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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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Mt. Norquay Chairlift and Royal York Hotel Ads, Calendar Pages, Personal Sketch
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar…
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- M300 / II : Professional Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Physical Description
- 5 Posters/Advertisements, 2 Calendar Pages, 1 Illustration; colour.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar dated '1913', featuring a large image of a woman named 'Berenice' on a metal hanger; 4 red and white Royal York Hotel advertising posters with cardboard attachments on back to stand upright; and an illustration addressed to Nicholas Morant (unknown artist), drawn in pencil, depicting a character covered in porcupine quills (?) with an easel, painting the message 'dere Marantz thanks 4 the encouragement'.
- Notes
- 4 Royal York Hotel posters formerly stored in individual brown paper packaging with cardboard supports inside, labelled 'Royal York Hotel Poster' on the front of each in black marker. Original packaging has been removed for conservation reasons.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Subject Access
- Royal York Hotel
- Calendar
- Banff Chairlift
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Mt. Norquay
- 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 must be stored using acid-free paper and / or mylar sheets to protect them from surface damage. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- 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
- 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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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
- 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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Miscellaneous Texts with Personal Notes, Liberty Magazine
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant…
- Date Range
- 1945
- 1946
- 1977
- 1979
- 1987
- 1988
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
- 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 / II / C / 4 : Published Images and Text
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
- Responsibility
- Produced by Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
- Date Range
- 1945
- 1946
- 1977
- 1979
- 1987
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 6 Textual records: 5 books, 1 magazine
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant, dated 1946; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific Air Lines: Its History and Aircraft' with note from the author D.M. Bain to Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of Liberty Magazine signed by Mollie Morant with a biographical article on Nicholas Morant inside (pg. 18-19); 1 copy of '1988 Audubon Nature Yearbook' annotated by Nicholas Morant, with a typed letter to Nicholas Morant from the Yearbook's editor attached at the back; 1 copy of 'Pioneers on Skis' signed by author Erling Strom with Calgary Herald clipping and notes by Morant.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to M300 / II / C / 4 / 12
- Name Access
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific
- Travel
- Skiing
- Calgary Herald
- Airplane
- WWII
- Biography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- 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 attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Landscape Posters
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant , Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- Posters: paper; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia and Quebec and some which do not mention locations in their titles.
- Notes
- Items originally stored together in large poster tube, labelled : "Montreal Quebec - 8 I '63 Canada Postage 15 [cents]" "Mr. Nick Morant, P.O. Box 1288, Banff, Alberta. Department of Publc Relations Canadian Pacific Railway Company Windsor Station - Montreal 3, Quebec" "OLD CP VIEWS - Kodaks - " "CP Airline Plane / Chateau Frontenac / Sulphur Mt. Skyline View / Evangeline Church / Kick. Horse - Mt. Field / Kick Horse Canyon with Train / Empress Hotel / BS Hotel from Sulphur Mt. / Quebec Windmills / Yoho Valley Hi-Line Trail / Peggy's Cove / Thompson River View / Moraine Lake Scenic / Icefields / Yoho Valley / Lake Louise / Lake O'Hara / 'Canadian' Stoney Cr. / Freight nr. Lake Louise / Empress of Britain (painting)"
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 37 O.S.
- Subject Access
- tourism
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Empress Hotel
- Hotels
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Yoho National Park
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- 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
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Prints from Banff Springs Hotel Displays
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 printed poster advertisements (with photographs by Nicholas Morant) used by Canadian Pacific for tourism promotion. Content pertains to Lake Louise and Banff Springs Hotel, with a lone horse rider depicted in the foreground of each image. Both posters have large text at the botto…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 to ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 38 to 39 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 38 to 39 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant , Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 to ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 2 Posters: colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 printed poster advertisements (with photographs by Nicholas Morant) used by Canadian Pacific for tourism promotion. Content pertains to Lake Louise and Banff Springs Hotel, with a lone horse rider depicted in the foreground of each image. Both posters have large text at the bottom which reads the place name depicted and 'Canadian Pacific'.
