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Personal and collected records
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album c…
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Scrapbook
- Drawing
24 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- Correspondence Series: Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M107
- Accession Number
- uknown
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album contains painted tissue papers; visuals of flowers and people doing various activities. 1 album: Scrapbook album; contains 24 handpainted images on 12 pages within scrapbook. Album has been digitized.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- GMD
- Drawing
- Responsibility
- Produced by W. Langdon Kihn
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing : portrait, pencil and ink ; 29 x 37.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) was an American artist born in Brooklyn, New York. Kihn was best known for his illustrated portraits of American and Canadian Indigenous people, including members of the Blackfoot, Navajo, Pueblo and Tsimshian communities. The individuals in Kihn's portraits were most often depicted wearing traditional and ceremonial clothing rather than their typical clothes. Kihn's art career began in 1919 when he travelled to Montana and created some of his earliest portraits while visiting the Blackfeet Reservation. Throughout the 1920s, Kihn travelled extensively in Canada and the United States, creating portraits of individuals from a diverse range of Indigenous communities. Many of these portraits were put on display as part of a travelling exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1935, Kihn was commissioned by National Geographic to produce Indigenous portraits for publications; this ultimately led to a two-decade career with National Geographic.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Notes
- Portrait is signed in the bottom left corner: "To "Norm" Luxton From his friend W. Langdon Kihn. 1922"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Kihn, W. Langdon
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Art
- Artist
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/nyregion/art-indian-portraits-by-kihn-exhibited.html
- https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/w-langdon-kihn-papers-7081
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
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- Part Of
- Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- M549 / V772
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Album
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 549
- V 772
- Sous-Fonds
- M 549
- V 772
- Accession Number
- 7837
- Reference Code
- M549 / V772
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 2 cm + 1 v. textual records.. -- 1 photograph : print.
- History / Biographical
- Olive McDonnell Allan (1896-1978) took a wildflower painting and collecting trip in 1924 to Banff from Edmonton. McDonnell Allan attended the Lamerton School in Alberta until 1901. After this she was tutored at home, until the family’s move to Victoria, BC. Olive and her brother lived with relatives north of Alix, Alberta until they joined their sister and parents in Victoria. In Victoria Olive attended St. Anne's Academy. Prior to her marriage Olive attended business college in Calgary, and took courses at the University of Alberta. At this time she worked as the Assistant Librarian at the University of Alberta Extension Department. While she was living in Edmonton, Olive met James Rennie Nicol Allan while she was visiting her relatives in the Alix, Alberta area. They were married August 23, 1923. Olive played violin in the Symphony Orchestra in Edmonton, and sold her violin to pay for a nurse to attend the birth of her daughter Eve. Olive and James had two children, James McDonnell Allan and Eve Elizabeth Blanche Keates (nee Allan). Olive returned to the Banff/Lake Louise area in 1948 when her daughter, Eve, was working there. Olive belonged to the Alix (Alberta) Horticulture Club, and throughout her life she was an avid gardener, and won many awards.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.
- Name Access
- McDonnell Allan, Olive
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- McDonnell Allan, Olive
- Biographical Source Notes
- Conversation with Rennie Keates, Olive McDonnell Allan's granddaughter.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portrait of Bruno Engler
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 b&w sketch of Bruno Engler, titled: Bruno Engler Mountain Legend 1975, signed by Carol Bortenlanger 1 b&w photograph of Bruno Engler
- Date Range
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8284
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8284
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8284
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8284
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 16 cm and 1 pencil drawing
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 b&w sketch of Bruno Engler, titled: Bruno Engler Mountain Legend 1975, signed by Carol Bortenlanger
- 1 b&w photograph of Bruno Engler
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Bortenlanger, Carol
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Retirement Album
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- One photo album, blue, produced by Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives staff in honour of Nicholas Morant's retirement in 1981. Contains 63 photographs (9 colour, 56 b&w) pertaining to photography by and featuring Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant, with typed captions and notes to Nicholas Morant by…
- Date Range
- 1981
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / A / 3 / E / PD - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / A : Nick & Willie Morant
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / A / 3 / E / PD - 5
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 Photo Album: 63 prints, b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- One photo album, blue, produced by Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives staff in honour of Nicholas Morant's retirement in 1981. Contains 63 photographs (9 colour, 56 b&w) pertaining to photography by and featuring Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant, with typed captions and notes to Nicholas Morant by Canadian Pacific staff. Contains two pages of signatures by staff members, a hand-drawn illustration, and a birthday card to Nicholas signed by Willie (n.d.).
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific
- Photography
- Retirement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Quebec
- 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
- Pages which have been damaged by prolonged contact with the plastic pockets within the photo album have been re-housed in mylar to prevent further damage. If additional damage occurs to other pages/photos, they should be treated similarly.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ptarmigan image, Sally Wilson
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one compact disc containing one JPG file. Image pertains to an illustration drawn in pencil by Sally Wilson depicting a side profile of a ptarmigan. Image was used in the creation of a list of birds in Jasper National Park. File also includes a card from Sally Wilson giving written…
- Date Range
- 2003
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / DF - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / DF - 6
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Responsibility
- Produced by Sally Wilson
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- Compact disc : 1 JPG image file
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one compact disc containing one JPG file. Image pertains to an illustration drawn in pencil by Sally Wilson depicting a side profile of a ptarmigan. Image was used in the creation of a list of birds in Jasper National Park. File also includes a card from Sally Wilson giving written consent to use her drawing in future publications.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Wilson, Sally
- Subject Access
- Birds
- Wildlife
- Publication
- Art
- Artist
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Related textual records in file M590/III/D/12
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lux Theatre sample illustrations
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
8 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Physical Description
- 7 drawings : illustration, ink ; 39.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Notes
- 4 and 6 have ink lines on the back, in addition to a pencil sketch on 6
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Businesses
- Lux Theatre
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Political caricature, possibly George Ross
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one untitled caricature of a politician, possibly George Ross, signed by artist C. Stafford. Drawing depicts a man with an oversized head raising his fist in the air, standing next to a table holding a scroll which reads "In the interest of the people of Calgary I will fight to a[s…
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 24 (oversize)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 24 (oversize)
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing : black ink on paper ; 39 x 52 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one untitled caricature of a politician, possibly George Ross, signed by artist C. Stafford. Drawing depicts a man with an oversized head raising his fist in the air, standing next to a table holding a scroll which reads "In the interest of the people of Calgary I will fight to a[sic] finish special exemptions".
- Notes
- Drawing not dated, individual represented in drawing not specified
- Material Details
- Black ink on beige/grey construction paper
- Name Access
- Ross, George
- Subject Access
- Art
- Politics
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Illustrations - Geology
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 73 to 74
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 73 to 74
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records -- illustrations
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Geology
- Art
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
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