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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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Z-104. Beaver dam & Mt Edith, Banff
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-104
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-104
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : transparency, col
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-111. Fishing, Minnewanka Lake
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Two Jack Lake, Lake Minewanka area, Banff National Park AB. Includes Fairholme Range
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-111
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-111
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : transparencies, col
- Scope & Content
- Two Jack Lake, Lake Minewanka area, Banff National Park AB. Includes Fairholme Range
- Notes
- NM notes: Jimmy, old Kodie with Fairholme; to Cochoctor Jan '66
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-117. Xmas tree in snow
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- At Banff?
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-117
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-117
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs (6 negatives, 6 transparencies) : col
- Scope & Content
- At Banff?
- Notes
- NM notes: Z-117-A 1962; see also 357-347
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-128. Banff from altitude (3rd lake)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff townsite from Mount Norquay above third Vermilion Lake, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-128
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : transparencies, col
- Scope & Content
- Banff townsite from Mount Norquay above third Vermilion Lake, Banff National Park AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-129. Fishing, Bow River, Cascade Mt
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Jimmy Shaw, fishing guide, near Banff, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-129
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-129
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs (4 transparencies, 1 print) : col, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Jimmy Shaw, fishing guide, near Banff, Banff National Park AB
- Notes
- NM note: to Popper H. 30/3/65
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-132. Giant Steps, Paradise Valley
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff National Park AB. Includes Willie Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-132
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : transparencies, col
- Scope & Content
- Banff National Park AB. Includes Willie Morant
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-133. Fishing, Bow Falls
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff area, Banff National Park AB. Includes Jimmy Shaw, fishing guide
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-133
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-133
- Date Range
- [ca.1965?]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : negatives, film, col
- Scope & Content
- Banff area, Banff National Park AB. Includes Jimmy Shaw, fishing guide
- Notes
- NM notes: sold McLeery Cummings, to Popper 30/3/65; close-up figure is personal; sold in US, Canada, Alpha McLeery Cummings
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-134. Banff cable car, also old chairlift series (Sept '66)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mount Norquay chairlift and new cable car
- Date Range
- 1966
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-134
- Date Range
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (3 negatives, 4 transparencies) : col
- Scope & Content
- Mount Norquay chairlift and new cable car
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Z-142. Lethbridge viaduct
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-142
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs (8 negatives, 2 transparencies) : col
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Notes
- NM note: bulk grain train on viaduct
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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