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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.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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)

Subject Access: Ship; Winter; Travel; Donkey; Landscapes; Village

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.

Creator: Nicholas Morant, unknown, Ivy Morant (?)

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Empress Hotel

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes exterior views from the inner harbour, views of the gardens, and costumed characters in Christmas scenes

Date Range: [between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1960-1963

Reference Code: V500 / B1 / 112

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.B. Photography : transparencies : 1.a. Presentations, topical files

Reference Code: V500 / B1 / 112

Date Range: [between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1960-1963

Physical Description: 33 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm

Scope & Content: Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes exterior views from the inner harbour, views of the gardens, and costumed characters in Christmas scenes

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Sixteen items dated 1960, 1961 or 1963

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Empress Hotel Interiors 1970 and Empress Hotel “Swiftsures"

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 95 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 32 colour transparencies, most with labels/titles by Nicholas Morant. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior, 1970, and exterior views, 1962(?), 1969-1970. Portion also pertains to Swiftsure Inter…

Date Range: [ca. 1962 - ca. 1970]; 1970

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 12

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography: Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 12

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1962 - ca. 1970]; 1970

Physical Description: 127 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, colour and b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 95 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 32 colour transparencies, most with labels/titles by Nicholas Morant. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior, 1970, and exterior views, 1962(?), 1969-1970. Portion also pertains to Swiftsure International Yacht Race boats in Victoria inner harbour.

Notes: Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes for preservation purposes. Contains duplicates of multiple images. Related to files V500 / I / A7 / 15, 20

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Hotel; Boat; Harbour

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: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Empress of Canada and Empress of France Interiors

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Consists of 25 transparency images (colour, b&w) and 2 negative images (b&w). Content pertains to interior views of Canadian Pacific passenger ships, the "Empress of Canada" and the "Empress of France". Includes dining rooms, lounges, guest rooms, decks, etc. Deck shots show activities, guests, sta…

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 1

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photographs : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 1

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 27 Photographs: transparencies and negatives; colour, b&w

Scope & Content: Consists of 25 transparency images (colour, b&w) and 2 negative images (b&w). Content pertains to interior views of Canadian Pacific passenger ships, the "Empress of Canada" and the "Empress of France". Includes dining rooms, lounges, guest rooms, decks, etc. Deck shots show activities, guests, staff. Includes ship exterior views.

Notes: Transparencies and negatives stored in separate file boxes. May contain duplicate images, i.e. negative and transparency copies of same original photograph.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific; Ship; Travel; Cruise; Empress of Canada; Empress of France

Geographic Access: Canada

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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'Etching Screens' Jack Powell Prints

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 b&w photographs. Content pertains to sample portraits by Jack Powell (ordered by Nicholas Morant through Ilford Photo Canada company) illustrating textured photography effects; each photograph uses a different style of effect. No date.

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 26 to 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Published record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 2014.8346

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 26 to 30

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Published record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant, Jack Powell

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]

Physical Description: 5 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 b&w photographs. Content pertains to sample portraits by Jack Powell (ordered by Nicholas Morant through Ilford Photo Canada company) illustrating textured photography effects; each photograph uses a different style of effect. No date.

Notes: Originally stored in small white envelope, labelled "ETCHING SCREENS by Jack Powell" with Nicholas Morant stamp on front; labelled "Mt Balfor, Nick Morant 20 x 24 Crop Flare from Sky" ("ARCHIVES OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES" text logo at bottom) Smaller envelope containing prints was originally in larger cream-coloured envelope with "ILFORD ILFOBROM SURFACE SAMPLE PRINTS" labelled on front; Back labelled: "ILFORD Photo (Canada) Limited 2751 John Street, Markham, Ontario L3R 2Y8" "ETCHING SCREENS Powell Process 2 Kodak Pamphlets ILFOBROM Samples" 3 other non-annotated booklets, titled "Kodak Photographic Materials Guide" (n.d.), "A Guide to Kenko Filters" (n.d.) and "Kodak Color Films" (1968) originally stored in larger cream envelope with prints; have been moved to "Accn. 2014.8346 Non-Annotated" file box in upstairs vault. Back of each photograph also has Jack Powell copyright stamps

Name Access: Powell, Jack

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; 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 in mylar to prevent surface damage

Creator: Jack Powell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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"Fast Freight 901"

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 208 negative photographs (b&w). Portraits of freight engineers, conductors and other personnel across Canada, Ontario to British Columbia. Includes views of train en route.