- Notes
- Posters were originally stored together, rolled, inside a tube labelled: "CPR POSTERS REPRO'S OLD ONES". Tube also has attached note: "Banff Springs Hotel - Rider / LAKE LOUISE with lone rider / oldtime CPR Poster Reproductions". Tube also has separate mailing address label, with following text: "Canadian Pacific / Mr, Nicholas Morant, / Banff, Alberta. / O.C.S. / Public Relations and Advertising / Windsor Station, Montreal 101, Quebec".
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage.
- Subject Access
- Hotels
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Lake
- Canadian Pacific
- Travel
- tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- 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 must be kept flat and stored in appropriate conditions with similar materials.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Promotional Posters (Canadian Pacific)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 promotional posters (colour) for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to images of different locations within the Canadian Rockies with the specific location listed below each photograph. Images produced by Nicholas Morant for purpose of promoting tourism to Western Canada. Feature…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 40 to 48 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 40 to 48 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 9 Posters: colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 promotional posters (colour) for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to images of different locations within the Canadian Rockies with the specific location listed below each photograph. Images produced by Nicholas Morant for purpose of promoting tourism to Western Canada. Featured locations include Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Rundle, and Moraine Lake; also images of a freight train travelling around Morant's Curve near Lake Louise, and 'The Canadian' train (close-up) turning a corner after crossing a bridge.
- Notes
- Originally stored together with June 1961 calendar, which has been moved to storage with other calendars under same sub-series. Items were kept in brown paper packaging, labelled: "116 Old CPR Poster Scenics Canadian - Stoney Creek Freight - Diesel M-113 Moraine Lake Scenics 2x Transport Truck Vermillion Lake Scenic" "Lou K 116" "From: C.P. Windsor Station MONTREAL" "Mr. Nick Morant c/o STATION AGENT BANFF, ALBERTA" (writing scribbled over with marker)
- Subject Access
- Trains
- Travel
- tourism
- Landscapes
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- 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 being stored together must be covered with a protective barrier such as acid-free paper to prevent damage from contact with adjacent items in storage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assorted Calendars Featuring Nicholas Morant Photography
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 poster-sized calendars with colour and b/w prints created by Nicholas Morant, and one loose calendar page (colour). Includes one calendar dated 1949, promoting "E. J.(?) & A. Robinson Limited Canada", with image of 2 models and horse posing by Mt. Biddle and Lake Arthur; one cale…
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1961
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / PA - 62 to 65 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Calendar
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / PA - 62 to 65 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 Calendars: prints with text; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 poster-sized calendars with colour and b/w prints created by Nicholas Morant, and one loose calendar page (colour). Includes one calendar dated 1949, promoting "E. J.(?) & A. Robinson Limited Canada", with image of 2 models and horse posing by Mt. Biddle and Lake Arthur; one calendar dated 1961, with image and descriptive text pertaining to a model steam locomotive and relevant history; one calendar by Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd. (1953) featuring Nicholas Morant b&w photograph titled 'Industrial Patterns' for the month of March; one loose calendar page, Allis-Chalmers Ltd., with large image by Nicholas Morant of man in red jacket fishing with mountain / forest background.
- Notes
- Mt. Biddle / Lake McArthur calendar was stored in a poster tube labelled: "Calendar Lake McArthur" with torn shipping address label by Canadian Pacific addressed to "Banff, Alta." (presumably once addressed to Nicholas Morant). Model Locomotive calendar stored in poster tube labelled: "CALENDAR WITH MODEL LOCOMOTIVES" Shipping label: "PLS HOLD Ernie." "N. Morant c/o E. Larson Esq. Box 49 BANFF Alberta" Postage Stamp: "Mar. 18 '54 Montreal Quebec" Paper cover inside with Canadian Pacific label: " Model Steam Locos - Calendar - " Allis-Chalmers poster stored in poster tube labelled: 'ALLIS CHALMERS CALENDAR with Hugh Frith's pix of PAMIR under sail" Address label: "CANADIAN ALLIS-CHALMERS LIMITED To Mr. Nicholas Morant, P.O. Box 63, Banff, Alta." Canadian Pacific Label: "Allis-Chalmers Calendar Contains pix by Hugh Frith of 'Pamir'."
