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Andy Russell fonds

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Part Of
Andy Russell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and S…
Date Range
[1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
Reference Code
M153 / S43 / V555
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Andy Russell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 153
S 43
V 555
Sous-Fonds
M153/S43/V555
Accession Number
963, 5777, 5964, 6338, 6339, 6547, 6567
Reference Code
M153 / S43 / V555
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
Physical Description
6 m of textual records and printed material. -- ca.6100 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (49 prints). -- 29 motion pictures. -- 5 sound recordings
History / Biographical
Andy Russell, 1915-2005, was a trapper, guide and outfitter, writer, photographer, cinematographer, lecturer and environmental advocate in the Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.
Russell was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent his childhood on a ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek. He became a skilled horseman, hunter, fisherman and trapper, and, in 1936, was employed by Bert Riggall, a pioneer guide and outfitter of wilderness pack trips in the southern Rockies since 1907. He became Riggall's partner in 1939 and took over the business when Riggall retired in 1946. Andy Russell and Kathleen (Kay) Riggall married in 1938 and raised five children at their ranch bordering Waterton Lakes National Park, where family businesses included guiding, saddlehorses and ranching. Children are: Richard "Dick" H. (b.1938); Andrew Charles "Charlie" (b.1941); Harold John "John" (b.1944); Hugh Gordon Riggall "Gordon" (b.1947); Lorenda Anne "Anne" (b.1952).
Russell continued as a renowned guide and outfitter with a wealthy repeat clientele until he was forced out of guiding by 1960 with the advance of the oil industry concerns upon wilderness areas in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Russell began to write nature articles in 1945 and after 1960 concentrated upon writing, photography, film making, lecturing and ranching. He wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, produced radio broadcasts, and, using colour motion picture photography, developed programs on wildlife and wilderness habitat research for live public performances. Russell's films launched his career as an author of popular wildlife and mountain culture books, which included Grizzly Country. In later years, he was an active writer, consultant and advocate of wilderness and environmental management and received numerous awards and honours, including Member of the Order of Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983.
Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia.
Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.
Name Access
Russell, Andy
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
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 finding aid
video reference copy for "Grizzly country"
sound recording reference copy recordings
Related Material
Related to the Kay Russell family fonds (M36/V36) and the Bert Riggall fonds (M376/V26)
Creator
Russell, Andy
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Russell family
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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National Film Board of Canada fonds

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Part Of
National Film Board of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Andy Russell "Grizzly Country" voice over (sound track), film-to-tape transfer and interviews/conversations, 1989. The film-to-tape transfer is on 2 - 1" videotapes, colour, silent; corresponding rough narration for film is on 2 - 16mm full-coat-reels, 5 - 1/4" audiotapes, 15 i.p…
Date Range
1989
Reference Code
S39 / V693
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Sound recording
Cassette
Part Of
National Film Board of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 39
V 693
Sous-Fonds
S 39
V 693
Accession Number
7776 (unproc)
Reference Code
S39 / V693
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Sound recording
Cassette
Date Range
1989
Physical Description
6 sound recordings: audiocassettes. -- 5 moving images: 3 video, 2 film; 16mm,
History / Biographical
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is Canada's national film producer and distributor. The NFB, previously the National Film Commission, was established in 1939 and is a Government of Canada agency in the Canadian Heritage Department. The NFB's mandate has undergone numerous revisions since it's creation, but continues to foster Canadian production, distribution and promotion of socially relevant and innovative audiovisual works.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Andy Russell "Grizzly Country" voice over (sound track), film-to-tape transfer and interviews/conversations, 1989. The film-to-tape transfer is on 2 - 1" videotapes, colour, silent; corresponding rough narration for film is on 2 - 16mm full-coat-reels, 5 - 1/4" audiotapes, 15 i.p.s. and 1 - 1/4" audiotape copy, 7 i.p.s; also included is 1 - 3/4" UMatic video "Grizzly Country Part 1". Audio content includes additional material, Andy Russell in conversation and telling stories.
These recordings were made after a session of filming for an NFB series on water. Andy Russell's "Grizzly Country" (silent) was screened and Russell's commentary was recorded. This session, and accompanying interviews/conversations were not part of an official NFB project and were not edited or published.
Name Access
National Film Board of Canada
Russell, Andy
Subject Access
Education
Environment
Arts
Films and film making
Access Restrictions
Copyright applies for portion - National Film Board of Canada for sound elements
Access and use restrictions apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
National Film Board of Canada
Category
Arts
Education
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record notes; GoC website
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Shining mountains : ancient ones, episode 1 [DVD video]

