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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
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Cia
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
Category
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Gordon Burles fonds

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Gordon Burles fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem.…
Date Range
1970-2017, 2022
Reference Code
M196 / V103
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Machine-readable data file
Private record
  1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Gordon Burles fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 196
V 103
Sous-Fonds
M 196
V 103
Accession Number
1199, 1367, 1414, 1674, 2061, 2212, 2239, 2890, 3233, 3769, 3874, 5526, 5689, 5903, 6347, 6487, 6927,7215, 7483, 7486, 7612
Reference Code
M196 / V103
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Machine-readable data file
Private record
Date Range
1970-2017, 2022
Physical Description
ca. 36.5 cm textual records + 9 CD-R (textual records). -- 7 photographs : prints, negatives.
History / Biographical
James Gordon Burles, b.1949, is a poet, surveyor and civil servant at Banff, Alberta, Canada. A native of Banff, Burles is a student of the Canadian Rockies. In Burles' own words, much of his poetry is inspired by four environments: the life and history of Banff National Park, the town of Banff, the Okanagan Valley, and Calgary.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem. Some poems pertain to mountain personalities such as Bill Peyto, Norman Sanson, Margaret Stone, Walter D. Wilcox, Walter J. Phillips, Conrad Kain, and Georgia Engelhard. Many are surrealist or nonsense poems and many deal with the Cemetery Tea House, an imaginary teahouse frequented by various characters.
Fonds consists of three series: I : Poetry Manuscripts; II : Prose and research; III: Digital typeset copies of published poems
Some poems deal with Burle's parents and family. The collection also holds fifty-three books and booklets, self-published by the author from 1984 to 2017. The books published from 2003 to 2017 contain all the poems which the author considers worth preserving. Some in one book have been revised in a later book. Some poems were revised more than once. The three books published in 1984, 1986, and 1990 are considered by the author as early works. Only the poems in those books that the author considered worth publishing have been republished in the 2003-2017 books. Names in the poem titles are usually made up.
Some titles are tongue-in-cheek. There were so many poems that the author resorted to names like "Portrait for Bertrand Clerihew-Guggenheim" to make it easier. Some titles, of course, are obviously connected to the content of the poem. Many titles were long enough to preclude the difficulty of getting the graphic designer to centre the title over the poem! Also included are manuscripts, research materials, articles, and notes etc. regarding Bill Peyto, the Copper Mountain Mine, Banff National Park museum, logging roads in the Johnson Lake area, and the Sanson-Bethune connection.
Photographs pertain to remains of hay rake and wagon in the Third Vermilion Lake area (1975) and remains of the Queen of the Hills Mine, above Silver City (1977).
CD-ROMS's contain typeset copies of manuscripts by Gordon Burles in Pagemaker, In Design and .pdf file formats. Manuscripts include "The Jagged Harmony," 2005, "An Avenue Without End," 2005, "That Perfect Elsewhere," n.d., "Much Like A Dream," 2004, "All the Universe of Sight," 2006, "Those Grand Poplars," 2004, "Lords of Many Orchards: Selected Best Poems of Gordon Burles," 2003, "That trellis of tombs: Further Selected Poems of Gordon Burles," 2004, "The Closing of Many Doors: More Poems by Gordon Burles," 2006.
II : Prose and research includes "Life story of James Gordon Burles," 2022
Notes
Books of poetry published by Gordon Burles are located in the Whyte Museum Archives Library 05.1/B92. In 2018 Gordon Burles compiled a listing of the original poems that were edited and re-published. This list is in the M196 document file, and is also a PDF attached to the fonds level record
Name Access
Burles, Gordon
Subject Access
Arts
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: file level descriptions with inventory
Creator
Burles, Gordon
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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An Orogenous Life edited draft

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
Date Range
2016
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 60
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 / 60
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by Ben Gadd, Cia Gadd
Date Range
2016
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
"Ben [Gadd]’s memoir tells the story of how a skinny, myopic and cowardly kid grew into the mountaineer who wrote [Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven's End] and received the Banff Centre’s coveted Summit of Excellence award in 2014. There’s a lot more to this memoir than just biography. Interleaved with the personal history are 36 readings from Ben’s favorite written work. These essays, magazine articles, stories and book excerpts will have you chuckling in some places, touched in others. All this plus hundreds of color illustrations." - Quoted from Ben Gadd's website, May 4th, 2022
Scope & Content
File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Cia
Subject Access
Publication
Biography
Biographical
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.bengadd.com/books/
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Ben Gadd playing guitar

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
Date Range
1985
2013
Reference Code
S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
S61 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
S61
Sub-Series
S61 / I / D : Other personal and collected
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Date Range
1985
2013
Physical Description
1 compact disc with audio file -- 2 cassette tapes
Scope & Content
File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Music
Arts
Performance
Family and personal life
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Business licenses and applications

