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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of 5 files of Canadian Pacific and VIA rail timetables
Date Range
1892-1992
Reference Code
M300 / C2 / 1 to 7
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II.C. Professional records : topical files
Reference Code
M300 / C2 / 1 to 7
Date Range
1892-1992
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of 5 files of Canadian Pacific and VIA rail timetables
Title Source
Title based on contents of files. File titles assigned during monetary appraisal
Content Details
LIST OF FILES (M300 / C2 / 1 to 7) :
* Canadian Pacific annotated timetable 1892 (M300/C2/1)
* Canadian Pacific Railway, Eastern Region timetable 1968 (M300/C2/2)
* VIA system timetables 1980-1987, 13 items (M300/C2/3,4,5)
* VIA Western Canada services, 1986, 1986, 1987 (M300/C2/6)
* CP Rail West timetable 1987 (M300/C2/7)
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Photography print material

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of catalogues, equipment guides and handbooks, price lists
Date Range
1912-1987
Reference Code
M300 / C2 / 38 to 58
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II.C. Professional records : topical files
Reference Code
M300 / C2 / 38 to 58
Date Range
1912-1987
Physical Description
ca.30 cm of print material and textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of catalogues, equipment guides and handbooks, price lists
Title Source
Title based on contents of files. File titles assigned during monetary appraisal
Content Details
CONTENTS OF SUB-SERIES (M300 / C2 / 38 to 58) :
* Linhof catalogues (M300/C2/38)
* Leica catalogues (M300/C2/39)
* Camera literature (Pentax, Mamiyas, Leica, Linhof) (M300/C2/40)
* Old Kodak Literature (M300/C2/41)
* Texture screens, Calumet catalogue, camera equipment catalogue (M300/C2/42)
* Braun Flash, Kindermann list, Munshaw list 1966 (M300/C2/43)
* Kodak condensed price list 1951 (M300/C2/44)
* Photography of H. Armstrong Roberts (stock photography catalogue) (M300/C2/45)
* General Motors photographic division 1957 (M300/C2/46)
* Zone VI Studios catalogues, 1982-1987, 8 items (M300/C2/47)
* Instruction book - Kodak film tank (August 1912) (M300/C2/48)
* Kodak reference handbook, 3 Kodak photographic handbooks (for material supplementing the Kodak handbooks) (M300/C2/49,50,51)
* Child's Guide to Photo Chemistry pamphlet (M300/C2/52)
* Kodak Book of Formulas (1938) (M300/C2/53)
* Kodak Professional Products catalogue (1983-84) (M300/C2/54)
* McBain Camera (Edmonton) price catalogue (1981) (M300/C2/55)
* PhotoLec (Vancouver) stock & price catalogue 1956, 1958, 1959 (M300/C2/56,57)
* Comstock stock photo agency information, photographs (M300/C2/58)
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Photographs, collected

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs pertaining to the Connaught Tunnel, mountain scenery, Banff area people and buildings. Includes views along the Canadian Pacific Railway by R. H. Trueman, Trueman and Caple and A. B. Thom. Also includes some photographs by Nick Morant
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1972]
Reference Code
V500 / E / 6, 7 (PA, NA)
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.D. Personal and family records : collected material
Reference Code
V500 / E / 6, 7 (PA, NA)
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1972]
Physical Description
36 photographs : prints, negatives
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs pertaining to the Connaught Tunnel, mountain scenery, Banff area people and buildings. Includes views along the Canadian Pacific Railway by R. H. Trueman, Trueman and Caple and A. B. Thom. Also includes some photographs by Nick Morant
Related Material
Portions of this file are related by provenance to the A. B. Thom fonds (V13) and the R. H. Trueman fonds (V528)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Mollie Morant papers

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of notebook, 1890-1900; ration books, 2 items; address books, 2 items; passport; colour photograph of Mollie, 1963. Notebook, titled "Mollie's little book" by Nick Morant, contains writings, poetry, sketches, newsclippings
Date Range
1890-[ca.1970]
Reference Code
M300 / D / 66, 67
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.C. Personal and family records : Francis and Mollie Morant
Reference Code
M300 / D / 66, 67
Date Range
1890-[ca.1970]
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 photograph : print
Scope & Content
File consists of notebook, 1890-1900; ration books, 2 items; address books, 2 items; passport; colour photograph of Mollie, 1963. Notebook, titled "Mollie's little book" by Nick Morant, contains writings, poetry, sketches, newsclippings
Title Source
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Old legal letters of mother's : [Mollie Morant papers]

