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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Chic Scott fonds
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Evere…
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Accession Number
- 6499
- 6772
- 7330
- 8110
- 8123
- 2014.8295
- 2014.8311
- 2014.8374
- 2015.8559
- 2019.57
- 2021.15 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Physical Description
- Sound recordings: 224 audio tape cassettes, 7 audio tape reels. -- 78 CD-ROM. with digital files -- Moving images: 148 videocassettes: 133 Hi8, 15 VHS. ; 149 DVDs -- 4.2 m textual records
- History / Biographical
- Charles (Chic) C. Scott, b.1945, is a mountaineer, mountain guide and writer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Scott climbed extensively in the western Canada and the Himalayas until the mid-1970s. He guided extensively in the European Alps for five seasons, ca.1970, and worked as a climber for "The Eiger Sanction," a Hollywood movie starring Clint Eastwood. Scott resumed climbing in 1988, after a period working at the University of Calgary. His publications include "Alpinism," editor, "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies," "The History of the Calgary Mountain Club", "Summits and Icefields", "Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock : the Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser".
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Everest Expedition, and collected and personal materials. Items in fonds are arranged mostly by individual projects/areas of research.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of 15 series: Series I : Pushing the Limits Series II : Mountain Romantics Series III : Summits and Icefields Series IV : Powder Pioneers Series V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock Series VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies Series VII : Hans Gmoser Film Collection Series VIII : The Canadian Himalayan Foundation Series IX : The Book of Mortimer Series X : Tommy and Lawrence Series XI : The Yam Series XII :Calgary Mountain Club Series XIII : Young at Heart Series XIV : Chic Scott personal records Series XV : A LIFE IN THE WILD: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin Access to interviews limited to VHS reference compilations.
- Name Access
- Scott, Charles (Chic)
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Publication
- Research
- Personal and Professional Life
- Mountaineering
- Interview
- Organizations
- Biography
- 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: reference copy recordings
- Finding aids and reference tools series and file description
- Creator
- Scott, Chic
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Eric Mountjoy exhibit
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
- Date Range
- 2007-2010
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Contracts and other projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 4
- Date Range
- 2007-2010
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
- Notes
- Handwritten notes in file possibly produced by Ben Gadd.
- Name Access
- Mountjoy, Eric
- Subject Access
- Research
- Biography
- Museums
- Publication
- Newspaper
- Environment
- Education
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Corresponding materials [digital photograph files on CDs and paper printed copies of images] processed as V810 / III / D / DF - 1, 2
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Author's copies
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of author's copies of multiple editions of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. Editions in file are annotated with notes and corrections by the author.
- Date Range
- 1991-1992
- 1995
- 1999
- 2003
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 89 to 93
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 89 to 93
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd, Corax Press
- Date Range
- 1991-1992
- 1995
- 1999
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records : 5 volumes ; 14 x 21 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of author's copies of multiple editions of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. Editions in file are annotated with notes and corrections by the author.
- Notes
- Volumes in file are arranged by date
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Professional and Personal Life
- Travel
- Environment
- Geology
- Natural history
- Wildlife
- Conservation
- National parks and reserves
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Ben Gadd
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burgess Shale exhibit - background research
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected articles, notes and correspondence compiled by Ben Gadd for use in the creation of a Burgess Shale exhibit for Parks Canada.
- Date Range
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected articles, notes and correspondence compiled by Ben Gadd for use in the creation of a Burgess Shale exhibit for Parks Canada.
- Notes
- Some materials in file include annotations by Ben Gadd
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Employment
- Government
- Research
- Education
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burgess Shale exhibit - contract, conditions
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a contract and documents outlining general conditions of employment sent to Ben Gadd on behalf of Parks Canada. Documents pertain to terms and conditions of employment for a Burgess Shale exhibit project which Ben Gadd worked on in 2009.
- Date Range
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 4
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Documents produced by Parks Canada
- Date Range
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a contract and documents outlining general conditions of employment sent to Ben Gadd on behalf of Parks Canada. Documents pertain to terms and conditions of employment for a Burgess Shale exhibit project which Ben Gadd worked on in 2009.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Employment
- Government
- Research
- Education
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burgess Shale exhibit - planning, storyline draft
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of design plans, an interpretive outline and an exhibit storyline draft pertaining to a Burgess Shale exhibit project which was produced and displayed by Parks Canada. Materials were collected by Ben Gadd, as part of a work contract to assist with research and text writing for the exh…
- Date Range
- 2008-2009
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 7
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2008-2009
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of design plans, an interpretive outline and an exhibit storyline draft pertaining to a Burgess Shale exhibit project which was produced and displayed by Parks Canada. Materials were collected by Ben Gadd, as part of a work contract to assist with research and text writing for the exhibit.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Employment
- Government
- Research
- Education
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geology
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burgess Shale exhibit - text drafts
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two annotated copies of a text draft produced by Ben Gadd as part of a work contract with Parks Canada. Content pertains to a Burgess Shale exhibit project which was produced and displayed in 2009. File includes one unedited draft with an attached letter from Ben Gadd to Jenny Klaf…
- Date Range
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two annotated copies of a text draft produced by Ben Gadd as part of a work contract with Parks Canada. Content pertains to a Burgess Shale exhibit project which was produced and displayed in 2009. File includes one unedited draft with an attached letter from Ben Gadd to Jenny Klafki, and one draft with edits by Parks Canada staff [possibly Jenny Klafki].
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Employment
- Government
- Research
- Education
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geology
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook - draft
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an annotated second draft of "The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook" by Ben Gadd.
- Date Range
- 2006
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume : 287 pages)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an annotated second draft of "The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook" by Ben Gadd.
- Notes
- Title of volume draft in file is written as "The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Bible"; name was edited prior to publication.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Research
- Publication
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook - hiker questionnaires
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of questionnaires completed by hikers pertaining to various hiking trails and regions throughout Canada. Questionnaires were compiled and collected by Ben Gadd for use in his book "The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook".
- Date Range
- 2004-[ca.2007]
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Questionnaires produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 2004-[ca.2007]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of questionnaires completed by hikers pertaining to various hiking trails and regions throughout Canada. Questionnaires were compiled and collected by Ben Gadd for use in his book "The Canadian Hikers' and Backpackers' Handbook".
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Research
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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