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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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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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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise
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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 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- 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.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 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
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 504
- 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
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 504
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
- Subject Access
- Yoho National Park
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- N/A
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Airlines, trees, world at feet
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Flower and plant life views for slide show, The World at your Feet. Includes passenger airline interiors
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1959-1961
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Photography : transparencies : 2. General files
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 33
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1959-1961
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm
- Scope & Content
- Flower and plant life views for slide show, The World at your Feet. Includes passenger airline interiors
- Geographic Access
- Canada
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World at feet, Assiniboine in fall
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Flower and plant life views for slide show, The World at your Feet, 30 items. Mount Assiniboine area in autumn, 59 items; include riders, Willie Morant and Erling Strom. Garden gnome with flower, 10 items
- Date Range
- 1960-1962
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 46
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Photography : transparencies : 2. General files
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 46
- Date Range
- 1960-1962
- Physical Description
- 99 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm
- Scope & Content
- Flower and plant life views for slide show, The World at your Feet, 30 items. Mount Assiniboine area in autumn, 59 items; include riders, Willie Morant and Erling Strom. Garden gnome with flower, 10 items
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
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Personal stuff, South America, others
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Nick and Willie Morant candid portraits; photography shoots and travels; Mollie Morant and relatives?; Morant home, Banff AB
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.B. Photography : transparencies : 2. General files
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / B3 / 3
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 78 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm
- Scope & Content
- Nick and Willie Morant candid portraits; photography shoots and travels; Mollie Morant and relatives?; Morant home, Banff AB
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- South America
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photographs used by John Garden
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, vari…
- Date Range
- [ca.1940 - ca.1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 & V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / D : Photography : other photographs
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca.1940 - ca.1980]
- Physical Description
- ca. 405 Photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, various hotel interior and exterior views, scenes from Peru, and other miscellaneous content relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Textual materials include personal correspondence collected by Willie Morant, handwritten notes by Nicholas Morant, and one newspaper clipping (annotated).
- Notes
- Contains some duplicates. Negative photos to be re-housed in negative envelopes before moving to downstairs vault
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Hotels
- Rocky Mountains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Peru
- 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
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Broad range of views used in Morant slide shows. Includes advertising photographs, photographs of Nick Morant at work and of the Canadian Pacific Railway. File consists of eleven titled sections: * Advertising: advertising photographs and items and copies of published items. Includes view of Emera…
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / B2 / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.B. Photography : transparencies : 1.b. Presentations, thematic files
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / B2 / 3
- Date Range
- [between 1940 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 79 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm
- Scope & Content
- Broad range of views used in Morant slide shows. Includes advertising photographs, photographs of Nick Morant at work and of the Canadian Pacific Railway. File consists of eleven titled sections:
- * Advertising: advertising photographs and items and copies of published items. Includes view of Emerald Lake used on $10 bill; military manufacturing view used on 50 cent stamp; 20 cent stamp featuring harvesting view; view of lobby of Banff Springs Hotel; view of Canadian Pacific Railway train passing Three Sisters mountain. 18 items
- * Back-stage: images of Nick Morant at work; also Moraine Lake and Empress Hotel gardens. 5 items
- * Scaffolds: Nick Morant photographing at the Banff Springs Hotel golf course and along the Canadian Pacific Railway using scaffolds. 6 items
- * Special train: passenger train (locomotive 2856). Also includes one view of a freight train at the Spiral Tunnels. 3 items
- * Canadian: passenger train "The Canadian" at locations in near Ottertail and Beaver Canyon, BC, and near the Bow River, Alberta. 5 items
- * Cuisine: mainly displays of food. Also includes view of deer. 10 items
- * Signs: Ray Bagley gate sign, theatre announcement signs, focus sign, unusual telephone pool, wax museum figure. 6 items
- * [Wildlife]: includes bear, deer and moose. Most images were made in the Morant yard in Banff. 6 items
- * Peruvian railroad: train, ship and courtyard scene. 5 items
- * Livestock: Willie Morant with Peruvian and llama in mountain setting, 1 item
- * Steam: steam and diesel locomotives, trains and budd car along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Locations include the Selkirk Mountains, Spiral Tunnels, Castle and Grotto Mountain areas, and at Lethbridge. Also includes mountain-moon view and Morant outdoor Christmas tree. 14 items
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous children
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Location unknown
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / A1 / 39
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.a. Darkroom files, negative albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A1 / 39
- Parallel Title
- 39. Indian children
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [between 1930 and 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Location unknown
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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