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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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Portraits of Oldtimers
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to the Jenkins famliy camping and fishing, p…
- Date Range
- 1913 to 1940
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 105 to 126
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 105 to 126
- Date Range
- 1913 to 1940
- Physical Description
- Photographs: prints, 22 b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to the Jenkins famliy camping and fishing, portraits of Mrs. Hess Jenkins, a branding, Alice Jenkins posing beside a burst water pipe, and Riggall and Harry Jenkins on horseback.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23596
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to the Ecklund family. The photographs docum…
- Date Range
- 1906 to 1956
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 127 to 153
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 127 to 153
- Date Range
- 1906 to 1956
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to the Ecklund family. The photographs document hunting sheep and bears, family members riding in wagons and on horseback, children playing and bathing in the yard, and Miss Allison (Parkview school teacher that later married Aron Ecklund) fishing with the Riggall children.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23597
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to George Gladstone (a Riggall packer) break…
- Date Range
- 1912 to 1944
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 154 to 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 154 to 181
- Date Range
- 1912 to 1944
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 28 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to George Gladstone (a Riggall packer) breaking horses, portraits of the Shrimp family, portraits of the Beckel family, and portraits of the Cox family.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell has captioned an image as follows:
- PA - 154 George Gladstone the best and funniest story teller (packer) F.H.R ever had.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23598
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Harwood, Allred, Terril,…
- Date Range
- 1912, 1932, 1920
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 182 to 208
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 182 to 208
- Date Range
- 1912, 1932, 1920
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Harwood, Allred, Terril, and Huddleston families.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23599
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Riviere family, Scottie …
- Date Range
- 1914 to 1937
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 209 to 231
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 209 to 231
- Date Range
- 1914 to 1937
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 22 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Riviere family, Scottie Johnson (an F.H.R packer), the Gregory Family, Frank Marr, Hughie Roberts with a timber wolf trophy, and Vermont Nixon with bear, dear, and coyote trophies.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23601
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Anderson family, Halvers…
- Date Range
- 1912, 1919, 1924
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 232 to 255
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 232 to 255
- Date Range
- 1912, 1919, 1924
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 26 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the Anderson family, Halverson family, Fred Dupuy and J. C. Watmough playing chess, Mrs. Ray Marr and baby, Henry Emery, Charlie Nixon wedding, Major J.H. School, Frank Vaile, Mr. Edward Anderson family, Ned Ambrose, Pat Carnell, and the Carnal family.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell has captioned an image as follows: PA - 245 Doris means this is the first hired hand she and Ed hired.
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23592
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to J.C Watmough (friend and second business…
- Date Range
- 1907 to 1945
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 25 to 52
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 25 to 52
- Date Range
- 1907 to 1945
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 28 prints, b&w.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to J.C Watmough (friend and second business partner of Riggall's from 1910 to 1920) on ranch and in uniform, Tommy and George Anderson, Chris Williams (brother of Dora Riggall), and the office of Captain Ken Shaw.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 47 to 52 Pertain to a collection of Captain Ken Shaw (RCMP).
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23602
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the following persons, J.C. …
- Date Range
- 1909 to 1938
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 256 to 277
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 256 to 277
- Date Range
- 1909 to 1938
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 22 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 22 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the following persons, J.C. Watmough, Billy Chisholm, Gus West, Reverand James, Mr. and Mrs. Faithorn, Clare Bundy, Mrs. J. C. Bundy, Mr. and Mrs. Marius Anderson, Howard Peterson, Barbara Bundy and Husband, Roland Hole, Louie Laucelette, Hughie Robertson, Ed Mitchell, J.T. Stafford-Taylor, Jack McFarland, Pop Harwood, John Anderson, and Jimmy Miller.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 257 to 258 Pertain to the first bears killed at Waterton by Billy Chisholm and Guy West
- PA - 259 to 260 Pertain to Riggall's first tourists (Reverand James, Mr. and Mrs. Faithorn)
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Portraits of Oldtimers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23603
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the following persons, Bert …
- Date Range
- 1906 to 1910
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 278 to 292
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B19 / PA - 278 to 292
- Date Range
- 1906 to 1910
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 15 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 b&w, some captioned. The prints in this subseries pertain to portraits and photographs oldtimers, friends of Riggall, and community members from the Waterton, Twin Butte, Cowley, and Pincher Creek area. The prints in this file pertain to portraits of the following persons, Bert Chichester, Harry West, Buddy Jaimerson, Vin Rollins, Bert Webster, Gus West, Geodie Bevans, V. Caldwell, Sadie Bevans, Joe Bevans, George Thorton, Zeke Jones, and "Slim" Lynch.
- Subject Access
- Oldtimers, Portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell has captioned an image as follows:
- PA - 291 Dad (AR) thinks he probably got shot by his own grizzly set gun and crawled back to his cabin and died and then eaten
- Reference photocopies commented on by Doris "Babe" Burton also present in this file. Her comments pertain to the Furman family and a school picture.
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