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence re estate of W. A. Wylde, 1953; medical insurance pay stubs, 1964-1966; note signed by H. S. Alexander Esq., March 10, 1902]
Date Range
1902-1966
Reference Code
M300 / D / 68
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.C. Personal and family records : Francis and Mollie Morant
Reference Code
M300 / D / 68
Date Range
1902-1966
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence re estate of W. A. Wylde, 1953; medical insurance pay stubs, 1964-1966; note signed by H. S. Alexander Esq., March 10, 1902]
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Postcards, greeting cards and ephemera collection

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of postcards, greeting cards and ephemera collected by Nick Morant. Ephemera includes notes and lists, ration cards, blank notecards and stationery, cigarette cards, attendance cards, photographs, clippings, labels, silk samples, curiosities,$1 and 25 cent bills, other publishe…
Date Range
ca.1900-[ca.1990]
Reference Code
M300 / C3 / 1 to 104
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M300
Series
II.C. Professional records : topical files
Sous-Fonds
M300
Reference Code
M300 / C3 / 1 to 104
Date Range
ca.1900-[ca.1990]
Physical Description
ca.50 cm of print material
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of postcards, greeting cards and ephemera collected by Nick Morant. Ephemera includes notes and lists, ration cards, blank notecards and stationery, cigarette cards, attendance cards, photographs, clippings, labels, silk samples, curiosities,$1 and 25 cent bills, other published items
Material is mainly in files numbered 1 to 102 by Morant (missing: #10, 29, 44, 45, 53, 88). Also includes one un-numbered file and 10 cm of postcards not in files
Title Source
Title based on contents of s-s-series
Content Details
LIST OF FILES (M300/C3 / 1 to 104) :
1. Old time cards: C.P. steamers, B.C.C.S., Great Lakes, lakes boats (.5 cm)
2. Gowen Sutton miniatures: Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver City
3. Old time cards: Old C.P.R. hotels: Banff Springs, Digby Pines, Empress Hotel, Chateau Frontenac, Sicamous Hotel - see also 78 (.5 cm)
4. Old time cards: Lake Superior, Fort William, Ontario (.5 cm)
5. Old time cards: Vancouver, Totems at Duncan, Siwash Rock, Toronto Union, Nova Scotia ships, Montreal, Malahat Drive (.5 cm)
6. Old time cards: Kamloops, Train along Main Street - see also 17, P-4 (.5 cm)
7. Byron Harmon: 20 pack set (1 cm)
8. Prairies: harvesting with tractor engines, old time cowboy, Canmore Opera House (1900) (.5 cm)
9. Old London cards: circa 1900 (.5 cm)
11. Old time cards: Coronation, violets, Xmas pc, etc., totems at Duncan (.5 cm)
12. Old U.S.:. R.R. pc's (.5 cm)
13. Swiss art (1 cm)
14. The travelling salesman: the typical travelling salesman of the early 1920s ....one Harry Spencer
15. Sample of Mourning writing paper: circa 1900 (1 cm)
16. Insects
17. Old time cards: railroad scenes (1.5 cm)
18. British Museum: locomotive exhibits (.5 cm)
19. Peru postcards (.5 cm)
20. Peruvian art (.5 cm)
21. Cats (.5 cm)
22. Swedish flower designs: to keep (1 cm)
23. Oriental cards
24. U.S. postcards: Desert, Oregon, etc. (.5 cm)
25. Tennant postcards
26. Christmas cards: European designs (.5 cm)
27. Xmas cards: Dwart's (2 cm)
28. Yoho Slide: Slide at Yoho, B.C., Aug. 9, 1925 re Seth Partridge Story - see 57-323 contains later accident (.5 cm)
30. Christmas cards: bird house, Swiss R.R.
31. World War II: ration cards, ARP (.5 cm)
32. Description of Christ: old religious tract
33. Old cigarette cards: 1945? (.5 cm)
34. Old time Xmas "gift" card
35. Old time school attendance card: old time (1890 or earlier) card given to schoolboy for "good attendance"
36. Indigenous letter
37. Old "dry goods" advertising: Silk samples
38. "Shin-Plaster": 25 cent bill
39. Micro-filmed bible: 1977