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
Date Range
1996-2017
Reference Code
M590 / III / B / 37 to 38
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Government 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 / 37 to 38
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Responsibility
Produced by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Parks Canada
Date Range
1996-2017
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Parks Canada
National parks and reserves
Guides
Guiding
Hiking
Businesses
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of five discs containing video files and three VHS tapes, which were collected by Ben Gadd. Videos pertain to mountaineering and mountain sports; documentary footage about Mount Robson and other regions in the Canadian Rockies; icebergs; ice climbing in Maligne Canyon; and a talk abou…
Date Range
1988
[ca.1990-2000]
2006
2010
Reference Code
V810 / I / D / NV - 1 to 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Video
Recording disc
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / I / D : Other personal and collected
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / I / D / NV - 1 to 8
GMD
Video
Recording disc
Date Range
1988
[ca.1990-2000]
2006
2010
Physical Description
5 DVDs -- 3 VHS tapes
Scope & Content
File consists of five discs containing video files and three VHS tapes, which were collected by Ben Gadd. Videos pertain to mountaineering and mountain sports; documentary footage about Mount Robson and other regions in the Canadian Rockies; icebergs; ice climbing in Maligne Canyon; and a talk about the Association of Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment (AMPPE) presented in the Jasper Chamber of Commerce.
Notes
Individual contents in file: V810 / I / D / NV - 1 : "A Life Ascending" [produced by Stephen Grynberg] V810 / I / D / NV - 2 : "Mt. Robson: Giant of Canadian Rockies" V810 / I / D / NV - 3 : "Aweberg!" [video about icebergs, attributed to Ben Gadd] V810 / I / D / NV - 4 : "The Rockies: A two-part documentary by Stefan Tolz in cooperation with Fritz Pleitgan and Gerd Ruge" [Ben and Will Gadd appear in video] V810 / I / D / NV - 5 : "Queen of Maligne Feb. '06" [video of Ben and Will Gadd ice climbing in Maligne Canyon] V810 / I / D / NV - 6 : "Northlands 12/6/88" [wildlife footage with commentary] V810 / I / D / NV - 7 : "The Rockies - Fine Cut" [n.d., no audio; footage of wildlife, landscapes, etc.] V810 / I / D / NV - 8 : Dave Day / Jasper Chamber of Commerce [n.d.; discussing AMPPE and membership, issues in Banff National Park]
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Will
Morrow, Pat
Davis, Perry
Subject Access
Publication
Events
Sports
Recreation
Mountains
Skiing
Hiking
Climbing
Landscape
Films and film making
Glaciers
Environment
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Maligne Canyon
British Columbia
Mount Robson
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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
GMD
Textual record
Published record
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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Financial record books

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of financial record books and invoice books belonging to Ben Gadd. Content pertains to Ben's personal and business expenses between 1981 and 2010.
Date Range
1981-2010
Reference Code
M590 / IV / B / 6 to 13
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / IV : Legal and financial records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / IV / B : Financial records
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / IV / B / 6 to 13
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1981-2010
Physical Description
15 cm of textual records (20 volumes)
Scope & Content
File consists of financial record books and invoice books belonging to Ben Gadd. Content pertains to Ben's personal and business expenses between 1981 and 2010.
Notes
Files are arranged chronologically: M590 / IV / B / 6 : 1981-1990 M590 / IV / B / 7 : 1990-1993 [contains one void cheque dated 2001] M590 / IV / B / 8 : 1993-1997 M590 / IV / B / 9 : 1997-1999 M590 / IV / B / 10 : 1999-2001 M590 / IV / B / 11 : 2001-2003 M590 / IV / B / 12 : 2003-2006 M590 / IV / B / 13 : 2006-2010
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Businesses
Finances
Commerce
Legal and Financial
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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First aid certificates

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of first aid certificates and recertification cards given to Ben Gadd between 1979 and 2016.
Date Range
1979
1991
1994
1997
2000-2003
2006
2013
2016
Reference Code
M590 / I / D / 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
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 / D :Other personal and collected
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / I / D / 18
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1979
1991
1994
1997
2000-2003
2006
2013
2016
Physical Description
0.2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of first aid certificates and recertification cards given to Ben Gadd between 1979 and 2016.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Health services
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Health services
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Geology Car Caravans tours

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of documents pertaining to the Geology Car Caravans tour program which was hosted by the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre, including schedules, participant lists and related newspaper articles. Ben Gadd worked as the lead guide for the Geology Car Caravans tours.
Date Range
2010-2012
Reference Code
M590 / III / B / 36
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
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 / 36
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
2010-2012
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of documents pertaining to the Geology Car Caravans tour program which was hosted by the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre, including schedules, participant lists and related newspaper articles. Ben Gadd worked as the lead guide for the Geology Car Caravans tours.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Tourism
Environment
Guiding
Education
Geology
Science and technology
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canmore
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - contents include personal contact information
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - contents include personal contact information
Category
Environment
Education
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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