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 35

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 35

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961

Physical Description: 208 Photographs: negative, film; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 208 negative photographs (b&w). Portraits of freight engineers, conductors and other personnel across Canada, Ontario to British Columbia. Includes views of train en route.

Notes: Contains duplicates. Mix of film strips and 35mm negatives.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Engineer; Employee; Train

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario; British Columbia

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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'Footprint' Canadian Pacific

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 90 b&w prints pertaining to the CPR, with most images depicting active Canadian Pacific trains. Prints were used in John F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992), published by Footprint Publishing. Prints each have attached information signifying the page numbe…

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1958

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 236 to 325

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

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 - 236 to 325

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1958

Physical Description: 90 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 90 b&w prints pertaining to the CPR, with most images depicting active Canadian Pacific trains. Prints were used in John F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992), published by Footprint Publishing. Prints each have attached information signifying the page number they appear on, zoom percentage of photographs, etc.

Notes: Prints originally stored together in a black binder titled 'Footprint' and 'Canadian Pacific', numbered '78920' on cover. Items' folders have been kept together and labelled similarly.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325

Name Access: Garden, John F.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Publication; Trains

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

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 provided by photographer

Processing Status: Processed

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"GD - Series" Nicholas Morant Photographs

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 4,700 photographs (ca. 3900 negatives, ca. 800 transparencies and 35 prints), b&w and colour, various sizes. Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes CP Oil and Gas (CPOG); various hotels including Banff Springs Hotel, Empress Hotel, Royal York Hotel, …

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1962; 1964; 1965; 1967; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]; 1972

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1962; 1964; 1965; 1967; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]; 1972

Physical Description: ca. 4,670 Photographs: negatives, transparencies and prints; b&w, colour

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 4,700 photographs (ca. 3900 negatives, ca. 800 transparencies and 35 prints), b&w and colour, various sizes. Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes CP Oil and Gas (CPOG); various hotels including Banff Springs Hotel, Empress Hotel, Royal York Hotel, Chateau Frontenac and Chateau Lacombe; logging and forestry projects; Rail News photographs; and photos from Mexico and Peru. Dates range from around 1950s - 1970s. Most photographs titled.

Notes: Negatives, transparencies and prints stored separately. Contains duplicates.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Oil; Gas; Hotel; Banff Springs Hotel; Empress Hotel; Royal York Hotel; Chateau Frontenac; Chateau Lacombe; Logging; Forestry; Travel; tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

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: Print

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: Print

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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George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga).

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 13

Parallel Title: 13. Indian chief on horse, George Crawler

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga).

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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'Hermit's Hut Castle Mt.' Harry Pollard Framed Print

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: 1 framed print, black and white, titled 'Hermit's Hut Castle Mt'. Attached clear plastic pocket at back of the frame holding a biographical article about Harry Pollard (presumably the creator of the photograph).

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 9 O.S.

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Framed print

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 9 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Framed print

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 1 Framed Photograph: print; b&w

History / Biographical: Harry Pollard (1880 - 1968) was a famous photographer in Western Canada, who was notable for his photography of Canadian Indigenous peoples and cultures. From the Provincial Archives of Alberta: "In 1924 the Associated Screen News, a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), hired [Harry] Pollard to photograph their global ocean cruises for promotional purposes. It was this job that took him around the world 14 times".

