relations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 357

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: 1936

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1579C

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1579C

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1936

Physical Description: Negative: b&w 35mm negative

Scope & Content: [Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Agnes Alexis; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Processing Status: Processed

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Agnes Kaquitts, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) in regalia.

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1599B

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1599B

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: Negative: b&w 35mm negative

Scope & Content: Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) in regalia.

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Kaquitts, Agnes; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Regalia; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Nicholas Morant fonds

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14. Jacob Two Young Man

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions20701

57-32. Banff Indian Days, Banff

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57-502. Joe Saddleback (Maskwacis)

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133 : [untitled]

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375. Pack train, Og Pass

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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise

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Adolphus Weaselchild

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Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda

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Agnes Kaquitts, Stoney Nakoda

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49130

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