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Douglas Leighton fonds
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / …
- Date Range
- 1953 - 2018
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 133
- V 222
- Sous-Fonds
- M 133
- V 222
- Accession Number
- 6592, 7752, 2015.15 (unprocessed)
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Date Range
- 1953 - 2018
- Physical Description
- ca.13,650 col. slide photographs -- 51 prints -- 58 negatives -- textual records
- History / Biographical
- Douglas (Doug) Leighton was born in Banff, Alberta, August 7, 1953. His family moved to Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 where he began using a camera at the early age of ten years old. At a young age, Doug was an enthusiastic birder, during his 20's Doug went on to become a Park Naturalist with British Columbia Parks for eight years until he returned to Banff in 1985 to pursue a professional photography career. In 1992 Doug moved from Banff to Golden, British Columbia and finally in 2005 Doug with his wife Myriam moved to Blaeberry, British Columbia. Doug died on March 28, 2018. Doug was a photographer and writer. Doug's photographs have been published by National Geographic Society, Audubon Society Books, Time-Life Books, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and Nature Canada Magazine among others. IN 1989 a portfolio of his work was selected for the National Museum of Natural Science "The Nature of Photography" exhibition which celebrated 150 years of photography in Canada. Doug is also known for his best selling photographic books "The Canadian Rockies" 1993, "Alberta" and "Greater Vancouver" 1995.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / Central Rockies grizzly bear population / Douglas Leighton : [report], January 15, 2001; and photographs by Douglas Leighton of Jon Whyte, Ted Hart, Leslie Taylor and the Cascades of Time gardens. Unprocessed sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Research 1999-2018
- Notes
- Douglas Leighton fonds arrangement Sous fonds M133 M133 / 1-2 Sous fonds V222 Series I: Personal Subseries A: Photograph prints Subseries B: Colour transparencies Subseries C: NegativesXXX Series II: AnimalsXXXSubseries A: UngulatesXXXSubseries B: Fish Reptiles and InsectsXXXSubseries C: BirdsXXXSubseries D: Mammals Series III: Trips, Topics and EventsXXXSubseries A: Gang RanchXXXSubseries B: Forest FiresXXXSubseries C: FishingXXXSubseries D: SkiingXXX Series IV: Scenic ViewsXXXSubseries A: AerialsXXXSubseries B: British ColumbiaXXXSubseries C: AlbertaXXX Series V: Plants Series VI: Published
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright applies
- Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Leighton, Douglas
- Category
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- Obituary - biofile
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
- Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Date Range
- 1980 - 1990
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / 1
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / I : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / 1
- Date Range
- 1980 - 1990
- Physical Description
- .
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal photographs
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of photographs of trips around British Columbia and Alberta, photographs of family, friends and activities
- Date Range
- 1983
- 1984
- 1989 - 1994
- 1996
- 1997
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / B / NS - 1 to NS - 151
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / I : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / I / B : Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / B / NS - 1 to NS - 151
- Date Range
- 1983
- 1984
- 1989 - 1994
- 1996
- 1997
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 151 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of photographs of trips around British Columbia and Alberta, photographs of family, friends and activities
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Cannings, Richard
- Cannings, Steve
- Geographic Access
- Vaseaux Lake, BC
- Kootenay National Park
- Golden, BC
- Purcell Mountains
- Radium, BC
- Jaffray, BC
- Banff, AB
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56460
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of negatives and contact sheets of Douglas Leighton, his family and friends.
