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Bert Riggall fonds
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 376
- V 26
- Sous-Fonds
- M 376
- V 26
- Accession Number
- 5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.
- Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.
- Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.
- Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.
- Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.
- Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.
- Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records
- Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor
- Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers
- Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material
- Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.
- Notes
- Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)
- Name Access
- Riggall, Bert
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- basic description for processed material
- Related Material
- Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)
- Creator
- Riggall, Bert
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Travel guides - Alberta, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55920
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to various regions of Alberta and British Columbia.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2008
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 12
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to various regions of Alberta and British Columbia.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Banff National Park, Mount Assiniboine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55921
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 5
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Bow Lake, Saskatchewan Crossing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55922
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Bow Lake and Saskatchwan Crossing.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 10
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Bow Lake and Saskatchwan Crossing.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Bow Lake
- Saskatchewan Crossing
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55926
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to various locations in British Columbia, including Rogers Pass, Berg Lake Trail, Victoria and Vancouver.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2003
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 11
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to various locations in British Columbia, including Rogers Pass, Berg Lake Trail, Victoria and Vancouver.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Rogers Pass
- Berg Lake
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Calgary, Bragg Creek, Edmonton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55919
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Calgary, Bragg Creek, Edmonton and surrounding areas.
- Date Range
- 1999
- 2003
- 2004
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 9
- Date Range
- 1999
- 2003
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Calgary, Bragg Creek, Edmonton and surrounding areas.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Bragg Creek
- Edmonton
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Canadian Rockies, Montana
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55927
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, as well as regions in Montana.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 13
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, as well as regions in Montana.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- United States of America
- Montana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Canmore, Kananaskis
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55910
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to areas near Canmore and Kananaskis.
- Date Range
- 1998
- 2006
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 1 to 2
- Date Range
- 1998
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to areas near Canmore and Kananaskis.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canmore
- Kananaskis
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Icefields
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Columbia Icefield, Icefields Parkway and the Wapta Icefields.
- Date Range
- 1994
- [ca.2000]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 7
- Date Range
- 1994
- [ca.2000]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Columbia Icefield, Icefields Parkway and the Wapta Icefields.
- Notes
- Travel guide of Wapta Icefields includes annotations on cover by Ben Gadd.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Icefields Parkway
- British Columbia
- Wapta Icefields
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides - Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55915
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Jasper National Park and Maligne Lake.
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2002
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A / i / 6
- Date Range
- [ca.2000]
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of travel guides collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to Jasper National Park and Maligne Lake.
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Travel
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Maligne Lake
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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