40. RR historic: free meal check given out by Stewards on dining cars to passengers whose train had been delayed in transit. I was travelling to pass over Canadian National tracks from Raith, Ontario, to Winnipeg, due to derailment of freight ahead of us
41. Nick's gall bladder
42. Old time aviation postcard
43. British postcards (.5 cm)
46. Some very old letters (1890?): no information available
47. Canoe etching by Palenske (.5 cm)
48. Animals etc.: Mr. ? (.5 cm)
49. Christmas transparencies: personal (.5 cm)
50. Old time photofinishing: envelopes
51. Peter Whtye Christmas cards (1.5 cm)
52. Beil Xmas cards (1.5 cm)
54. Art gallery postcards (1 cm)
55. Mexican art cards (1 cm)
56. Art cards
57. Marine art cards
58. Medical advertising cards: Nick Morant illustrations (.5 cm)
59. Rail roading cards (1 cm)
60. Xmas cards: from Bob Reck, Miriam Ellis, Hugh MacLennan, Soulsby's, Mrs. Joe Daem, miniature (.5 cm)
61. Baggage stickers: Alaska, Peru
62. Third Dimension: "moving picture" cards for kids 1965
63. Christmas cards on silk: from German Embassy (.5 cm)
64. Greenland (silk) postcard
65. Postcards: Taillon vaults, Quebec City (.5 cm)
66. Christmas cards (1 cm)
67. Cowboy (unidentified): Kamloops B.C. origin
68. Silverware reference materiel: also on rugs (.5 cm)
69. Humourous photo: men raising statue
70. Tim ffrench photo: etc.
71. Postcards: sternwheelers, S.S. Klondike, U.S. ship in Iowa - see also R- 19
72. Morant coat of arms: "Resurgam" I will rise again - negative filed P-69
73. Postcards: old CPR locomotive at Golden Mill
74. References to Wylde: portraits in house (.5 cm)
75. Wlyde - Morant family history references from "Burke's Peerage" etc. - see also 72, 74, 44, P-6, B-3, B-4, P-1
76. Postcards 1914-20: John Bull war card 1916, Thanksgiving & Hallow'en, "Telescope" card
77. R.R. Christmas cards: Fogg - Sawatsky, Morant (.5 cm)
78. Historic RR cards: Rocky Mountain area, Harmon printings, circa 1980 - see also 15
79. Old Banff postcards: see also 78. (1 cm)
80. C.P. stone bridges
81. Fascimile original: Life magazine 1883
82. Maude Lewis: Nova Scotian "primitive" artist
83. Extra: social security cards
84. Walter Phillips pictures: reference materiel relative to Phillips' pictures in this house
85. Frank Lloyd Wright: historic article concerning Banff Pavilion 1913
86. Exhibition listing of C.P.R. posters in Montreal collection
87. R.C.M.P. "Crime indexing" information sheets 1965 (1 cm)
89. "Notes from Willie" "Snapshots" from Willie's albums: stained glass window info, list of antiques
90. Old train orders: VIA #1 into Wpg, June 20, 1987 - see also 91 (.5 cm)
91. Old train orders: 1988 - see also 90 (.5 cm)
92. CPR Pavilion: Wembley Exhibition 1925, Dunc McMurray collection (1 cm)
93. Spiral Tunnel: "Mineview"
94. Daem miniature Christmas cards: Mrs. Mary Daem of Revelstoke B.C. 1970's - see also 60
95. Thimbles: historic references
96. Man on velocipide with dog: U.S. origin likely Pacific N.W. location (logging RR?)
97. Oldtime airmail stickers: Wartime era TCA stickers, Canadian Pacific airlines airmail stickers "Airmail Arrow" stickers (.5 cm)
98. Postcards: old time Calgary street scenes
99. Postcard: old Empress Rose Gardens
100. Old company envelope
101. "Last of the dollar bills" : 2 new ones in successive numbering!
102. "Hungry Wolf"
[103]. Some "nice" cards (.5 cm)
[104.] [Other postcards] (6 cm)
Processing Status
Processed
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57-300. Old Morant farm panoramics, Kamloops BC, circa 1915

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Francis Morant photographs
Date Range
1912-ca.1920
Reference Code
V500 / A3 / 57-300
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white II
Reference Code
V500 / A3 / 57-300
Date Range
1912-ca.1920
Physical Description
3 photographs : negatives, film
Scope & Content
Francis Morant photographs
Notes
NM notes: View of north Kamloops "Sandhill's area" 1912; believed to be view of Fish Lake, ca.1920; Francis Morant's orchard in north Kamloops, ca.1912
Geographic Access
British Columbia
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'Footprint' Canadian Pacific

