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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Personal photographs and slides [disc copies]
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 discs containing digital images and videos which were collected and/or created by Chic Scott. Content includes images used in slideshows and publications, including displays at the Georgetown Inn, an article in Backcountry Magazine and program "On the Road Again" by CBC; photogr…
- Date Range
- 2003 - 2012
- Reference Code
- V40 / XIV / DF - 39 to 97, 106 to 107
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Digital image
- Recording disc
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- V40 / XIV : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- V40 / XIV / DF - 39 to 97, 106 to 107
- Date Range
- 2003 - 2012
- Physical Description
- 59 discs with image files
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 discs containing digital images and videos which were collected and/or created by Chic Scott. Content includes images used in slideshows and publications, including displays at the Georgetown Inn, an article in Backcountry Magazine and program "On the Road Again" by CBC; photographs for slideshows pertaining to travel in Scotland and various expeditions within the Canadian Rockies, including trips organized by the Alpine Club of Canada; interior views of Chic Scott's home; and other related materials.
- Notes
- Contents of discs: V40 / XIV / 39 & 40 : "Chic's New Pics: Some of Chic's Best Images" (TIFF format, n.d.) V40 / XIV / 41 : "Chic's May Slides" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 42 : "Nine Would Not Do : The Life of Leo Grillmair, Mountaineer" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 43 : "Leo scans Apr. '09" V40 / XIV / 44 : "Centennial Expedition [with] titles : Mathematics Department Camp, Canada's Centennial" 1967 V40 / XIV / 45 : "Mt. Louis Heli Skiing Permission to Print for Georgetown Display Dec. 06, 2004" V40 / XIV / 46 : "Marmot Basin Avalanche Control History" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 47 : "3 images for G[eorge] Town Project: 3 Sisters, Lizzie's Cabin, Yamnuska" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 48 : "Jasper/Banff March 2010 Thoare[?]" V40 / XIV / 49 & 50 : "Filming the Eiger Sanction, 1974" V40 / XIV / 51 : "B+W scans - Heli skiing 3 Images - Brian Greenwood" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 52 : "ACC Slide Show Canmore Jan 13, 2010 Audio Recording; Chic Scott in The Alps" V40 / XIV / 53 : " "Touching the Void" 2003 UK : Film Four (et al)" V40 / XIV / 54 : "Images for Gmoser/Grillmair Story for Backcountry Magazine" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 55 : "First Bugaboo - Rogers 1958 100 slides Phot CD Bob French" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 56 : "Images Scanned by CBC for On the Road Again" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 57 : "Photos Winter 2004 Chic Scott" V40 / XIV / 58 : "Georgetown Inn Photos 5x7 Proofs Dec. 14 /04" V40 / XIV / 59 : "Nov 2009 Core Slide Show Scotland - Leysin[?]" V40 / XIV / 60 : "CJSW Emission "Spéciale Montagne" Le 17 octobre 2005" V40 / XIV / 61 : "Drum Scans Feb. 18 /11" V40 / XIV / 62 : "Jim Davies Skiing - 3 scans Made by Rod Plasman Oct 7, 2009" V40 / XIV / 63 : "Scottish Images for Ian's Show" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 64 : "Chic's Slide Show Draft 1: 5/26/10" V40 / XIV / 65 to 68 : "Full Resolution TIFFs [10-128, 129-230, 231-330 & 331-363]" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 69 : "Eiger Scans" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 70 & 71 : "Georgetown Inn '03 [discs 1 and 2]" V40 / XIV / 72 : "Spring 2008 Mt. Assiniboine Lodge Allenby Pass Battle Abbey" V40 / XIV / 73 : "2008 Summit of Excellence" V40 / XIV / 74 : "Don Vockeroth - Summit of Excellence Photos" V40 / XIV / 75 : "Chic + tomasz [?] 2007" V40 / XIV / 76 : "Trip to Jumbo Glacier" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 77 & 78 : "Uptown Show May 14, 2009 [discs 1 and 2]" V40 / XIV / 79 : "The Bill Davidson Story" (2004) V40 / XIV / 80 to 82 : "Powder Paradise [discs 1, 2 and 3]" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 83 : "Chic Scott Portrait July 23 /05" V40 / XIV / 84 : "Interneg Scans" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 85 : "Charlie Locke" [n.d.] V40 / XIV / 86 : "Cascade Fire Rd. Ski Jan. '07" V40 / XIV / 87 : "P[hilippe] Delesalle S. of E. Images" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 88 & 89 : "Gregg [Gronn?] Rogers Pass Pics" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 90 : "Bonnington Traverse 2010" V40 / XIV / 91 : "Leonard Cohen Live in London" V40 / XIV / 92 : "Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 93 : "Peter Amaans Video of Little Yoho 2006" - 3 videos which includes ACC Little Yoho Valley Centennial Camp July 2006, Out-takes and Mike Mortimer V40 / XIV / 94 : "Chic's Bathroom Images" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 95 : "Assiniboine Spring 2008" V40 / XIV / 96 : "Raw Files 1449-1675 : Aug 2011 - Feb. 2012" V40 / XIV / 97 : "Rossland Photos" (n.d.) V40 / XIV / 98 to 130 - misc. personal V40 / XIV / 106 : "Au Pays Du Avalanche : Rogers Pass" V40 / XIV / 107 : "Mountain World : High Horizons Banff Alberta Canada"
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Vockeroth, Don
- Grillmair, Leo
- Gmoser, Hans
- Greenwood, Brian
- French, Bob
- Delesalle, Philippe
- Charlie Locke
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Avalanches
- Backcountry skiing
- Biography
- Environment
- European travel
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- Glaciers
- Helicopter skiing
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Publication
- Public entertainment
- Recreation
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports
- Travel
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Canmore
- Marmot Basin
- Jasper
- British Columbia
- Jumbo Glacier
- Mount Yamnuska
- Rogers Pass
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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