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Nicholas Morant fonds

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300 / S20 / V500
Accession Number
122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Physical Description
ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
History / Biographical
Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
Notes
Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Peru
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canada
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic and online finding aids
Creator
Morant, Nicholas
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Z-47. Hector Lake & Balfour Glacier (P)

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Includes Willie Morant and Jimmy Simpson Jr.
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-47
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-47
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
Includes Willie Morant and Jimmy Simpson Jr.
Notes
NM note: out for Lance Camp
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-57
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-57
Parallel Title
Z-57. Fraser Canyon, Indian farmland
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
2 photographs (1 negative, 1 transparency) : col
Notes
NM note: old homestead BC
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Beadwork artist, Ktunaxa First Nation
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-67
Description Level
5 / File
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-67
Parallel Title
Z-67. Kootenay Indian woman on beads, Margaret Teneese
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
Beadwork artist, Ktunaxa First Nation
Notes
Kootenay changed to Ktunaxa
Subject Access
Ktunaxa
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Z-157. Emerald Lake, includes 10 dollar bill shot

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park BC. Includes view with canoeists
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-157
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-157
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
3 photographs : transparencies, col
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park BC. Includes view with canoeists
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
NA
Title Source
original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Z-330. Banff Indian grounds, Mt Rundle

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days grounds, Banff AB
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-330
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-330
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days grounds, Banff AB
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Z-344. Canadian, Lake Louise S curve

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
"The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Date Range
[c. 1930 - 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
GMD
Film
Transparency
Date Range
[c. 1930 - 1980]
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. slides ; large format 17.5 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
"The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Canadian Pacific Railway
Train
Trains
Photography
Scenery
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Morant's Curve
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Finding Aid
yes
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
The A5 denotes part II (two) of the colour series
Processing Status
Processed
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Z-411. Mexico, ruins of Tula, Otomi Indigenous regalia

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-411
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-411
Parallel Title
Z-411. Mexico, ruins of Tula, Otomi Indian costume
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
6 photographs : transparencies, col
Geographic Access
Mexico
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
At Banff AB
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-444
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-444
Parallel Title
Z-444. Indians, Banff Indian Days
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
At Banff AB
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Z-490. Mounties, Banff Indian Days

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-490
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-490
Parallel Title
Z-490. Mounties, Banff Indian Days
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
4 photographs (3 negatives, 1 transparency) : col
Scope & Content
Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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