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- 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 must be stored in protective materials (i.e. mylar) to prevent damage while in storage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Highland Gathering Lithograph Poster
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
- Date Range
- ca. 1931
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- 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 / 92 O.S.
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- ca. 1931
- Physical Description
- Poster: lithograph; colour
- History / Biographical
- The Banff Highland Gathering (September 3-5, 1931) was part of a series of cultural events which were directed by John Murray Gibbon between 1927 - 1931 and held across Canada. Gibbon was a publicist for the CPR for thirty years, and coined the concept of Canadian culture as a 'mosaic'.
- Scope & Content
- Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
- Notes
- Poster was stored in poster tube titled "BANFF HIGHLAND GAMES POSTER" Shipping label: "648 MEETING PLACE SANDWICH BOX 55 BANFF ALTA T0L0C0" Also has red stamp on white sticker: " TORONTO ONT. 8 IV '83 "
- Subject Access
- Highland games
- tourism
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Highland Gathering
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- 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
- Item must be stored in acid-free barrier to prevent further damage, and to protect adjacent items as this poster has adhesives/ink stains
- Creator
- Louis Moen, Canadian Pacific (?)
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cpr-festivals-emc https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assorted Books and Kodak Formula Booklet
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with…
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
- 1947
- 1955
- 1971
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 2014.8346
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84
- Responsibility
- Ivy Morant, various authors, Kodak
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
- 1947
- 1955
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 4 Books: hardcover, 1 Booklet: softcover
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with blue tassel; also with envelope of handwritten notes by Ivy "Willie" Morant attached inside. Envelope labelled: "Willie Morant (Ivy May) Some notes and reference research bearing on her collection of early chinaware. These made some weeks before she passed away... Banff 1986 April 15th" - "Slater's Telegraphic Code" 5th edition (London 1906). Various signatures and handwritten notes inside, not by Morant - “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” (n.d.). Some handwritten notes inside, other pages/clippings inserted with adhesives, several loose pages inside (some annotated). - “The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss” (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955). With Nicholas Morant stamp and attached clippings inside. - Tilikum: Luxton’s Pacific Crossing” (Eleanor Georgina Luxton, 1971). Contains Nicholas Morant stamp and 2 attached clippings: blurb of the book glued to inside of front cover, and biographical page about Eleanor Luxton glued to inside of back cover.
- Notes
- “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” was stored with other booklet, “Ansco Formulas for Black-and-White Photography” (1952), non-annotated; both items were in white CP Rail envelope with handwritten title “FORMULAE”.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Pottery
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- 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 adhesives and other risky materials inside must be monitored or possibly have acid-free paper inserted to prevent damage to adjacent materials
- Creator
- Various authors, Kodak
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Heritage Texts
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual items (2 books, 4 booklets). Includes copies of the following texts: - “Mammals of the Eastern Rockies and Western Plains of Canada” (A.L. Rand, 1948) with attached newspaper clipping inside about flying squirrel. - “History of Lake O’Hara” (Lillian Gest, 1961) with signe…
- Date Range
- 1948
- 1961
- 1968
- 1975
- 1979
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 85 to 90
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 85 to 90
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1948
- 1961
- 1968
- 1975
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 2 books, 4 booklets
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual items (2 books, 4 booklets). Includes copies of the following texts: - “Mammals of the Eastern Rockies and Western Plains of Canada” (A.L. Rand, 1948) with attached newspaper clipping inside about flying squirrel. - “History of Lake O’Hara” (Lillian Gest, 1961) with signed note by author inside front cover. - “They Came West” (F.O. ‘Pat’ Brewster, 1979) with handwritten note by author to Nicholas Morant inside. - “The Rundle Adventure Story” (John Travis, 1968) with brief signed note by author inside. - “The Death of Albert Johnson” (Frank W. Anderson, 1968) with several articles / clippings from 1985 & 1987 pertaining to ‘Mad Trapper’ Albert Johnson attached to inside of front and back covers. - “The CPR Comes to Calgary” (CP Rail, 1975), signed ‘C. Wickstone’ on back cover.
- Notes
- Text “The Death of Albert Johnson” was originally stored in an envelope labelled “MAD HATTER” with additional annotations inside (see ‘Conservation’).
