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[1934-1937 Photograph Album]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell.…
- Date Range
- 1934-1937
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10
- Date Range
- 1934-1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (414 photographs : b&w ; 28.5 x 19 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell. Also includes a few photographs of mountains around the Banff town area. The 1935 trip was part of the ACC Annual Camp in the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas. Also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to Club activities and greeting cards from Club members. The photographs associated with the Yoho Icefields from Bow Lake trip are most likely from the summer of 1936 based on greeting cards labelled as such, but very few of the photographs themselves are annotated. The remainder of the album is dedicated to the 1937 trips to Mt. Trident, Mt. Bryce, the Columbia Icefield area, Bryce and Zion, Utah, the Boulder Dam, Arizona, and Colorado. Also includes Christmas cards from 1937 from various friends and Club members. Inserts pertain to the overview/advertisements for the summer 1937 and 1938 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices ; a small photograph with a written note on the back, a letter addressed to Lillian Gest from the Springfield Television Broadcasting Corp, and a handwritten list of details pertaining to the summer 1934 trip orgainized by Caroline Hinman.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned. Inserts 4 and 5 are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.
- Name Access
- Engelhard, Georgia
- Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Feuz, Ernest
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Castles
- Camps
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Lake O'Hara
- East Kootenay
- Utah
- Arizona
- Colorado
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- United States of America
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts 4 & 5 and return them to PD - 10 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff and area businesses, townsite, scenic views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Ho…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Responsibility
- PA-182 produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs ; b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel; the Park Museum and Information Bureau; early views of Banff Springs Hotel [1904]; Vermillion River Bungalow Camp and the Lake Louise Chalet; Paddy J. Nolan’s home [built by Norman Luxton]; a postcard print titled “Starved Bachelors Retreat Banff Alberta"; swimming at the Cave and Basin[?] and Banff Upper Hot Springs; the Crag and Canyon office [ca.1905]; Skoki Lodge; and the office of photographers Wilson and Fear [1896-1898].
- Notes
- Photographs LUX/I/D6c/PA-181 and 182 [depicting Wilson and Fear storefront] are copies of the same image but annotated with different dates [ca.1896 and ca.1898]. Based on context and dating of related images in Whyte Museum archives, actual image date may be closer to [ca.1894].
- Material Details
- LUX/I/D6c/PA-173 has three red sun-shaped stickers attached to back left corner, red ribbon attached to back right corner
- Name Access
- Wilson, John
- Fear, George
- Fear, William (Bill)
- Nolan, Paddy J.
- Luxton, Norman
- Smyth, S. A.
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Teepees
- Boats
- Property
- Land use
- Hotels
- Fire
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Photography
- Businesses
- Tourism
- Hot Springs
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Vermilion Lakes
- Lake Louise
- Bow River
- Sulphur Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-163 to 168 have duplicate negative copies processed as LUX/I/D6c/NA-41 to 46
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff and area landscapes, natural views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Responsibility
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-129 produced by A.S. Williams
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through the Canadian Rockies, and hoodoo rock formations. One photograph depicts unidentified riders on horseback during winter, annotated “Carnival 1923” [Banff Winter Carnival?]
- Notes
- Two individuals in photos identified by their titles and last names [“Mrs. Hutchings” and “Mr. Edwards”], but first names not confirmed
- Items PA-108 to 119 in file consist of 6 unique images and one duplicate of each image [12 photographs total]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Mountain Goat
- Geological formation
- Geology
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Johnston Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- 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
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Banff and Canmore Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / II : Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
- Notes
- Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Schaffer, Mary
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Mountain
- Scenery
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Bow River Bridge
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff community, clubs, sports
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photograph prints with matboard backings. Content pertains to a boys' Canmore hockey team group photograph, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. posing with a moose, a group photograph of the Kiwanis Club's regional presidents in 1962 including Forest "Pop" Kidney, the Banff Curling Club ca. 1…
- Date Range
- 1910
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 to 5 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 to 5 (O.S.)
- Date Range
- 1910
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 31.5 x 37 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photograph prints with matboard backings. Content pertains to a boys' Canmore hockey team group photograph, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. posing with a moose, a group photograph of the Kiwanis Club's regional presidents in 1962 including Forest "Pop" Kidney, the Banff Curling Club ca. 1910, and a class photograph of students, possibly from Banff High School.
- Notes
- Most dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Holmes, Louis
- Watts, Wes
- Edwards, Jack
- Michaeluk, Art
- Hoggard, Wilfred
- Jensen, Walter
- Wilson, Bill
- McLeod, Doris
- Ross, Jean
- Burkett, Elsie
- Language, Edith
- Dingal, Olive
- Howard, Jack
- Clark, Alex
- Roots, Jim
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Subject Access
- Kiwanis Club
- Community events
- Club
- Sports
- Curling
- School
- Banff High School
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been placed flat in oversize storage, interleaved with acid-free paper
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Names provided by previous researcher: V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 (O.S.) : Front row: Louis Holmes, Wes Watts, Jack Edwards, Art Michaeluk, Wilfred Hoggard Back row: Walter Jensen, Bill Wilson "Canmore Team" V324 / IV / E / PA - 2 (O.S.) : "Benjamin Woodworth in Buffalo Paddocks Banff National Park" V324 / IV / E / PA - 5 (O.S.) : Doris McLeod, Jean Ross, Elsie Burkett, Edith Language, Olive Dingal, Jack Howard, Alex Clark, Jim Roots
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Banff townsite, road trip, Luxton family home, Indigenous families
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [po…
- Date Range
- [1905-1908]
- [1915-1930]
- [1935-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172
- Date Range
- [1905-1908]
- [1915-1930]
- [1935-1940]
- Physical Description
- 46 photographs : b&w prints; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [possibly members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe in Morley]; a road trip to Sinclair Canyon with Norman Luxton and friends; and various scenic views of Banff and surrounding area including Sundance Lodge.
- Notes
- Photographs are not dated - date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on content and format of file contents
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Teepees
- Townsite development
- Travel
- Camping
- Public events
- Communities
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items placed in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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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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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
18 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 968
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Physical Description
- 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Biographical
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mountain School
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- School
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.