Scope & Content: 1 framed print, black and white, titled 'Hermit's Hut Castle Mt'. Attached clear plastic pocket at back of the frame holding a biographical article about Harry Pollard (presumably the creator of the photograph).

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Associated Screen News; Photography; Architecture; Mountain

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: This item is not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of its identified copyright owner(s).

Reproduction Restrictions: This item is not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of its identified copyright owner(s).

Language: English

Creator: Harry Pollard, Associated Screen News

Biographical Source Notes: https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0125&dv=True&deptID=1

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Home Decorating Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about …

Date Range: 1947-1980

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: II / B Professional records : career records

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 8

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1947-1980

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about Maud Lewis, magazine clippings of advertisements, and a single photograph of Lake Louise.

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas (Nick)

Subject Access: Advertising; Magazine; Newspaper; Skiing; Trains; Home; Home decorating

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada; Holland; France; Europe

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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"Hotel Closed" Sign

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Physical Description: 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Name Access: Morant, Ivy; Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Hotel; Sign

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hotel Saskatchewan

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 49 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina SK. Includes interior and exterior views.

Date Range: 1960; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 33

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 33

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1960; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 69 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w, colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 49 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina SK. Includes interior and exterior views.

Notes: Contains duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Saskatchewan

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hotels 1, hotel extras 1

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled …

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / C1 / 36 to 39

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Print

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 / 36 to 39

GMD: Print

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 121 photographs : prints, b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled set: BSH public rooms 1966, 2 items (folder 38)

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Quebec; Saskatchewan

Processing Status: Processed

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Icefields

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Views along the Banff-Jasper Highway, including Sunwapta Pass and the Columbia Icefield area, Banff and Jasper National Parks AB

Date Range: [between 1940 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / B1 / 49

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

4 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Series: I.B. Photography : transparencies : 1.a. Presentations, topical files

Sous-Fonds: V500

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V500 / B1 / 49

GMD: Negative

Date Range: [between 1940 and 1980]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm

Scope & Content: Views along the Banff-Jasper Highway, including Sunwapta Pass and the Columbia Icefield area, Banff and Jasper National Parks AB

Geographic Access: Alberta

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous art

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Margaret Teneese, Ktunaxa First Nation

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 28

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 28

Parallel Title: 28. Kootenay Indian handicraft, Mrs. Tennessee

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : transparency, col, 7.5x10cm

Scope & Content: Margaret Teneese, Ktunaxa First Nation

Subject Access: Ktunaxa; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous Art Woodcarver, Stoney Nakoda Images

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 15 colour transparencies (13 sized 35mm and 2 sized 50mm). Content pertains to an Indigenous artist making animal woodcarvings and totem poles (3 images), and various scenes from a Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta. Transparencies numbered NS - 4 to 15 were originally in a Kodak e…

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to 15

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 - 1 to 15

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 15 Photographs: transparencies; colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 15 colour transparencies (13 sized 35mm and 2 sized 50mm). Content pertains to an Indigenous artist making animal woodcarvings and totem poles (3 images), and various scenes from a Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta. Transparencies numbered NS - 4 to 15 were originally in a Kodak envelope together, labelled 'Stoney Indians Alberta'.

Notes: Transparencies were originally in clear wrapping, and individually labelled 'PUB. F/D PAGE [69 - 74] PIC # [A / B] SIZE 375% MISC. 4/C'

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Access Restrictions: Transparencies in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Transparencies in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Transparencies need to be placed in protective mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Items must be stored in their appropriate file with other transparencies only.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous children

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Location unknown

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A1 / 39

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 / 39

Parallel Title: 39. Indian children

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

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

Scope & Content: Location unknown

Geographic Access: Canada

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous farmland

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A5 / Z-57

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / A5 / Z-57

Parallel Title: Z-57. Fraser Canyon, Indian farmland

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 2 photographs (1 negative, 1 transparency) : col

Notes: NM note: old homestead BC

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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