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Andy Russell fonds
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- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and S…
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 153
- S 43
- V 555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153/S43/V555
- Accession Number
- 963, 5777, 5964, 6338, 6339, 6547, 6567
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Physical Description
- 6 m of textual records and printed material. -- ca.6100 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (49 prints). -- 29 motion pictures. -- 5 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Andy Russell, 1915-2005, was a trapper, guide and outfitter, writer, photographer, cinematographer, lecturer and environmental advocate in the Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.
- Russell was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent his childhood on a ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek. He became a skilled horseman, hunter, fisherman and trapper, and, in 1936, was employed by Bert Riggall, a pioneer guide and outfitter of wilderness pack trips in the southern Rockies since 1907. He became Riggall's partner in 1939 and took over the business when Riggall retired in 1946. Andy Russell and Kathleen (Kay) Riggall married in 1938 and raised five children at their ranch bordering Waterton Lakes National Park, where family businesses included guiding, saddlehorses and ranching. Children are: Richard "Dick" H. (b.1938); Andrew Charles "Charlie" (b.1941); Harold John "John" (b.1944); Hugh Gordon Riggall "Gordon" (b.1947); Lorenda Anne "Anne" (b.1952).
- Russell continued as a renowned guide and outfitter with a wealthy repeat clientele until he was forced out of guiding by 1960 with the advance of the oil industry concerns upon wilderness areas in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Russell began to write nature articles in 1945 and after 1960 concentrated upon writing, photography, film making, lecturing and ranching. He wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, produced radio broadcasts, and, using colour motion picture photography, developed programs on wildlife and wilderness habitat research for live public performances. Russell's films launched his career as an author of popular wildlife and mountain culture books, which included Grizzly Country. In later years, he was an active writer, consultant and advocate of wilderness and environmental management and received numerous awards and honours, including Member of the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983.
- Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
- Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia.
- Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copy for "Grizzly country"
- sound recording reference copy recordings
- Related Material
- Related to the Kay Russell family fonds (M36/V36) and the Bert Riggall fonds (M376/V26)
- Creator
- Russell, Andy
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Russell family
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering - visual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series is comprised of digital images (copies) and interviews used for research and final publication of book "Pushing the Limits". Includes 126 individual interviews recorded on Fuji Hi-8 tapes.
- Date Range
- 1996 - 1997
- Reference Code
- V40 / I
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Digital image
- Photograph
- Film
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / I : Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Sub-Series
- V40 / I / A / PA : Photographs
- V40 / I / B / NF : Films
- Accession Number
- 7330
- Reference Code
- V40 / I
- Date Range
- 1996 - 1997
- Physical Description
- 1694 digital images and 126 films
- History / Biographical
- This is the work of a lifetime. It tells the story of Canada’s 200 year mountaineering history from the early pioneers to modern day climbing athletes. Discover the story of Canadian climbing from the crags to the gyms, from Squamish to Val David and from the Yukon to the Rockies. Read about the Swiss guides hired by Canadian Pacific Hotels who ushered in the glory years of the first ascents. Discover the British and American men of leisure who struggled with the wilderness to reach the summits and unravel the complex geography. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls and the Americans who led the search for frightening new routes on the north faces. Join the British expatriates as they pioneer the exciting new sport of waterfall ice climbing. Then witness the popular growth in sport climbing both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally discover how home grown Canadian climbers, initially slow to take up the challenge of mountaineering, have become world leaders in the sport.
- Scope & Content
- Series is comprised of digital images (copies) and interviews used for research and final publication of book "Pushing the Limits". Includes 126 individual interviews recorded on Fuji Hi-8 tapes.
- Notes
- Interviews are arranged alphabetically in series by last name of interviewee [see "Content Details"].