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - ca. 2000
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / C / NA - 1 to NA - 58
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / I : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / I / C : Prints
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / I / C / NA - 1 to NA - 58
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - ca. 2000
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of negatives and contact sheets of Douglas Leighton, his family and friends.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Family
- Geographic Access
- Banff, AB
- Penticton, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elk and Sheep in Banff and Jasper National Park
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep in Banff National park and Jasper. Other content includes the bison paddock and park wardens doing controlled burns in Banff National Park and biologists putting radio collars on elk.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1983 -1986
- 1988 - 1993
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 1 / NS - 1 to 169
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 1 / NS - 1 to 169
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1983 -1986
- 1988 - 1993
- Physical Description
- 169 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep in Banff National park and Jasper. Other content includes the bison paddock and park wardens doing controlled burns in Banff National Park and biologists putting radio collars on elk.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- White, Cliff
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Elk
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Golf
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
- Research
- Bighorn Sheep
- Parks Canada Warden
- Bison
- Coyote
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elk and Caribou in Banff and Jasper National Park
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep and Caribou in Banff National park or Jasper. Other content includes Parks Canada Biologist working with Elk
- Date Range
- 1984
- 1987 - 1989
- 1983 -1986
- 1995 - 1997
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 2 / NS - 1 to 169
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 2 / NS - 1 to 169
- Date Range
- 1984
- 1987 - 1989
- 1983 -1986
- 1995 - 1997
- Physical Description
- 169 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep and Caribou in Banff National park or Jasper. Other content includes Parks Canada Biologist working with Elk
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Elk
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
- Research
- Bighorn Sheep
- Parks Canada Warden
- Caribou
- Mule Deer
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elk, Caribou, Moose and Mountain Goats
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of wood bison, mountain goats, caribou, and moose in National and provincial parks
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981
- 1983 - 1986
- 1988
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 3 / NS - 1 to 140
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 3 / NS - 1 to 140
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981
- 1983 - 1986
- 1988
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of wood bison, mountain goats, caribou, and moose in National and provincial parks
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Wood Bison
- Mountain Goat
- Bighorn Sheep
- Caribou
- Elk
- Moose
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Elk Island National Park
- Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park
- Waterton National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wild Horses, Deer, Pronghorn and Caribou
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of caribou, mule deer, blacktail deer, whitetail deer, pronghorm and wild horses.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1980 -1985
- 1989
- 1992
- 1996
- 1998
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 4 / NS - 1 to 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
39 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 4 / NS - 1 to 156
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1980 -1985
- 1989
- 1992
- 1996
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of caribou, mule deer, blacktail deer, whitetail deer, pronghorm and wild horses.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Caribou
- Pronghorn
- Mule Deer
- Blacktail Deer
- Whitetail Deer
- Wild Horses
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Writing on Stone Provincial Park
- Suffield, Alberta
- Waterton National Park
- Grande Cache, Alberta
- Nelson, British Columbia
- Hinton, Alberta
- Ralston, Alberta
- Brooks, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Moose, Pronghorn, Mountain Goats and Deer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56116
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Deer, Moose, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep and Pronghorn.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1984
- 1987 - 1992
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 5 / NS - 1 to 85
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 5 / NS - 1 to 85
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1984
- 1987 - 1992
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Deer, Moose, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep and Pronghorn.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Mule Deer
- Whitetail Deer
- Mountain Goats
- Moose
- Pronghorn
- Bighorn Sheep
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Golden, British Columbia
- Cranbrook, British Columbia
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Nelson, British Columbia
- Chase, British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elk, Pronghorn, Deer, Bison and Horses
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56129
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Elk, Pronghorn, Deer, Bison and Horses
- Date Range
- 1984 - 1985
- 1987 - 1990
- 1992 - 1993
- 1995
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 6 / NS - 1 to 131
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / II : Animals
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / II / A : Ungulates
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / II / A / 6 / NS - 1 to 131
- Date Range
- 1984 - 1985
- 1987 - 1990
- 1992 - 1993
- 1995
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 131 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Elk, Pronghorn, Deer, Bison and Horses
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Mule Deer
- Whitetail Deer
- Mountain Goat
- Moose
- Pronghorn
- Elk
- Woodland Caribou
- Bighorn Sheep
- Wild Horses
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Suffield National Wildlife Area
- Suffield, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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