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Travel
- History
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- 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
- Envelope previously containing “The Death of Albert Johnson” has been kept with respective text in storage, in protective wrapping to prevent damage to adjacent items.
- Creator
- Various authors
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"A Talk Without Words" Posters
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 posters printed (colour) on construction paper, advertising "A Talk Without Words" presentation by Nicholas and Ivy Morant. Posters have mostly identical texts, with variation in bottom text describing the location/date/time of presentation (one says "Ballroom Wednesday 8:30 P.M.…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Ivy Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 2 Posters: paper, colour ink
- History / Biographical
- "A Talk Without Words" was a sideshow presentation with musical accompaniment featuring Nicholas and Ivy Morant's professional and travel photography. The presentations were put on around the 1960's, and continued for about 15 years.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 posters printed (colour) on construction paper, advertising "A Talk Without Words" presentation by Nicholas and Ivy Morant. Posters have mostly identical texts, with variation in bottom text describing the location/date/time of presentation (one says "Ballroom Wednesday 8:30 P.M.", two say "The Ballroom Sunday 9:00 P.M").
- Notes
- 2 copies originally came from set of 52 and were selected for processing. The other 50 copies are currently in oversize storage with other non-annotated items from Nicholas Morant accession #7784 (upstairs vault).
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Presentation
- Slideshow
- Photography
- Advertising
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- 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
- Items must be stored flat with similar materials.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant, Ivy Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel Documents and Maps (File 1 of 2)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 maps / map clippings of regions in Alberta (including map of Banff annotated to show location of former Morant home), B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba; 6 packing inventory lists and 3 other handwritten notes including shopping list; business card for Starlight Villa Motel in Nels…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
- 1962
- 1972
- 1981 - 1982
- 1985
- 1988
- [ca. 1992]
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A9 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / A : Nick and WIllie Morant
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A9 / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Responsibility
- Collected by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
- 1962
- 1972
- 1981 - 1982
- 1985
- 1988
- [ca. 1992]
- Physical Description
- 26 Textual records: maps, pamphlets, handwritten notes, partial notepads, typed pages, laminated card, business card
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 maps / map clippings of regions in Alberta (including map of Banff annotated to show location of former Morant home), B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba; 6 packing inventory lists and 3 other handwritten notes including shopping list; business card for Starlight Villa Motel in Nelson, B.C.; laminated card by Banff Lifts Ltd. allowing Nicholas Morant to ride Sulphur Mountain Gondola for free throughout 1992; and customs form with 2 other attached pages with inventory of camera equipment.
- Notes
- All contents originally stored in clipboard with black leather cover, untitled, with 6 b&w film negatives (now filed under V500 / III / A9 / NA - 1). Some items previously stored in labelled envelopes; original envelopes kept in folders directly behind previous contents.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Sulphur Mountain
- 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 heir identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Willie Morant's Letter Collection, Notes for John Garden Book, News Clipping
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 cards and letters, 5 pages of handwritten notes and one newspaper clipping. Content pertains to collection of personal notes/correspondence kept by Willie Morant, including letters from friends and anniversary cards sent between herself and husband Nicholas Morant on their 46th …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1990]
- 1982
- 1984
- 1990
- [ca. 1990]
- Reference Code
- M300 / I / D2
- 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 / I / D2 : Photographs used by John Garden
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / I / D2
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1990]
- 1982
- 1984
- 1990
- [ca. 1990]
- Physical Description
- 23 Textual records: cards/personal letters, handwritten notes, newspaper clipping
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 cards and letters, 5 pages of handwritten notes and one newspaper clipping. Content pertains to collection of personal notes/correspondence kept by Willie Morant, including letters from friends and anniversary cards sent between herself and husband Nicholas Morant on their 46th and 48th wedding anniversaries (1982 and 1984); inventory lists and notes in pen by Nicholas Morant, keeping track of photographs to be used in one of John Garden's books, "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (1991) or "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (1998), with illustrations drawn by Morant on one of the pages; clipping of news article (December 1990) discussing Thomas Tyron's art book jacket, with message possibly written by Jon Whyte (?) at top.