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- History
- Environment
- Biography
- Climbing
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Personal and Professional Life
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright of all images remain with owner
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M57 / I
- S47 / I
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Digital images
- 981 images in JPG images are accessible for reference only
- 714 PCD images are inaccessible due to the format being obsolete. .pcd format is a proprietary format by Kodak. Interviews on films:
- V40 / I / NF - 1 Serge Angelucci 25-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 2 Peter Arbic 15-Aug-97
- V40 / I / NF - 3 Tim Auger 02-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 4 Tim Auger 02-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 5 Joe Bajan 21-Sep-97
- V40 / I / NF - 6 Neil Bennett 9-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 7 Claude Berube 06-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 8 Marc Blais 03-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 9 Barry Blanchand 06-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 10 Barry Blanchand 06-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 11 James Blench 12-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 12 James Blench 12-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 13 Leon Blumer 30-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 14 Rene Boisselle 23-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 15 Rene Boisselle 23-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 16 Glen Boles 29-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 17 Fips Broda 18-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 18 Fips Broda 18-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 19 Eric Brooks 14-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 20 Rob Chisnall 15-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 21 John Clarke 13-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 22 Dwayne Congdon 06-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 23 Dwayne Congdon 06-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 24 Geoff Creighton 17-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 25 Allan Derbyshire 28-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 26 Franz Dopf 26-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 27 Sean Dougherty 17-Sep-97
- V40 / I / NF - 28 Sean Dougherty 17-Sep-97
- V40 / I / NF - 29 Michael Down 21-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 30 Michael Down 21-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 31 Kevin Doyle 22-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 32 Kevin Doyle 22-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 33 Bruce Fairley 25-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 34 Jack Firth 03-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 35 Jack Firth 03-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 36 Scott Flavelle 15-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 37 Don Forest 19-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 38 Greg Foweraker 13-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 39 Peter Fuhrmann 07-Aug-97
- V40 / I / NF - 40 Peter Fuhrmann 07-Aug-97
- V40 / I / NF - 41 Lloyd Gallagher 10-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 42 Don Gardener 16-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 43 Francois Garneau 07-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 44 Andy Gewereux 17-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 45 Andy Gewereux 17-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 46 Hans Gmoser 09-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 47 Hans Gmoser 09-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 48 Brian Greenwood 01-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 49 Brian Greenwood 03-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 50 Leon Grillmair 25-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 51 Jim Haberl 23-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 52 Jim Haberl 23-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 53 Dean Hart 11-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 54 Bruce Hendricks 09-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 55 Bruce Hendricks 09-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 56 Bob Hind 23-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 57 Bob Hind 23-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 58 Ralph Hutchinson 03-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 59 Ralph Hutchinson 03-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 60 Trevor Jones 01-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 61 Trevor Jones 01-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 62 Jon Jones 23-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 63 Jon Jones 23-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 64 Ken Jones 25-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 65 Dave Jones 15-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 66 Joe Josephson 06-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 67 Joe Josephson 06-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 68 Martin & Esther Kafer 08-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 69 Martin & Esther Kafer 08-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 70 Martin & Esther Kafer 08-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 71 Urs Kallen 15-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 72 Urs Kallen 15-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 73 Bruce Kay 20-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 74 Bruce Keller 24-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 75 Tami Knight 16-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 76 Tami Knight 16-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 77 Guy Lacelle 05-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 78 Paul Laperriere 26-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 79 Claude Lavallee 04-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 80 Claude Lavallee 04-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 81 Charlie Locke 17-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 82 Charlie Locke 17-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 83 Dick Lofthouse 26-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 84 Don Lyon 10-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 85 Don Lyon 10-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 86 Bernard Mailhot 30-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 87 Bernard Mailhot 30-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 88 Jeff Marshall 08-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 89 Jeff Marshall 08-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 90 John Martin 29-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 91 John Martin 29-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 92 Pat Morrow 05-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 93 Pat Morrow 05-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 94 Chris Oates & Judy Barnes 15-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 95 Chris Perry 26-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 96 Chris Perry 26-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 97 Bernard Poisson 02-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 98 Bernard Poisson 02-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 99 Choc Quinn 27-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 100 Regis Richard 08-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 101 Karl Ricker 16-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 102 John Ricker 05-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 103 John Ricker 05-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 104 Ward Robinson 03-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 105 Rob Rohn 10-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 106 Jim & Jola Sandford 22-Jan-97
- V40 / I / NF - 107 Don Searl 06-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 108 Don Searl 06-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 109 Paddy Sherman 13-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 110 Laurie Skreslet 20-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 111 Laurie Skreslet 20-Sep-96
- V40 / I / NF - 112 Gordie Smaill 20-Sep-97
- V40 / I / NF - 113 Dave & Reg Smart 14-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 114 Dave & Reg Smart 14-May-97
- V40 / I / NF - 115 Albi Sole 28-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 116 Albi Sole 28-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 117 Francois Thivieroe 24-Apr-97
- V40 / I / NF - 118 Murray Toft 24-Oct-96
- V40 / I / NF - 119 Don Vockeroth 28-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 120 Don Vockeroth 28-Dec-96
- V40 / I / NF - 121 Mills Winram 17-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 122 Rob Wood 02-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 123 Sharon Wood 12-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 124 Sharon Wood 12-Nov-96
- V40 / I / NF - 125 Glenn Woodsworth 15-Aug-96
- V40 / I / NF - 126 Glenn Woodsworth 15-Aug-96
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- Processed
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