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- Nicholas Morant 37
- Garden, John F. 5
- Morant, Nicholas 4
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific 3
- Morant, Ivy 2
- Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom 1
- Armbrister, F.S. 1
- Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives 1
- Canadian Pacific Railway, various, unknown 1
- F.S. Armbrister 1
- Fernie, Vacy 1
- Nicholas Morant, unknown 1
Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54319
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
- Date Range
- 1895
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 182
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
- History / Biographical
- Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
- Notes
- Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Burton
- Subject Access
- Wheatley family
- Wheatley, Burton
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific
- Engineer
- Death
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Must be stored flat in mylar sheets
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hand-Coloured Lake O'Hara Scenic
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54230
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- 1 hand-coloured print by F.S. Armbrister depicting Lake O'Hara, dated 1926 (according to attached label on back of frame).
- Date Range
- 1926
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 10 O.S.
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 10 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, F.S. Armbrister
- Date Range
- 1926
- Physical Description
- 1 Framed Photograph: print; b&w / hand-coloured
- Scope & Content
- 1 hand-coloured print by F.S. Armbrister depicting Lake O'Hara, dated 1926 (according to attached label on back of frame).
- Name Access
- Armbrister, F.S.
- Subject Access
- Lake
- Landscapes
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Access Restrictions
- This item is not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of its identified copyright owner(s).
- Reproduction Restrictions
- This item is not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of its identified copyright owner(s).
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item must be stored in appropriate conditions to prevent degradation of paint
- Creator
- F.S. Armbrister
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Empress Hotel (1957)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54285
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, f…
- Date Range
- 1957
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 20
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 20
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 68 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, fishing.
- Notes
- Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel posters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54200
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour promotional posters for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to identical views of the Banff Springs Hotel and the Bow Valley, two of which have explanatory text below. Text reads, "Banff in the Canadian Rockies Travel Canadian Pacific". Image used in posters was taken by Ni…
- Date Range
- 1958
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 52 to 54 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 52 to 54 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1958
- Physical Description
- Posters: prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour promotional posters for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to identical views of the Banff Springs Hotel and the Bow Valley, two of which have explanatory text below. Text reads, "Banff in the Canadian Rockies Travel Canadian Pacific". Image used in posters was taken by Nicholas Morant.
- Notes
- Originally stored together in cardboard poster tube, labelled as follows: "Banff Poster Sulfur View" "POSTER (1958) BOW VALLEY with B.S. HOTEL"
- Storage Range
- In V500 oversize storage
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored with protective mylar barriers in oversize storage to prevent further damage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Retirement Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54215
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- One photo album, blue, produced by Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives staff in honour of Nicholas Morant's retirement in 1981. Contains 63 photographs (9 colour, 56 b&w) pertaining to photography by and featuring Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant, with typed captions and notes to Nicholas Morant by…
- Date Range
- 1981
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / A / 3 / E / PD - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / A : Nick & Willie Morant
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / A / 3 / E / PD - 5
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 Photo Album: 63 prints, b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- One photo album, blue, produced by Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives staff in honour of Nicholas Morant's retirement in 1981. Contains 63 photographs (9 colour, 56 b&w) pertaining to photography by and featuring Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant, with typed captions and notes to Nicholas Morant by Canadian Pacific staff. Contains two pages of signatures by staff members, a hand-drawn illustration, and a birthday card to Nicholas signed by Willie (n.d.).
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific
- Photography
- Retirement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Quebec
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Pages which have been damaged by prolonged contact with the plastic pockets within the photo album have been re-housed in mylar to prevent further damage. If additional damage occurs to other pages/photos, they should be treated similarly.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Old time 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 5 x 7 transparencies #56
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Series
- I.C. Photography : prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : transparencies, col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Logging
- Farmland
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Related to sub-series IB2 Photography, transparencies: General files
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CPR, Wildlife and Vermillion Lakes
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of images pertaining to CPR trains, tradespeople working outdoors, manufacturers, and wildlife, as well as 4 colour copies of an image of Vermillion Lakes by Nicholas Morant and a colour photograph of an unnamed woman posing with Santa.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]
- 1954
- ca. 1972
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 200 to 235
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 200 to 235
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]
- 1954
- ca. 1972
- Physical Description
- 36 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of images pertaining to CPR trains, tradespeople working outdoors, manufacturers, and wildlife, as well as 4 colour copies of an image of Vermillion Lakes by Nicholas Morant and a colour photograph of an unnamed woman posing with Santa.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Lake
- Christmas
- Landscapes
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wapta Falls, Mountain Scenes and Canadian Pacific Railroad
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54101
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: transparencies; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar items, which are currently filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62 .
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Trains
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be covered with protective mylar on both sides to prevent surface damage. Items in this file must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J. F. Garden Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54103
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 291 colour transparencies (size 35mm) produced by Nicholas Morant and used by John F. Garden in the creation of his book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992, Footprint Publishing). Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway and trains, Canadian Pacific tourism imagery…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 94 to 384
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 94 to 384
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 291 Photographs: transparencies; colour
- History / Biographical
- J. F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Pacific Canada' (1992), uses images, mostly in colour, produced throughout Nicholas Morant's extensive career as a photographer for Canadian Pacific from 1929 - 1981.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 291 colour transparencies (size 35mm) produced by Nicholas Morant and used by John F. Garden in the creation of his book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992, Footprint Publishing). Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway and trains, Canadian Pacific tourism imagery (landscapes, staged photoshoots, etc.) and other images of landscapes and wildlife throughout Canada.
- Notes
- Formerly stored together in 2 red binders, with label 'J.F. Garden Transparencies'. Many transparency slides individually labelled prior to acquisition with information such as zoom percentage, page number (referencing where in J.F. Garden's book they were expected to appear), etc. Mostly kept in original 35mm slide pages, but some moved and kept in same order / positions on new slide sheets for labelling and conservation reasons.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
- Name Access
- Garden, John F.
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- tourism
- Publication
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Transparencies must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent damage from adjacent items, and must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://cs.trains.com/ctr/b/mileposts/archive/2017/02/28/cp-remembers-nicholas-morant.aspx
- Title Source
- Title provided by creator
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54106
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadia…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 126 Photographs: transparencies; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadian Rockies regions. Content also includes other assorted images pertaining to the Stoney Nakoda community, as well as Canadian Pacific tourism-related images.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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