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 b&w prints pertaining to the CPR, with most images depicting active Canadian Pacific trains. Prints were used in John F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992), published by Footprint Publishing. Prints each have attached information signifying the page numbe…
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
1951
1958
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 236 to 325
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 236 to 325
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
1951
1958
Physical Description
90 Photographs: prints; b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 b&w prints pertaining to the CPR, with most images depicting active Canadian Pacific trains. Prints were used in John F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992), published by Footprint Publishing. Prints each have attached information signifying the page number they appear on, zoom percentage of photographs, etc.
Notes
Prints originally stored together in a black binder titled 'Footprint' and 'Canadian Pacific', numbered '78920' on cover. Items' folders have been kept together and labelled similarly.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325
Name Access
Garden, John F.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Publication
Trains
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Access Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title provided by photographer
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Nicholas Morant Photographs (Various Ages), Passport Photos and Victoria University Boys' School Students

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 b&w prints and 6 colour prints, various sizes. Content pertains to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant, including 8 passport photographs (dated 1956, consisting of 4 photographs each of Nicholas and Ivy Morant), 1 image of Nicholas as a teenager, 1 image of Francis Morant, a group …
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1926]
[ca. 1926 - ca. 1928]
1956
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
[ca. 1980 - ca. 1985]
1983
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to 18
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1926]
[ca. 1926 - ca. 1928]
1956
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
[ca. 1980 - ca. 1985]
1983
Physical Description
18 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 b&w prints and 6 colour prints, various sizes. Content pertains to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant, including 8 passport photographs (dated 1956, consisting of 4 photographs each of Nicholas and Ivy Morant), 1 image of Nicholas as a teenager, 1 image of Francis Morant, a group photograph of Nicholas Morant and his classmates from the Victoria University Boys' School, and 7 images of an older Nicholas Morant (one annotated by Ivy, 1983).
Notes
Passport photographs originally in small paper folder labelled 'P-51 Passport Photos 1956 Personal Family Neg’s'
Storage Range
In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 25
Name Access
Morant, Francis
Subject Access
Travel
School
Victoria University Boys School
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the express permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
Creator
Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Morant Family Photographs, Various Dates and Topics

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics…
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]
1939
ca. 1940 - 1944
1943
1946
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
1963
1966
1972
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]
1939
ca. 1940 - 1944
1943
1946
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
1963
1966
1972
Physical Description
111 Photographs: negatives; b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics include the Morant family crest; images of 'Willie' in the kitchen, at the dentist's and working (multiple dates); David Morant as a child; Morant family Christmas in 1946; 'Willie' and Mollie Morant on the family farm; personal travel ('Vacation 1943', Mexico and Peru); etc.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 111
Name Access
Morant, David
Morant, Ivy
Morant, Mollie
Subject Access
Family
Farm
Family crest
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Banff
Peru
Mexico
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Negatives must be kept in protective acid-free envelopes and stored only with other similar negatives.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Signed Trail and Travel Guides, Signed Dan McCowan Books

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published travel and trail guides and 2 other published books. Content pertains to one Rockies/Selkirks guide (signed by Nicholas Morant); 1 rock-climbing guide book signed with letter to Nick Morant by author Murray Toft; 'The Magic of Lake O'Hara' guide book signed with letter …
Date Range
1924
1948
1955
1981
1988
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 6 to 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 6 to 11
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Various authors
Date Range
1924
1948
1955
1981
1988
Physical Description
6 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published travel and trail guides and 2 other published books. Content pertains to one Rockies/Selkirks guide (signed by Nicholas Morant); 1 rock-climbing guide book signed with letter to Nick Morant by author Murray Toft; 'The Magic of Lake O'Hara' guide book signed with letter to Nick Morant by author Don Beers; Via Rail Canada travel guide book signed with letter to Nick Morant by author Bill Coo; and 2 books, both signed with personal notes to Nick and 'Willie' Morant by author Dan McCowan.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 11
Name Access
Toft, Murray
Beers, Donald
Coo, Bill
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
Publication
Travel
tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Selkirks
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials such as adhesives must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Various authors
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter Whyte School Books

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. …
Date Range
1918
1919
1921
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Responsibility
Peter Whyte
Date Range
1918
1919
1921
Physical Description
4 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. All books, excluding the 'New Canadian Readers' volume, contain original hand-drawn sketches by Peter Whyte; books also contain study notes and annotations by Peter Whyte.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 15
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
School
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
United States of America
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials such as adhesives must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Peter Whyte
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Books with CPR / Regional Content, Chapbook by Mollie Morant

