name:"Nicholas Morant" found 41 records - Research Collections

Empress Hotel (1957)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, f…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 20

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 20

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 68 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, fishing.

Notes: Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific; Hotel; Park; Garden; Shopping; Fishing

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: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…

Date Range: 1895

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate 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: 182

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Responsibility: Canadian Pacific Railway

Date Range: 1895

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated

History / Biographical: Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).

Notes: Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds

Name Access: Wheatley, Burton

Subject Access: Wheatley family; Wheatley, Burton; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Engineer; Death

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Conservation: Must be stored flat in mylar sheets

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 504

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 504

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC

Subject Access: Yoho National Park

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: N/A

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs used by John Garden

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, vari…

Date Range: [ca.1940 - ca.1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300 & V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / D : Photography : other photographs

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca.1940 - ca.1980]

Physical Description: ca. 405 Photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, various hotel interior and exterior views, scenes from Peru, and other miscellaneous content relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Textual materials include personal correspondence collected by Willie Morant, handwritten notes by Nicholas Morant, and one newspaper clipping (annotated).

Notes: Contains some duplicates. Negative photos to be re-housed in negative envelopes before moving to downstairs vault

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Banff National Park; Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotels; Rocky Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Peru; 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

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Old time 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 5 x 7 transparencies #56

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Series: I.C. Photography : prints

Sous-Fonds: V500

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 54 photographs : transparencies, col.

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.

Subject Access: Mountains; Landscapes; Logging; Farmland

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; 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

Related Material: Related to sub-series IB2 Photography, transparencies: General files

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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P-103. Metchosin farm, before and after our possession

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A2 / P-103

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: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / A2 / P-103

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 26 photographs : negatives, film, b/w, 6x6 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).

Notes: NM note: Metchosin farm original state

Subject Access: Farmland; Metchosin Farm

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pika Peak (Skoki Valley)

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Part Of: Elizabeth Rummel fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Pika Peak in the Skoki Valley with three people skiing in foreground

Date Range: ca. 1945

Reference Code: v554 / 1082 / na66 - 1858

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Elizabeth Rummel fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V554

Reference Code: v554 / 1082 / na66 - 1858

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: ca. 1945

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of Pika Peak in the Skoki Valley with three people skiing in foreground

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation; Transportation; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: Nicholas Morant, photographer

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Skier near Mt. Assiniboine

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Part Of: Erling Strom fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a skier going down Mount Assiniboine

Reference Code: v612 / lc / accn 3045 / na66 - 1379

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Erling Strom fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V612

Reference Code: v612 / lc / accn 3045 / na66 - 1379

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a skier going down Mount Assiniboine

Subject Access: Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: Nicholas Morant (?), photographer

Title Source: copy negative envelope

Images

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Assorted CPR, Wildlife, Travel and Canadian Culture Prints, Miller Services Ltd.

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotio…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

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 - 419 to 504

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Physical Description: 86 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotions. Also contains three portrait images of Stoney Nakoda chiefs including John Hunter and Jacob Two-Young-Man, and two images of an older Nicholas Morant (at least one taken by Ivy 'Willie' Morant, depicting Nicholas Morant in train tunnel holding camera equipment). Many images in this file are stamped on the reverse side as property of Miller Services Ltd.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648

Name Access: Hunter, John; Two-Young-Man, Jacob

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Travel; Horses; Arts; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

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 based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Professional Photographs and Images of Nicholas Morant (Multiple Creators)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christm…

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1964; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 600 to 648

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

8 images

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 - 600 to 648

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Laird Brown and Ace Williams

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1964; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980]

Physical Description: 49 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christmas dinner menus at Empress Hotel, 1949; pictures by unknown photographer(s) of Nicholas Morant taking WWII action shots, and other photographs by Morant of soldiers; other miscellaneous photographs by Nicholas Morant of balance beam performers, factory workers, staged promotional images, etc.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Empress Hotel; WWII; Performance

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Photographic prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Photographic 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 prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.