- Notes
- Envelopes which originally held Willie's cards/notes collection and Nicholas Morant's handwritten notes are stored in folder behind their respective items. Items
- Name Access
- Garden, John F.
- Tyron, Thomas
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
- Canadian Pacific
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Stamped, Framed Correspondence (Nicholas Morant and Edward Milkis)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Framed letter written by Nicholas Morant addressed to TV and Film Producer Edward Milkis following the creation of film "Silver Streak" (1976). Letter is typed, with "BULL SHIT!" stamped multiple times across front. Also includes Nicholas Morant's professional stamp and satirical illustration by Mo…
- Date Range
- 1976
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 60 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D : Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 60 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 framed letter (wood frame), typed; 1 letter, typed, attached to back of frame
- History / Biographical
- Edward Milkis (1931 - 1996) was a film and television producer. Milkis was best known for his work with the original "Star Trek" series (1968 - 1969), and other TV shows such as "The Brady Bunch" (1969 - 1972), "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 - 1983) and "Happy Days" (1974 - 1984). Milkis was also the producer for multiple films, including "Silver Streak" (1976) starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor and Jill Clayburgh. Nicholas Morant was involved with "Silver Streak" while he took action shots of the cast and photos of the train segment of the film set, while working for the Canadian Pacific Railway company as their Special Photographer (much of the filming took place aboard a Canadian Pacific train, explaining Morant's involvement). It is likely Milkis and Morant became acquainted while working on the set of "Silver Streak" together.
- Scope & Content
- Framed letter written by Nicholas Morant addressed to TV and Film Producer Edward Milkis following the creation of film "Silver Streak" (1976). Letter is typed, with "BULL SHIT!" stamped multiple times across front. Also includes Nicholas Morant's professional stamp and satirical illustration by Morant of unidentified creature. Signed "Marantz" on bottom (an inside joke which Morant usually applied to gag letters and notes for friends and colleagues). Response letter (signed) from Edward Milkis typed onto paper with "Silver Streak" film logo is attached to back, dated July 30, 1976 .
- Notes
- From collection of items formerly on display in Nick and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Milkis, Edward
- Subject Access
- Film
- Movie
- Silver Streak
- Illustration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant, Edward Milkis
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587558/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075223/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075223/fullcredits?ref_=ttloc_sa_1
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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V500 / I / A1 to A5 Document File (Textual)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 typed notes by Nicholas Morant with background/supplementary information pertaining to specific negatives/transparencies in his collection (see notes); 4 letters addressed to Morant pertaining to specific photos in collection (written by W. H. Towhey, Martha Roberts, George Ross …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935- ca. 1939]
- 1940
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- 1963
- 1967
- 1968
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1977
- 1984
- Reference Code
- M300 / I / A1 to M300 / I / A5 (V500 Document File)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- M300 / I / A1 to M300 / I / A5 (V500 Document File)
- Responsibility
- Collected and produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935- ca. 1939]
- 1940
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- 1963
- 1967
- 1968
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1977
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 14 Textual Records: typed and written notes, letters/correspondence, poster advertisement, annotated sketches
- History / Biographical
- Charles B. Hill-Tout (1858-1944) was an amateur anthropologist with a particular interest in Canadian Indigenous cultures. Hill-Tout was the author of multiple anthropological books, and was also the president of the anthropological section of the Royal Society of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain later in his career. Betty and Benny Fox, acrobatic performers known as "The Sky Dancers", were known for performing balancing and acrobatic stunts atop a 20-inch wide round platform attached to building rooftops. Betty and Benny Fox became popular performers around the late 1930's and performed in multiple National Fairs and other public venues throughout the 1940's. Although Benny continued to perform until the 1960's, multiple female acrobatic performers replaced the original Betty Fox as "Betty" in acts following the World War II era.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 typed notes by Nicholas Morant with background/supplementary information pertaining to specific negatives/transparencies in his collection (see notes); 4 letters addressed to Morant pertaining to specific photos in collection (written by W. H. Towhey, Martha Roberts, George Ross [2 letters]) ; 2 articles/news clippings, one titled "Sitting Eagle Honored" (1984) pertaining to the building of a bronze statue of John Hunter, a.k.a. Sitting Eagle, in Calgary, and one pertaining to Charles B. Hill-Tout of Victoria, B.C. and his collection of British medals; one ad/poster pertaining to aerial performers "Sky Dancers: Betty and Benny Fox"; and 2 hand-drawn and annotated pencil sketches by Nicholas Morant depicting view of mountains and lakes from "Little Beehive", and Yoho Valley view from Spiral Tunnel.
