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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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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 photographs depicting friends (including Georgina Luxton's friends from Wesleyan Ladies' College in Ontario), and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs.

Date Range: [ca.1870-1900]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 154 to 167

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 154 to 167

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1870-1900]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 21.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 photographs depicting friends (including Georgina Luxton's friends from Wesleyan Ladies' College in Ontario), and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs.

Notes: Items are annotated on back; One portrait annotated with name "[?]W Copeland" dated 1899 - possibly botanist and educator William Copeland McCalla (1872-1962) who visited Banff and area in 1899

Name Access: White, Harold A.; Chantler, Milton George

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Portrait; Education

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Cochrane; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Brampton; Hamilton

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile- handle with caution

Reproduction Restrictions: Materials are fragile- handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ross family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and family photographs pertaining to members of the Ross family, including May (McDougall) Ross, George Ross, May's sister Annie (Ross) Casey, Jean Ross, and David George McDougall Ross.

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1911-1916]; 1926[1933]; 1953; 1955-1956; 1958

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / PA - 218 to 258

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C: Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / PA - 218 to 258

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1911-1916]; 1926[1933]; 1953; 1955-1956; 1958

Physical Description: 41 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20 x 28.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and family photographs pertaining to members of the Ross family, including May (McDougall) Ross, George Ross, May's sister Annie (Ross) Casey, Jean Ross, and David George McDougall Ross.

Notes: Some photographs in file are annotated

Name Access: Ross, George; Casey, Anne Ross; Ross, May; Ross, Jean; Ross, David George McDougall

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Portrait; Children; Education; University; Ranches; Travel; Leisure

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Edmonton

Access Restrictions: Some materials are fragile - handle with caution

Reproduction Restrictions: Some materials are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton Museum

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Album contains 20 photographs pertaining to the Luxton Museum. Includes exterior views, interior views and various displays, and one image of Norman Luxton standing near the museum entrance.

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

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 / PD - 7

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album

Responsibility: Photographs attributed to "WDM" [William David McDougall?]

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: 1 album (20 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm and 17 x 22 cm)

Scope & Content: Album contains 20 photographs pertaining to the Luxton Museum. Includes exterior views, interior views and various displays, and one image of Norman Luxton standing near the museum entrance.

Material Details: Label on front of album reads: "Luxton Museum Banff, Alberta. May 30/59. File #230 Photographer WDM"

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Museums; Education; History; Taxidermy; Luxton Museum; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Indigenous Peoples; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton graduation portraits University of Alberta

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 graduation portraits of Eleanor Luxton, which were taken during her time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Date Range: [1930-1936]

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / PA - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B1 : Personal education

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / PA - 1 to 8

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by the University of Alberta

Date Range: [1930-1936]

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w prints ; 12 x 18 cm and 11 x 16 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 graduation portraits of Eleanor Luxton, which were taken during her time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; University of Alberta

Subject Access: Education; Portrait; Personal and Professional Life; University

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Education; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 1 of 5]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 photographs pertaining to various friends and extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes images of Fred and Jean Graham's house in Calgary, Mr. [Ed?] and Mrs. Youmans, Flora McDougall, David McDougall and family, Ada Luxton, school friends of Jean (McDougall)…

Date Range: 1890-1915

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 80 to 102

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

42 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C3: Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 80 to 102

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1890-1915

Physical Description: 23 photographs : b&w prints; 18 x 11 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Harold Malloch Luxton [1884-1915] was the youngest child of parents Sarah Jane Luxton and William Fisher Luxton. Harold served as a member of the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment, 31st Battalion) during World War I, and was killed in action on December 18, 1915 at the age of 31. Harold is buried at the Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 photographs pertaining to various friends and extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes images of Fred and Jean Graham's house in Calgary, Mr. [Ed?] and Mrs. Youmans, Flora McDougall, David McDougall and family, Ada Luxton, school friends of Jean (McDougall) Graham, and Harold [Malloch] Luxton in his Canadian Infantry uniform, 1914.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Home; Portrait; Education; School; Military; World War I

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Morley

Language: English

Conservation: Items are stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Education; Military

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/155306

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and Christmas holidays

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; …

Date Range: [1930-1974]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 352 to 387

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

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 / PA - 352 to 387

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930-1974]

Physical Description: 36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; landscape views and monuments in the Canadian Rockies; a memorial concert in Miami [1955]; and a cruise ship [in Hawaii?].

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton posing with an RCMP officer was removed for scanning in 2009; file contains scanned copy, original photograph is not in file.