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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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Malcolm Geddes fonds
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 39
- V 756
- Sous-Fonds
- M 39
- V 756
- Accession Number
- 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Responsibility
- Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Physical Description
- 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three series:
- Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
- Series II : Financial records
- Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Hiking
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Poetry
- Property
- Finances
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- History
- Research
- Publication
- Travel
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Content Details
- Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Abbot Pass and Mount Geikie ascent
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.
- Date Range
- [1922 - 1927]
- 1924
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24
- Date Range
- [1922 - 1927]
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 24 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.
- Notes
- Items are annotated on back
- Material Details
- One print is attached to a partial sheet of graph paper
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Pollard, Harry
- Moffat, Thomas B.
- Geddes, Alvin
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Sports
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Abbot Pass
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies mountaineering trips, Alpine Club of Canada expeditions
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 129 lantern slides pertaining to mountaineering expeditions and scenic views in the Canadian Rockies. Includes images of pack trips, ice climbing, hiking, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Locations include Emperor Falls; Berg Lake; ascent of Resplendent Mountain; Mount Edith Cavell…
- Date Range
- [1913-1925]
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 1 to 129
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 6504
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 1 to 129
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Charles Potter and James Mahon
- Date Range
- [1913-1925]
- Physical Description
- 129 photographs : lantern slides
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 129 lantern slides pertaining to mountaineering expeditions and scenic views in the Canadian Rockies. Includes images of pack trips, ice climbing, hiking, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Locations include Emperor Falls; Berg Lake; ascent of Resplendent Mountain; Mount Edith Cavell; Mount Maud; Mount Commander; Mount Marpole; Mount Habel; Mount Robson; Mount Temple; Mount Huber; Castle Mountain; and Wilcox Pass.
- Notes
- Some items are numbered on outer edges or otherwise labelled
- Material Details
- Some items hand-coloured
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Summit
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Recreation
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Glaciers
- Trails
- Pack trips
- Camping
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Mount Robson
- Mount Temple
- Mount Habel
- Mount Geikie
- Mount Huber
- Castle Mountain
- Wilcox Pass
- Mount Edith Cavell
- Mount Maud
- Mount Commander
- Mount Marpole
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Fragile- restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian scenes
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 lantern slide photographs depicting scenes in Victoria, Vancouver and vicinity in British Columbia; Edmonton, Calgary and vicinity in Alberta; Regina and other regions in Saskatchewan; Winnipeg in Manitoba; and shipping activity on the Great Lakes.
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 312 to 331
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 6504
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 312 to 331
- Responsibility
- Most images in file issued by Department of the Interior Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : lantern slides
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 lantern slide photographs depicting scenes in Victoria, Vancouver and vicinity in British Columbia; Edmonton, Calgary and vicinity in Alberta; Regina and other regions in Saskatchewan; Winnipeg in Manitoba; and shipping activity on the Great Lakes.
- Notes
- Most items in file are captioned
- Material Details
- Items in file are hand-coloured
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Ship
- Transportation
- Travel
- Communities
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Alberta
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- Saskatchewan
- Regina
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Great Lakes
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile- restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Robson Ascent, 1924
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 photographs depicting Malcolm Geddes and several other members of the Alpine Club of Canada during an ascent of Mount Robson on July 25, 1924.
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 25 to 27
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 25 to 27
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w prints; 14 x 8 cm and 10.5 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 photographs depicting Malcolm Geddes and several other members of the Alpine Club of Canada during an ascent of Mount Robson on July 25, 1924.
- Notes
- Item V756/III/A/PA-25 in file is accompanied by a note listing the names of all individuals in the photograph.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Moffat, Thomas B.
- Buck, Annette
- Pollard, Harry
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Recreation
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Robson
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- Newspaper clippings pertaining to same ascent are stored in file M39/III/A/2
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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National Parks - Kootenay, Yoho, Glacier, Jasper, Waterton Lakes
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 lantern slide images pertaining to views from Kootenay, Yoho, Glacier, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks. Specific locations include: Marble Canyon and Sinclair Canyon; Mount Stephen, Lake Oesa, Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur, Takakkaw Falls, Twin Falls and Yoho Glacier; Ille…
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 161 to 230
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 6504
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PS - 161 to 230
- Responsibility
- Some items issued by Department of the Interior Natural Resources Intelligence Branch and by Canadian National Railways
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : lantern slides
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 lantern slide images pertaining to views from Kootenay, Yoho, Glacier, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks. Specific locations include: Marble Canyon and Sinclair Canyon; Mount Stephen, Lake Oesa, Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur, Takakkaw Falls, Twin Falls and Yoho Glacier; Illecillewaet Glacier and surrounding area; Jasper town and Jasper Park Lodge; Maligne Lake, Maligne Canyon, Mount Edith Cavell and Mount Robson; and Waterton Lake area. Most items are captioned.
- Notes
- Slides are organized by location: V756 / III / A / PS - 161 to 167 : Kootenay V756 / III / A / PS - 168 to 185 : Yoho V756 / III / A / PS - 186 to 194 : Glacier V756 / III / A / PS - 195 to 226 : Jasper V756 / III / A / PS - 227 to 230 : Waterton Lakes
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Exploration
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Glaciers
- Hotels
- Waterfalls
- National parks and reserves
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Waterton
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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