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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
- 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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57-134. Assiniboine series, 1961
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mount Assiniboine BC and area. Views include riders, fishing, lodge, Erling Strom and Willie Morant 57-134-A. Assiniboine 1960 - CP dupes Assiniboine Lodge neg L.S. horizontals. 57-134-B. Erling Strom with saw 57-134-C. Assiniboine CP neg horiz, L.S. larches with-without rider (Erling Strom) 57-13…
- Date Range
- 1960-1962
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-134
- 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.b. Darkroom files : black/white II
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-134
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1960-1962
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs (23 negatives, 1 transparency)
- Scope & Content
- Mount Assiniboine BC and area. Views include riders, fishing, lodge, Erling Strom and Willie Morant
- 57-134-A. Assiniboine 1960 - CP dupes Assiniboine Lodge neg L.S. horizontals.
- 57-134-B. Erling Strom with saw
- 57-134-C. Assiniboine CP neg horiz, L.S. larches with-without rider (Erling Strom)
- 57-134-D. Mount Assiniboine from pass with larches - some with rider
- 57-134-E. Mt. Assiniboine with Willie Morant, Imperial Oil Co. calendar 1963
- 57-134-F. Fishing, Mt. Assiniboine, with rider 1962
- 57-134-G. Assiniboine from distance, no riders
- 57-134-H. L.S. Assiniboine panoramics, with rider
- 57-134-K. Mt. Assiniboine, larches and rider 1962, Erling Strom V-H
- Notes
- NM notes: This series in color - see Z-563
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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57-339. The Royal Train at Field, 1939 (George VI & Eliz), engine 2850
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Royal tour on Canadian Pacific Railway, Yoho National Park BC
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-339
- 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.b. Darkroom files : black/white II
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A3 / 57-339
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (1 negative, 1 print) : b/w
- Scope & Content
- Royal tour on Canadian Pacific Railway, Yoho National Park BC
- Notes
- NM note: original print 57-339 Ross collection
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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P-38. Athabasca Falls, Jasper Park
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Jasper National Park AB. Includes Willie Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-38
- 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.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-38
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Jasper National Park AB. Includes Willie Morant
- Notes
- NM note: private
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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P-103. Metchosin farm, before and after our possession
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-103
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-103
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : negatives, film, b/w, 6x6 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).
- Notes
- NM note: Metchosin farm original state
- Subject Access
- Farmland
- Metchosin Farm
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Q-17. French countryside, farms etc, bridge to Isle of Orleans
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs, various sizes. Content pertains to views of countryside/rural areas of Quebec and bridge to Isle of Orleans across St. Lawrence River (outside Quebec City, QC).
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / Q-17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / Q-17
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs, various sizes. Content pertains to views of countryside/rural areas of Quebec and bridge to Isle of Orleans across St. Lawrence River (outside Quebec City, QC).
- Subject Access
- Farmland
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Quebec
- Language
- N/A
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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R-102. Bulk grain train, M-113, Lake Louise '77
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- 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.b.A2 Darkroom files : black/white I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway 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
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A2 denotes part I (one) of the b&w series ; A3 denotes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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S-5. Guns, 25 pounder at Sorel, includes 50 cent postage stamp design original
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / S-5
- 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.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / S-5
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
- Notes
- NM note: electric furnace
- Geographic Access
- Quebec
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original order kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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W-6. Skiing, Little Yoho Valley, 1932
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Yoho National Park BC
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / W-6
- 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.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / W-6
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, glass, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Yoho National Park BC
- Notes
- NM note: A. A. McCoubrey in foreground
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
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