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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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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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[1976-81 Reports and Records to the Board]
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes the first 2 pages of the Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting, a report from the Huts Committee in 1976 for the Board, a report from the Camps Committee from January 1977, and a report from the Summer Camps Committee to the Board of Management.
- Date Range
- 1976-1977
- 1981
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 58
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 6376
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 58
- Date Range
- 1976-1977
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File includes the first 2 pages of the Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting, a report from the Huts Committee in 1976 for the Board, a report from the Camps Committee from January 1977, and a report from the Summer Camps Committee to the Board of Management.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Banff, AB
- Banff, Alberta
- Canmore
- Canmore, AB
- Canmore, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes the Membership Statistics December 1977, a proposal and reports on the location the Annual General Meeting from 1977, correspondence of an endorsement for Roger Marshall from the ACC to climb Mount Everest in 1982, and a Report of the Nominating Committee for the 1978-1980 Board of Ma…
- Date Range
- 1977-1978
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 62
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 6376
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 62
- Date Range
- 1977-1978
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File includes the Membership Statistics December 1977, a proposal and reports on the location the Annual General Meeting from 1977, correspondence of an endorsement for Roger Marshall from the ACC to climb Mount Everest in 1982, and a Report of the Nominating Committee for the 1978-1980 Board of Management. Also includes a report of the Club Manager to the Board of Management in 1978.
- Notes
- Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 53 [1977-1978] accn. 6376.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Banff, AB
- Banff, Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M200 / II / A / 53
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[1992 -93 New Sections and Finances]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57856
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of the proposal for a Central Alberta Section to become a full-fledged section of the Alpine Club of Canada, a proposal for the Le club d' escalade to become a full-fledged section of the Alpine Club of Canada, and the summary of the Conference Implementing Total Quality in Your Volun…
- Date Range
- 1992-1993
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 204
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.06
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 204
- Date Range
- 1992-1993
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of the proposal for a Central Alberta Section to become a full-fledged section of the Alpine Club of Canada, a proposal for the Le club d' escalade to become a full-fledged section of the Alpine Club of Canada, and the summary of the Conference Implementing Total Quality in Your Volunteer System.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Jasper
- Hinton
- Red Deer
- Red Deer, AB
- Winnipeg
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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[1992 Reports and Requests]
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a report from the Secretary-Treasurer requesting formal Alpine Club of Canada section status for Jasper-Hinton section.
- Date Range
- 1992
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 202
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.06
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 202
- Date Range
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a report from the Secretary-Treasurer requesting formal Alpine Club of Canada section status for Jasper-Hinton section.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Report
- Records
- Record keeping
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Hinton
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- Title Source
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[1995 Board of Directors Records and Reports]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57898
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors from May 1995, a memo to the Board of Directors before the May 1995 Board Meeting, a proposal for the creation of the Prince George Section of the Alpine Club of Canada. Includes reports to the Board from the Treasurer, Publications Committ…
- Date Range
- 1995
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 232
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.06
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 232
- Date Range
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors from May 1995, a memo to the Board of Directors before the May 1995 Board Meeting, a proposal for the creation of the Prince George Section of the Alpine Club of Canada. Includes reports to the Board from the Treasurer, Publications Committee and VP Facilities. Also includes Section reports to the Board from the Calgary Section, Rocky Mountain Section, Vancouver Section, Central Alberta Section, and others.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Organizations
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Calgary
- Calgary, AB
- Calgary, Alberta
- Jasper
- Jasper, AB
- Hinton
- Banff
- Banff, AB
- Banff, Alberta
- Canmore
- Canmore, AB
- Canmore, Alberta
- Vancouver
- Vancouver, BC
- Vancouver Island
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- St. Boniface, Manitoba
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- French
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[ACC section reports fall 1994, 1995, 1996]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57886
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes reports from the Manitoba Section from May 1993, the Alberta Sections Report to the Board of Directors from 1993, the Montreal Section to the Annual General Meeting in October 1995 and the Board Meeting in 1996, and a report from the Vancouver Island Section in 1996. Also includes rep…
- Date Range
- 1993-1996
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 216
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 2017.8658
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 216
- Date Range
- 1993-1996
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File includes reports from the Manitoba Section from May 1993, the Alberta Sections Report to the Board of Directors from 1993, the Montreal Section to the Annual General Meeting in October 1995 and the Board Meeting in 1996, and a report from the Vancouver Island Section in 1996. Also includes reports from 1996 from the Toronto Section, Thunder Bay Section, Rocky Mountain Section, Jasper-Hinton Section, St. Boniface, the Prince George Section and the Saskatchewan Section.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Club
- Organizations
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Ontario
- British Columbia
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Rocky Mountains
- Jasper
- Hinton
- Calgary
- Calgary, AB
- Calgary, Alberta
- Banff
- Banff, AB
- Banff, Alberta
- Canmore
- Canmore, AB
- Canmore, Alberta
- Edmonton
- Edmonton, AB
- Prince George
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Vancouver, BC
- Vancouver Island
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Victoria
- Victoria, BC
- Victoria, British Columbia
- St. Boniface
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Advertising, promotional material
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of flyers, notes and correspondence, drafts and published advertisements pertaining to the promotion of Ben Gadd's work as an interpretive guide.
- Date Range
- 1985-1988
- 1994
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 39
- 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 / B : interpretive guiding
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 39
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1985-1988
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 0.7 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of flyers, notes and correspondence, drafts and published advertisements pertaining to the promotion of Ben Gadd's work as an interpretive guide.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Guides
- Guiding
- Natural history
- Publication
- Promo
- Advertising
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
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Advertising, promotions
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55986
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of textual records pertaining to promotional work and advertising for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. File includes correspondence between Ben Gadd and several individuals regarding advertising and other promotional work; notes and sample copies of advertisements, i…
- Date Range
- 1986-1996
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 86 to 87
- 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 / 86 to 87
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Ben and Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 1986-1996
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of textual records pertaining to promotional work and advertising for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. File includes correspondence between Ben Gadd and several individuals regarding advertising and other promotional work; notes and sample copies of advertisements, including paste-ups; finished posters and flyers; booklets and brochures for companies and products involved with promotional material and marketing; newspaper clippings advertising Ben's book; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Advertising
- Commerce
- Commercial products
- Communications
- Newspaper
- Professional and Personal Life
- Promo
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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