- Notes
- 5 typed notes related to items: V500/I/A2/R-75 ; V500/I/A2/R-85 ; V500/I/A3/57-319 A to M ; V500/I/A3/57-341-1&2 ; V500/I/A3/57-366A Letters to Nicholas Morant related to items: V500/I/A2/F-10 ; V500/I/A2/R-74 ; V500/I/A3/57-310 ; V500/I/A3/57-490-1 Articles/news clippings related to items: V500/I/A2/O-6 ; V500/I/A3/57-103 "Sky Dancers" poster related to: V500/I/A2/N-16 Sketches by Nicholas Morant related to items: V500/I/A5/Z-549 ; V500/I/A5/Z-771
- Storage Range
- V500/I/A1 to V500/I/A5 Document File
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-hill-tout http://www.wfmz.com/features/historys-headlines/dancing-in-the-sky-betty-and-benny-fox-wowed-them-in-1930s-allentown/20249059
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel Documents and Maps (File 2 of 2)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Inclu…
- Date Range
- 1930
- 1946
- 1947
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- 1966
- 1977
- 1978
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A9 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Organization record
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Nick and WIllie Morant
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A9 / 2
- Responsibility
- Collected by Nicholas Morant; corporate records for Canadian Pacific owned by Canadian Pacific company
- Date Range
- 1930
- 1946
- 1947
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- 1966
- 1977
- 1978
- Physical Description
- ca. 43 Textual records: maps, stamps, labels, notepad, small travel folder, release forms
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Includes maps of Alberta, Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Jasper National Park; professional supplies (travel forms, shipping labels); 14-cent Canadian stamps (from XI Commonwealth Games in 1978); notepad with 2 pages of notes written by Nicholas Morant; and small blue travel-sized folder with pockets with CP Transport label on front.
- Notes
- CP Rail labels, stamps, value labels, blue folder and notepad originally stored in plastic wrapping labelled "ENVELOPES PAPER STAMPS VALUE LABELS" Travel release forms were originally stored in blue/grey CP Rail mailing envelope labelled "RR Releases" (stored in separate folder in same box) 1966 map of Alberta (fold-out map) and 3 maps of national parks were originally stored in large blue/grey Canadian Pacific envelope labelled "MAPS - PARKS ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN ONTARIO" Large map of Alberta formerly stored in unlabelled plastic yellow bag with red cloth border (removed for conservation purposes) Items in this file were part of an original set of ca. 75 items; excess duplicates, blank pages and envelopes, non-annotated maps not relevant to the Canadian Rockies, etc. were discarded.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / A9
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Jasper National Park
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Records
- Rocky Mountains
- Travel
- Yoho National Park
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- French
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Audubon Magazine Mailed Envelope [Document File]
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box …
- Date Range
- 1984
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A / 8 / 42
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / A : Nick and Willie Morant
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / A / 8 / 42
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Kept by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 Textual Record: mailing envelope
- Scope & Content
- One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box of non-annotated Morant textual content in upstairs vault (accn. 7784).
- Notes
- Various labels and stamps on front of envelope: “RUNGIUS – AUDUBON” (in black marker) “AUDUBON 950 Third Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022” “Mr. Nicholas Morant P.O. Box 1288 Banff, Alberta T0L 0C0 CANADA” (blue and white mailing label on front centre) Customs clearance stamp, Edmonton “PRINTED MATTER” (stamp x2 on front) “NEW YORK NOV. 20 ’84 N.Y. U.S. POSTAGE 1.81” (red ink postage stamp on white sticker)
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Book
- Audubon
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Carl Rungius
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Accompanying 4 magazines (see "Scope & Content") will likely be discarded; update description to reflect outcome.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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