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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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[___?] upper part of Bow Glacier, Upper Bow Lake 1902

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1902

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 59

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: V. Lantern slides

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 59

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1902

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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2 climbers, Banff Springs Hotel

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Swiss alpine guides, Rudolph Aemmer (left) and Edward Feuz Jr (right)

Date Range: [ca.1915]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3710

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3710

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1915]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Swiss alpine guides, Rudolph Aemmer (left) and Edward Feuz Jr (right)

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)

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#3 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 426

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 426

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Date Range: [1906]

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 427

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 427

GMD: Negative

Date Range: [1906]

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Date Range: [1906]

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 428

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 428

GMD: Negative

Date Range: [1906]

Scope & Content: At Lake Louise

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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3 ladies, ACC camp

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada Paradise Valley camp, Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: [1907]

Reference Code: V263 / NG-73

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sub-Series: A.1.d. Negatives, Main series : glass

Reference Code: V263 / NG-73

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1907]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada; Paradise Valley camp, Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Organizations; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)

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#3 Paradise Valley 9/28/06 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 509

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 509

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 9/28/06 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 510

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 510

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 9/28/06 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 511

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 511

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 9/28/06 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 512

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 512

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 9/28/06 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 513

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: N. Travel 1906

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 513

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 1907 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Lake Louise from toe of Victoria Glacier, Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 536

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: O. Travel 1907

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 536

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Lake Louise from toe of Victoria Glacier, Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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#3 Paradise Valley 1907 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 537

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: O. Travel 1907

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 537

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1907

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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3 Sisters

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Three Sisters Mountain

Date Range: [1925]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 4307

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 4307

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Three Sisters Mountain

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)

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3 unidentified children on horse

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: [Stoney First Nation]

Date Range: [ca.1915-1925]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3297

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3297

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Indian children, three on horse

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1915-1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: [Stoney First Nation]

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

Title Source: This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.