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Bert Riggall fonds

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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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[A canvas pyramid tent]

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts a canvas pyramid tent in camp.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Reference Code
V26 / IX / D / NA - D1 - 14
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described
Sub-Series
Negatives
Reference Code
V26 / IX / D / NA - D1 - 14
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts a canvas pyramid tent in camp.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Images
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Allan Riggall papers and photographs

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
Date Range
1900-1940
Reference Code
M376 / 179
V26 / VII / D
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 179
V26 / VII / D
Date Range
1900-1940
Physical Description
.5 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs : prints, transparencies
Scope & Content
File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts an oil derrick on Frank Allred's ranch next to Dungarvin Creek.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Reference Code
V26 / IX / A / NA - A36
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described
Sub-Series
Negatives
Reference Code
V26 / IX / A / NA - A36
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts an oil derrick on Frank Allred's ranch next to Dungarvin Creek.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Images
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[Andy Russell guiding guests]

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts Andy Russell guiding guests.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1925
Reference Code
V26 / IX / H / NA - H5 - 10
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described
Sub-Series
Negatives
Reference Code
V26 / IX / H / NA - H5 - 10
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1925
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts Andy Russell guiding guests.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
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[Andy Russell posed with beaver pelts]

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts Andy Russell posed next to beaver pelts.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1925
Reference Code
V26 / IX / G / NA - G3 - 16
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described
Sub-Series
Negatives
Reference Code
V26 / IX / G / NA - G3 - 16
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1925
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts Andy Russell posed next to beaver pelts.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Images
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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
VI. Other interests series
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records (4 v.)
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
Title Source
Title based on contents of subseries
Content Details
ITEM LIST :
* Boone and Crockett Club / North American big game competitions, 1939; note on Riggall's chapter "Hunting the Black Bear" in North American big game, 1939
* Gray, Prentiss N. / North American big game : official measurement records, 1934; additions of McKnight and Riggall records for bighorn sheep and black bear
* Hornaday, William T. / Campfires in the Canadian Rockies, 1907; extensive margin notes on people, places, flora and fauna
* White, Stewart Edward / The Mountains, 1904; some notes on trail life
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Scope & Content
F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose an…
Date Range
1903-[ca.1930]
Reference Code
M376 / 58, 59
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 58, 59
Date Range
1903-[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 v. of textual records (1 cm). -- 10 graphic records
Scope & Content
F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose and a grizzly bear, 1909
Silhouettes, [ca.1930?], 10 items, include "Frenchy's horse silhouette and cutout" (perhaps referring to H. "Frenchy" Riviere), bighorn sheep profiles, bear profile. Game silhouettes were enlarged to produce target templates for shooting practice. Bear profile based on Goodwin sketch
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts the Balcony Camp looking over to King Edward mountain.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Reference Code
V26 / III / C / PA - LPP43 - 6
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Panorama Photographs
Sub-Series
Large Panorama Prints
Reference Code
V26 / III / C / PA - LPP43 - 6
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts the Balcony Camp looking over to King Edward mountain.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
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Bear Hunting Camp in Kintla Valley, B.C.

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts a bear hunting camp in the Kintla Valley in British Columbia.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Reference Code
V26 / III / C / PA - LPP43 - 5a
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Panorama Photographs
Sub-Series
Large Panorama Prints
Reference Code
V26 / III / C / PA - LPP43 - 5a
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts a bear hunting camp in the Kintla Valley in British Columbia.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
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