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Bert and Dora Riggall family correspondence
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Reference Code
- M376 / 166 to 176
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 166 to 176
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Physical Description
- 11.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
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- * Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family, especially overseas Riggall and Williams family members, 1906-1955, 2 cm.
- * Correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall, 1945, 1951 (.5.cm)
- * Correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters Doris "Babe" Burton and Kay Russell, 1935-1954, 2 cm. Letters pertain to family matters, illness and death of Dora Riggall and care and illness of Bert Riggall. Includes letter of instruction from Bert Riggall on disposition of his papers.
- * Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris "Babe" Burton from Bert's mother Fanny Riggall, including letters from other Riggall and Williams family members to Fanny Riggall, subsequently sent by her to her son and daughter-in-law, 1926-1955, 7 cm.
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Bert and Dora Riggall family photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains mainly to Bert and Dora and their children, Kay, Doris "Babe", and Richard Herbert (b.1907-d.1911). Includes group and individual portraits and candid photographs on the ranch and in the backcountry
- Date Range
- 1907-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3
- Date Range
- 1907-1950
- Physical Description
- ca.180 photographs (ca.90 prints, ca.90 negatives).
- Scope & Content
- File pertains mainly to Bert and Dora and their children, Kay, Doris "Babe", and Richard Herbert (b.1907-d.1911). Includes group and individual portraits and candid photographs on the ranch and in the backcountry
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- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Bert and Dora Riggall personal papers
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cookbook; writings arising from Dora's death, 1951, including obituaries and articles, notes by Bert for same; extended "letter" (diary) written by Bert to Dora following her death; death, funeral and gravestone records, memorial notices
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1952
- Reference Code
- M376 / 164, 165
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 164, 165
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1952
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cookbook; writings arising from Dora's death, 1951, including obituaries and articles, notes by Bert for same; extended "letter" (diary) written by Bert to Dora following her death; death, funeral and gravestone records, memorial notices
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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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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Bert Riggall photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Bert Riggall's birth, childhood and education in England; travels and emigration to Canada; personal hunting; portraits. Album pertains to Riggall's activities and also includes photographs by his parents on their voyage to Canada and visit to the Riggall ranch in 1907, 1902-[ca.1…
- Date Range
- 1885-1959
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A1
- Date Range
- 1885-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.225 photographs (ca.150 prints, ca.75 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (ca.160 prints)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Bert Riggall's birth, childhood and education in England; travels and emigration to Canada; personal hunting; portraits. Album pertains to Riggall's activities and also includes photographs by his parents on their voyage to Canada and visit to the Riggall ranch in 1907, 1902-[ca.1909]
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- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Bird and plant records
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
- Date Range
- 1904-1954
- Reference Code
- M376 / 136 to 142
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- V. Natural history series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 136 to 142
- Date Range
- 1904-1954
- Physical Description
- 8 v. of textual records (15 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST :
- * Budd, A. C. / A key to plants of the farming and ranching areas of the Canadian Prairies, 1952; annotations record occurrences at Waterton Lakes, F.H.R.'s [Riggall's] ranch, Twin Butte and Porcupine Hills and are found throughout the volume, 1953 photocopy
- * Coulter, John M. / New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular plants), 1909; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1911-1953
- * Hales, B. J. / Selected Western Flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, 1915; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1905-1952
- * Rand, A. L. / Birds of Southern Alberta, 1948; annotations (throughout volume) record occurrences at Waterton Lake, [National] Park, [Riggall] Ranch and elsewhere
- * Reed, Chester A. / Bird Guide, Part 2, Land Birds East of the Rockies . . . 1912; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1904-1953 and also annual lists, 1914-1917
- * Saunders, Charles Francis / Western Flower Guide; annotations are mainly "nature notes" (plant and animal sightings) 1949-1952, list of species in rock gardens, 1915, and some plant sightings throughout volume
- * Taverner, P. A. / Birds of Canada, 1949; annotations, 1951-1954; record sightings, (throughout volume) bird notes, 1951, loose clippings
- * Vareschi, Volkmar and Ernest Krause / Mountains in Flower, 1940; annotations indicate flowers found or not found in the Canadian Rockies and closely related species
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Birds and Nests
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 19 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
- Subject Access
- Birds, Nests
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 233 to 251 Pertain to Dippers.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Birds and Nests
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 324
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
4 images
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 324
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
- Subject Access
- Birds, Nests
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 297 to 309 Pertain to Townsend solitaires.
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 310 to 324 Pertain to Ptarmigans
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Birds and Nests
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 345
- Description Level
- 5 / File
3 images
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 345
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 21 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
- Subject Access
- Birds, Nests
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 325 to 336 Pertain to Ptarmigans
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 337 to 345 Pertain to Grouse
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Birds and Nests
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparr…
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378
- Description Level
- 5 / File
2 images
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378
- Date Range
- 1915-1950
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 21 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w, some captioned. The photographs document various birds in the wild, on the ranch, in town, and their nests and eggs. Bird species photographed are as follows: sandpiper, grouse, owl (long eared, pigmy, Richardson's), humming bird, finch, chicadee, geese, wood peckers, sparrows, sparrow hawks, flickers, dippers, killdeers, ptarmigan, king birds, stellar jays, nutcrackers, waxwings, partridge, osprey, and golden eagle.
- Subject Access
- Birds, Nests
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V26 / III / B8 / PA - 346 to 378 Pertain to Grouse
- Processing Status
- Processed
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