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2005
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.1
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Responsibility
Directed by Guy Clarkson
Produced by Guy Clarkson, Bonnie Thompson
Production agency: Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd., National Film Board of Canada
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
1 digital video disc (48:52) : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Series
Shining mountains
Subjects
Archaeology
Development
Environment
Glaciers
Hydrology
Indians
Waterton
Wolves
Notes
Pertains to: climate change, archeological sites including Indian Pit Houses at the Banff Springs Hotel golf course, Indian tools uncovered at Ya Ha Tinda Ranch,pictographs at Grotto Canyon, and sacred Indian medicine and rites
Accession Number
7738
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.1
Collection
Archives Library
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Shining mountains : land of riches, episode 2 [DVD video]

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2005
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.2
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Responsibility
Directed by Guy Clarkson
Produced by Guy Clarkson, Bonnie Thompson
Production agency: Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd., National Film Board of Canada
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
1 digital video disc (46:52) : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Series
Shining mountains
Subjects
Exploration
Sandford, Robert W
Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor [Y2Y]
Notes
Includes interviews with Richard Smith using a dogsledding team on the traditional fur trade routes; Brian Patton following the David Thompson route at Howse Pass; Bob Sandford discussing CPR history while travelling on a vintage Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive; Lisa Christensen at Lake O'Hara discussing railway school artists and the Group of Seven; Henry Vaux Jr. and Dan McCarthy at Illecillewaet Glacier discussing glacier studies from the early Vaux family records to current; Barry Blanchard, Bonnie Hamilton and Pat Morrow on mountaineering and photography at Mount Assiniboine
Accession Number
7738
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Shining mountains : On the edge, episode 3 [DVD video]

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2005
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.3
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Responsibility
Directed by Guy Clarkson
Produced by Guy Clarkson, Bonnie Thompson
Production agency: Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd., national Film Board of Canada
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
1 digital video disc (46:47) : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Series
Shining mountains
Subjects
Caribou
Casinos
Hunting
Kootenay Indians
Hydrology
Land use
Waterton
Notes
Pertains to recreational users and developers and their impact on the environment: Interview with Hans Gmoser in the Bugaboos on the advent of helicopter skiing; Tony Parisi in Valemount B.C. on snowmobiling; David Schindler on detrimental effects of tourism on the water supply; Chief Sophie Pierre at St. Eugene Mission resort on the perceived "right" of users to the back country; Kevin van Tiegham and the issue of development outside National Parks boundary areas; Park Wardens Scott Ward and Ross Heatherington re: managing on the ecosystem as a whole rather than specifically in a national park; Southern Alberta Land Trust and John Russell for the Nature Conservancy and the role of ranching lands acting as a buffer vs. the fragmentation and development of ranch land for acreages such as Jim Gardner's "Heaven on earth estates"
Accession Number
7738
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.3
Collection
Archives Library
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Shining mountains : Once and future wild, episode 4 [DVD video]

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2005
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.4
Author
Clarkson, Guy
Responsibility
Directed by Guy Clarkson
Produced by Guy Clarkson, Bonnie Thompson
Production agency: Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd., national Film Board of Canada
Publisher
Canada : Raven HD productions
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
1 digital video disc (46:46) : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Series
Shining mountains
Subjects
Bears, Grizzly
Fire ecology
Wolves
Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor [Y2Y]
Notes
Partial contents: interview between Harvey Locke and Andy Russell; issue of radio collars for wildlife; Wayne Sawchuk and the protection of Northern Rockies Muskwa Ranges area
Accession Number
7738
Call Number
04 Sh6 DVD v.4
Collection
Archives Library
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