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Bert Riggall fonds
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 376
- V 26
- Sous-Fonds
- M 376
- V 26
- Accession Number
- 5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.
- Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.
- Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.
- Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.
- Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.
- Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.
- Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records
- Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor
- Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers
- Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material
- Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.
- Notes
- Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)
- Name Access
- Riggall, Bert
- 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
- basic description for processed material
- Related Material
- Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)
- Creator
- Riggall, Bert
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Crosby dates, with trip index detailing...
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PD-1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. Business and Financial Series: Guiding and Ranching: Client Papers and Phototgraphs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PD-1
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: b&w
- History / Biographical
- For biographical information, please see fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Crosby dates, with trip index detailing...
- Related Material
- Andy Russell fonds
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Bennett and Snyder Trip 1913 and 1915
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w and tinted photographs, some mounted, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett and Snyder trips of 1913 and 1915 guided and outfitted by Riggall. The photographs document hiking and climbing, camp life and activities including picnikcing, tents set up in camp, pack…
- Date Range
- 1913,1915
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 1 to 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 1 to 21
- Date Range
- 1913,1915
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 21 prints, b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w and tinted photographs, some mounted, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett and Snyder trips of 1913 and 1915 guided and outfitted by Riggall. The photographs document hiking and climbing, camp life and activities including picnikcing, tents set up in camp, packing a horse, and fishing. Locations photographed include Cameron Falls, Waterton Lakes, Castle River, Last Creek, Wall Lake, Hell Roaring Creek Falls, West Fork of Kishinena Creek, Yarrow Creek, and Pass Creek.
- Subject Access
- Hiking , Climbing, Fishing, Picnicking, Waterton Lakes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell provided idendifications on some photographs they are as follows:
- PA - 2 This camp is on lower Sofa Creek in Waterton Park. Mt Crandell in background.
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Bennett and Crosby Trip 1917
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs document the activities of the Bennett and Crosby trip guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1917. Activities include sheep and mule deer hunting, game scouting, packing big horn sheep trophies, and camp life. Locations of photographs in…
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 22 to 39
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 22 to 39
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 19 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs document the activities of the Bennett and Crosby trip guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1917. Activities include sheep and mule deer hunting, game scouting, packing big horn sheep trophies, and camp life. Locations of photographs include Cameron Falls, Head of Dutch Creek in the Gap District, Strawberry Lake, Cochrane Ranch, and Happy Valley.
- Subject Access
- Hunting, Mule Deer, Sheep, Scouting, Pack horses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell has captioned an image as follows:
- PA - 39 Broken Castle West of Sage Pass between Sage Creek and Kishinena B.C.
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Bennett Trips 1920, 1921, 1922
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some mounted, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1920, 1921 and 1922. The photographs document Russell and Meridian Bennett with Rams they hunted, Jim Bennett photographing a mountain goat, a ram trophy ti…
- Date Range
- 1920, 1921, 1922
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 40 to 63
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 40 to 63
- Date Range
- 1920, 1921, 1922
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 24 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some mounted, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1920, 1921 and 1922. The photographs document Russell and Meridian Bennett with Rams they hunted, Jim Bennett photographing a mountain goat, a ram trophy tied to a tree, and a tee pee Riggall made in camp. Locations of photographs include Cataract Creek, Oyster creek and the head of Commerce Creek.
- Subject Access
- Hunting, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goat, Guiding
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell provided idendifications on some photographs they are as follows:
- PA - 54 to 59 All the same sheep and location.
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Bennett Trips 1920, 1921, 1922
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 29 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1920, 1921 and 1922. The photographs document Russell and Meridian Bennett posing with mule deer, goat, and grizzly bear they hunted, Jim Bennett photographing a mountain…
- Date Range
- 1920, 1921, 1922
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 64 to 92
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 64 to 92
- Date Range
- 1920, 1921, 1922
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 29 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 29 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1920, 1921 and 1922. The photographs document Russell and Meridian Bennett posing with mule deer, goat, and grizzly bear they hunted, Jim Bennett photographing a mountain goat, mountain goat trophy tied to tree, and tents in camp. Locations of photographs include Sunkist Ridge.
- Subject Access
- Hunting, Guiding, Grizzly Bear
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Bennett Trips 1924 and 1926
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 b&w photographs, some captioned, some mounted. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1924 and 1926. The photographs document the honeymoon trip of Russell and Meriam Bennett of 1924 at Wall Lake, the 1926 Bennett hunting trip, pack horses, u…
- Date Range
- 1924 and 1926
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 93 to 111
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 93 to 111
- Date Range
- 1924 and 1926
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 19 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 b&w photographs, some captioned, some mounted. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1924 and 1926. The photographs document the honeymoon trip of Russell and Meriam Bennett of 1924 at Wall Lake, the 1926 Bennett hunting trip, pack horses, upper waterton lake, Oyster creek, snow in Pass creek camp, and Russell M. Bennett Sr. with ram trophy.
- Subject Access
- Guiding, Hunting, Pack train
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 93 - 106 Pertain to the 1924 honeymoon trip
- PA - 107 - 111 Pertain to the 1926 Bennett trip
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Bennett Trips 1931 to 1936
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include Sheep mountian, Be…
- Date Range
- 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 112 to 129
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 112 to 129
- Date Range
- 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 18 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include Sheep mountian, Belly River, Horseshoe Baisin, Upper Twin Lake, and Carthew Pass.
- Subject Access
- Guiding, Camping, Packtrains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Bennett Trips 1931 to 1936
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include: Wall Lake, Mount …
- Date Range
- 1931
- 1933-1936
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 130 to 152
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 130 to 152
- Date Range
- 1931
- 1933-1936
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 22 b&w prints
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include: Wall Lake, Mount Festubert, Great Divide at South Kootenay Pass.
- Subject Access
- Guiding, Camping, Packtrains
- Hiking
- Camping
- Recreation
- Sports
- Fishing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- British Columbia
- Kootenay National Park
- Great Divide
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Bennett Trips 1940, 1950, and undated trip photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1940, 1950, and undated prints from Bennett trips. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, climbing, fishing, hunting, and the Bennetts with Dora Riggall…
- Date Range
- 1940, 1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 153 to 187
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
- Reference Code
- V26 / II / A4 / PA - 153 to 187
- Date Range
- 1940, 1950
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 35 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1940, 1950, and undated prints from Bennett trips. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, climbing, fishing, hunting, and the Bennetts with Dora Riggall at Ed Burton's ranch. Locations of photographs include head of Trail Creek, Porcupine Hills, Mount King Edward, Nunatuck, Vimy Peak or Sofa Mountain, and Wall Lake.
- Subject Access
- Guiding, Hiking, Packtrains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 153 to 154 Pertain to the 1940 trip
- PA - 155 to 159 Pertain to the 1950 trip
- PA - 160 to 187 Are undated Riggall's Grandson John Russell provided idendifications on some photographs they are as follows:
- PA - 165 Not on Shadorse. It is near Yarrow or Drywood Creek, North of Twin Butte somewhere
- PA - 179 Fly fishing in the gap section of the Oldman River
- PA - 187 They leaning against a cement sofo on Vimy Peak, which was called Sofa Mtn originally.
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