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Astley family fonds
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 265
- V 394
- Sous-Fonds
- M 265
- V 394
- Accession Number
- 1420, 1520, 2961, 6353, 6756, 7939
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records. -- ca.40 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- Willoughby John Astley, 1859-1948, came to Banff in 1888 and built the Beach House Hotel at Lake Minnewanka. He moved to Lake Louise in 1889. Brother, Charles D'Oyley Astley, 1849-1937, and Lucy Ann Astley continued to operate the hotel until 1907 when they retired to Banff. The hotel was destroyed as part of power development at Lake Minnewanka, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise area; scrapbook of clippings re World War I, including a list of Banff men who enlisted; Beach House Hotel guest register, 1890-1906, recording name and residence of guest, and occasionally record of fish caught; Astley family photographs, ca.1886-1930s. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.
- Name Access
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Military
- 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: reference copy of hotel register
- Related Material
- Hotel register is related to similar item in Rodney Touche fonds (M377)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides and maps
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-2010]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-2010]
- Physical Description
- ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other
- Notes
- Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Geology
- Environment
- Map
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Trails
- Roads
- Transportation
- Natural history
- National parks and reserves
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Government
- Sports
- Recreation
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Columbia Icefields
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wordworks contracts - Pumphouse brochure
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, drafts, paste-ups, notes and other materials pertaining to a folding booklet which Ben Gadd designed and produced for The Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary.
- Date Range
- 1975-1976
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 119
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1975-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, drafts, paste-ups, notes and other materials pertaining to a folding booklet which Ben Gadd designed and produced for The Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary.
- Notes
- Materials in file were identified as "Job #133" in The Wordworks job records - see file M590/III/D/57 Corresponding oversize materials in file M590 / III / D / 123
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Theatre
- History
- Correspondence
- Businesses
- Employment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- 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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University of Calgary - Computer Science
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, assignments and graded exams collected by Ben Gadd during his education as a Computer Science student at the University of Calgary.
- Date Range
- 1969-1970
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 12 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / B : Education and early writing
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 12 to 13
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1969-1970
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, assignments and graded exams collected by Ben Gadd during his education as a Computer Science student at the University of Calgary.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Education
- University
- Science and technology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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University of Calgary - Environmental Sciences
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study notes, assignments and graded exams completed by Ben Gadd while attending the University of Calgary, ca.1970. Content pertains to Cartography, Geology and Stratigraphy courses.
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 14 to 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / B : Education and early writing
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 14 to 15
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study notes, assignments and graded exams completed by Ben Gadd while attending the University of Calgary, ca.1970. Content pertains to Cartography, Geology and Stratigraphy courses.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Education
- Research
- Science and technology
- University
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Environment
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Financial assistance, other university records
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's financial assistance and other university records. File includes Ben's student ID cards for the University of Colorado, University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge; grade reports, tuition receipts, student loan cheques and invoices; schola…
- Date Range
- 1966-1972
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / B : Education and early writing
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 16
- Date Range
- 1966-1972
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's financial assistance and other university records. File includes Ben's student ID cards for the University of Colorado, University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge; grade reports, tuition receipts, student loan cheques and invoices; scholarship and student loan application forms; school registration forms; and other related documents.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Education
- University
- Finances
- Government
- School
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Colloquium study project, University of Lethbridge
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to a Colloquium Study program which Ben Gadd completed at the University of Lethbridge between 1970 and 1972. Project relates to geomorphology in Southern Alberta and the creation of a geological map of the region.
- Date Range
- 1970-1972
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 17 to 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / B : Education and early writing
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 17 to 20
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1970-1972
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to a Colloquium Study program which Ben Gadd completed at the University of Lethbridge between 1970 and 1972. Project relates to geomorphology in Southern Alberta and the creation of a geological map of the region.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / B / 17 and 18 : Drafts and research material M590 / I / B / 19 : Final report M590 / I / B / 20 : Correspondence, other
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- University
- Geology
- Geological formation
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lethbridge
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Geology Road Tours - research materials
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various scientific journal articles which were collected and used as research materials by Ben Gadd during the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Articles pertain to Canadian and North American geological history, and related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1956
- 1977-1979
- 1987-1988
- 1991
- 1993-2008
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 12 to 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- 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 / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 12 to 16
- Date Range
- 1956
- 1977-1979
- 1987-1988
- 1991
- 1993-2008
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various scientific journal articles which were collected and used as research materials by Ben Gadd during the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Articles pertain to Canadian and North American geological history, and related subjects.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Research
- Geology
- Geological formation
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Published writing, 1971 to 1983
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published articles written by Ben Gadd between 1971 and 1983, including several newspaper articles and related correspondence.
- Date Range
- 1971-1983
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- S61
- V810
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 26
- Date Range
- 1971-1983
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published articles written by Ben Gadd between 1971 and 1983, including several newspaper articles and related correspondence.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Newspaper
- Correspondence
- Geology
- Science and technology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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