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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

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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Travel and home records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Physical Description: 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Exploration; Home

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Quebec; United States of America; Panama; Japan; China

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Barnes Family

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

8 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Notes: LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 1 Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]; 2 Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]; 3, 4 Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]; 5 Soo Line boxcar with man and colt in door; 6 Street scene of prairie town; 7 Royal Hotel; 8 Moose Jaw railway station; 494 Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Buildings; Cityscape; Family; Family and personal life; Hunting; Landscapes; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Moose Jaw; Saskatchewan; North Dakota; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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McAleenan family photographs

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

93 images

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / S16 / V577

Series: V577 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V577

Sub-Series: V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies

Accession Number: 492

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Physical Description: 141 photographs : b&w slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m

History / Biographical: Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.

Notes: Box 2/3 [199 - 291] Grand Canyon trip [McAleeman photographer?]

Name Access: Simson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Photography; Environment and Nature; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Grand Canyon; Arizona; United States of America

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.

Finding Aid: Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197

Biographical Source Notes: Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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McAleenan family photographs

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white phot…

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

48 images

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / S16 / V577

Series: V577 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V577

Sub-Series: V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies

Accession Number: 492

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Physical Description: 141 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m

History / Biographical: Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; all colour photographs are Autochrome slides.

Notes: Box 2/3 [151] Mt. Rundle from Bow River [152] Brazeau Lake [153] Group of riders resing near Upper Waterfowl Lake and Mount Chephren [154] Auto on [Banff - Castle road] [155] Man packing horse [156] Camp site with flytent [157] Man on horse [158] Group standing around fire [159] Men and packhorses on snow covered slope [160] Men and packhorses [161] Packtrain at Nigel Pass [162] Packhorses fording the North Saskatchewan River [163] Packhorses in burn area at Lake Louise [164] Packtrain along stream [165] Packtrain in Jonas Pass area [166] Mount Murchison [167] Unidentified man on horse [168] Bow Valley - east of Banff, Tunnel Mountain [169] Nigel Pass from the east [170] Locomotive in shops [171] Mule deer along railroad tracks west of Banff [172] Bow River below Bow Falls [173] Pack train at Bow Summit [174] Unidentified dam under construction [175] Unidentified dam under construction [176] Unidentified dam under construction [177] Unidentified dam under construction [178] Unidentified mountain taken during trip to Red Earth Creek with Joe Woodworth [Mt. Ball?] [179] Unditentified mountain [180] Unidentified mountain [181] Brazeau Glacier area [182] Bow Glacier [183] Bow Lake [184] Unidentified mountain scene [185] [Mount Assiniboine from the south?] [186] Mount Assiniboine with tipi in the foreground [187] Mount Assiniboine [188] Mount Assiniboine from Og Lake [189] Wonder Peak - Mount Assiniboine area [190] Mount Assiniboine area [191] Mount Assiniboine area [192] Jimmy Simpson and horse in Mount Assiniboine area [193] Mount Assiniboine area [194] Mount Assiniboine area [195] Mount Assiniboine area [196] Mount Assiniboine area [197] Mount Assiniboine area [198] Mount Assiniboine

Name Access: Simson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Photography; Environment and Nature; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Bow Lake; Bow Glacier; Brazeau Lake; Assiniboine; Grand Canyon; Alberta; Canada; Arizona; United States of America

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.

Finding Aid: Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197

Biographical Source Notes: Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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McAleenan family photographs

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, camping, horse riding. Also includes scenes of fishing at sea, boats, coastlines, and various fishing boats.

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 292 to PS 2 - 366

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

75 images

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / S16 / V577

Series: V577 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V577

Sub-Series: V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies

Accession Number: 492

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 292 to PS 2 - 366

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Physical Description: 139 photographs : b&w slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m

History / Biographical: Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, camping, horse riding. Also includes scenes of fishing at sea, boats, coastlines, and various fishing boats.

Notes: Box 3/3 [292 - 305] Grand Canyon Trip [306 - 366] At Sea [McAleenan photographer?]

Name Access: Simson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Photography; Environment and Nature; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife; Seascapes; Fishing; Boats

Geographic Access: Grand Canyon; Arizona; United States of America

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides scanned prior to cleaning

Finding Aid: Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197

Biographical Source Notes: Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.