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54145
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published texts (3 books and 1 chapbook) all annotated by Nicholas Morant. Content includes 1 copy of 'The Canadian' (1986), chapbook 'The Singing Gipsy' by Mollie Morant (1941), 'Reminiscences of a Raconteur' by George H. Ham (1921) with attached clipping inside, and 'Trail Life…
Date Range
1921
1924
1941
1986
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 16 to 19
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5: Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 16 to 19
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Canadian Pacific, Mollie Morant, George H. Ham, B.W. Mitchell
Date Range
1921
1924
1941
1986
Physical Description
Textual Records: books, chapbook
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published texts (3 books and 1 chapbook) all annotated by Nicholas Morant. Content includes 1 copy of 'The Canadian' (1986), chapbook 'The Singing Gipsy' by Mollie Morant (1941), 'Reminiscences of a Raconteur' by George H. Ham (1921) with attached clipping inside, and 'Trail Life in the Canadian Rockies' by B.W. Mitchell (1924).
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 16 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 19.
Name Access
Morant, Mollie
Subject Access
Poetry
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials such as adhesives on the surface must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Canadian Pacific , Mollie Morant , George H. Ham , B.W. Mitchel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Miscellaneous Books, Signed and Annotated

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Consists of 1 copy of 'The Canadian Rockies: New & Old Trails' by A.P. Coleman (1912), with Merry Christmas message dated 1919; 1 copy of W.J. Phillips' volume, 'Essays In Wood', containing 10 printed copies of artwork and 2 booklets titled 'The Art of W.J. Phill…
Date Range
1912
1932
1933
1948
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 22 to 25
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 22 to 25
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by A.P. Coleman, W. J. Phillips, Bernard Darwin, John Murray Gibbon
Date Range
1912
1932
1933
1948
Physical Description
Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Consists of 1 copy of 'The Canadian Rockies: New & Old Trails' by A.P. Coleman (1912), with Merry Christmas message dated 1919; 1 copy of W.J. Phillips' volume, 'Essays In Wood', containing 10 printed copies of artwork and 2 booklets titled 'The Art of W.J. Phillips' and 'An essay in Wood-cuts', with message from author to Mary McCowan dated 1948; 1 soft cover copy of 'Two Hundred Years in the Coal Trade: 1731 - 1931' by Bernard Darwin (1932), with letter inside addressed to Mollie Morant from John Charrington, 1932; 1 copy of 'Magic of Melody' by John Murray Gibbon (1933), with author's handwritten note to Nicholas Morant and a newspaper clipping with a poem.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 22 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 25
Subject Access
Publication
Poetry
Arts
History
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials on the surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
A.P. Coleman, W. J. Phillips, Bernard Darwin, John Murray Gibbon
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Book Prizes and Miscellaneous

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54152
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'New World Ballads' by John Murray Gibbons (1939) with a note to Nicholas Morant from the author inside; 1 copy of 'Tom Brown's School Days' (1894) with a certificate attached labelling the book as a prize for Mollie Wylde (Morant) dated 'Xmas …
Date Range
1894
1896
1921
1923
1931
1939
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to 29
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to 29
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
John Murray Gibbons , Mollie Morant , R.C. MacBeth , Stephen Coleridge
Date Range
1894
1896
1921
1923
1931
1939
Physical Description
4 Textual Records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'New World Ballads' by John Murray Gibbons (1939) with a note to Nicholas Morant from the author inside; 1 copy of 'Tom Brown's School Days' (1894) with a certificate attached labelling the book as a prize for Mollie Wylde (Morant) dated 'Xmas 1896'; 1 copy of 'The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway' by R.C. MacBeth (1931) signed by author and annotated by Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of 'Letters to My Grandson' by Stephen Coleridge (1921) with writing prize certificate for Nicholas Morant from the Victoria University Boys' School, dated 1923.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 26 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 29
Material Details
Nicholas Morant
Name Access
Morant, Mollie
Subject Access
Publication
Poetry
Victoria University Boys School
Canadian Pacific Railway
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached to surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
John Murray Gibbons , R.C. MacBeth , Stephen Coleridge
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Book with Ivy 'Willie' Morant Sketches, Field Journal, Miscellaneous

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Contains 1 copy of 'The Silent Force' by T. Morris Longstreth (1927) with attached print and annotations; 1 field journal, lined, labelled 'G. T. P. Ry. No. 1060', signed by 'H.S. Jordan' listing property payment amounts in Vancouver, dated 1914-1916; 1 copy of 'Lake Louise: A Diamond in the Wilder…
Date Range
1927
1939
1979
1982
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to 34
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D/ 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to 34
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Responsibility
Produced by T. Morris Longstreth , H.S. Jordan , Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon , Kathleen Mann , Arnold Newman
Date Range
1927
1939
1979
1982
Physical Description
Textual Records: books
Scope & Content
Contains 1 copy of 'The Silent Force' by T. Morris Longstreth (1927) with attached print and annotations; 1 field journal, lined, labelled 'G. T. P. Ry. No. 1060', signed by 'H.S. Jordan' listing property payment amounts in Vancouver, dated 1914-1916; 1 copy of 'Lake Louise: A Diamond in the Wilderness' by Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon (1982) with personal note to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant by Jon Whyte; 1 copy of 'Design from Peasant Art' by Kathleen Mann (1939) containing various sketches and collected clippings by Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'The Great British' by Arnold Newman (1979) with personal note to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant from 'Carol and Don'.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 34
Name Access
Morant, Ivy
Whyte, Jon
Subject Access
Arts
Publication
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Lake Louise
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached to surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
T. Morris Longstreth , H.S. Jordan , Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon , Kathleen Mann , Arnold Newman
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Nature, Geology and Knot-Tying Books

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Curiosities of Natural History' by Frank Buckland (1891) with handwritten message inside, 'From C. French [?] to R. French [?]' ; 1 copy of 'Birds of Canada's Mountain Parks' by Edmond Cloutier (1950), with handwritten note cards between p…
Date Range
1891
[ca. 1905 to ca. 1915]
ca. 1929
1950
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 38 to 41
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 38 to 41
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Frank Buckland , Edmond Cloutier , E.M. Kindle
Date Range
1891
[ca. 1905 to ca. 1915]
ca. 1929
1950
Physical Description
4 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Curiosities of Natural History' by Frank Buckland (1891) with handwritten message inside, 'From C. French [?] to R. French [?]' ; 1 copy of 'Birds of Canada's Mountain Parks' by Edmond Cloutier (1950), with handwritten note cards between pages 70 and 71; 1 copy of 'The Geological Story of Jasper National Park Canada' by E.M. Kindle (n.d., originally published 1929) with charts attached inside; and 1 copy of 'Book of Knots' with attached mail order book, with redone cover annotated by Nicholas Morant.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 38 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 45
Subject Access
Wildlife
research
Geology
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Jasper National Park
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Frank Buckland , Edmond Cloutier , E.M. Kindle
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canada's Great Highway and The Rockies of Canada

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'Canada's Great Highway: from the First Stake to the Last Spike' by J.H.E. Secretan (1924), annotated by Nicholas Morant; and 1 copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter D. Wilcox (1909) with topographical map of the Rocky Mountain region in ba…
Date Range
1909
1924
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to 47
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Map
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to 47
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Map
Responsibility
Produced by J.H.E. Secretan and Walter D. Wilcox
Date Range
1909
1924
Physical Description
2 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'Canada's Great Highway: from the First Stake to the Last Spike' by J.H.E. Secretan (1924), annotated by Nicholas Morant; and 1 copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter D. Wilcox (1909) with topographical map of the Rocky Mountain region in back pocket.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 47.
Subject Access
Travel
Geography
History
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Signed Canadian Texts

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies' by Jim Outram (1905), signed by 'Merritt A. Farren' ; 1 copy of 'Canadian Mosaic' by John Murray Gibbon (1938) with a personal note to Nicholas Morant written by the author and attached clippings.
Date Range
1905
1938
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 48 to 49
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 48 to 49
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
James Outram & John Murray Gibbon
Date Range
1905
1938
Physical Description
2 Textual Records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies' by Jim Outram (1905), signed by 'Merritt A. Farren' ; 1 copy of 'Canadian Mosaic' by John Murray Gibbon (1938) with a personal note to Nicholas Morant written by the author and attached clippings.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 48 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 49
Name Access
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached to the surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
James Outram & John Murray Gibbon
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel ag…
Date Range
1887
1925
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland
Date Range
1887
1925
Physical Description
2 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel agent's business card, ca. 1900.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 51.
Name Access
Simpson, Jimmy
Subject Access
Mountains
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items. Damaged bindings on these items may need additional packaging to prevent further damage while being moved.
Creator
J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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