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- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 cm of textual records, 43 x 28 cm, or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's work on various projects in Alaska, USA, specifically the Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau and Anchorage's Olympic Bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics. File includes a map and/or illustration of the Mount Ro…
- Date Range
- ca.1980-1997
- 1996
- 1997
- Reference Code
- M570 / IV / A / 2-3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Map
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- M570 / IV : Murray Hay Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M570
- Sub-Series
- M570 / IV / A : Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2019.41
- Reference Code
- M570 / IV / A / 2-3
- Date Range
- ca.1980-1997
- 1996
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (43 x 28 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 cm of textual records, 43 x 28 cm, or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's work on various projects in Alaska, USA, specifically the Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau and Anchorage's Olympic Bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics. File includes a map and/or illustration of the Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska; handwritten correspondence between Hay and "Ms. Hunter" and the mailing slip (1997); a rough sketch of Hay's illustrations; tourism information related to the Mount Roberts Tramway; and correspondence and a draft example of the map for the Olympic Bid.
- Notes
- The Mount Roberts Tramway has been in operation since 1996.
- M570 / IV / A / 3 : date based on the potential connection between the records and the Olympic bid process for the 1992 Winter Olympics, for which Anchorage (Alyeska) submitted a bid using maps created by Murray Hay. The selection was determined in 1986.
- Records were originally filed in two envelopes, labelled: "Mt. Roberts Trmw." and "Prince William Sound - Valdez." File titles reflect this.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Artist
- Cartography
- Discovery and travel
- Leisure
- Map
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Ski area
- Ski Maps
- Sports and recreation
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Olympic Games (Winter)
- Geographic Access
- Alaska
- United States of America
- Juneau
- Valdez
- Prince William Sound
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff National Park (general)
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- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 prings : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller and 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller. File pertains to aerial views of Banff National Park, showing the towns of Banff and Lake Louise, ski hills (Norqay Ski Hill, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise Sk…
- Date Range
- ca.1976-ca.2000
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / B / v / 1-2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- V795 / II : Unpublished Material
- Sous-Fonds
- V795
- Sub-Series
- V795 / II / B : Alberta / v : Banff National Park
- Accession Number
- 2019.41
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / B / v / 1-2
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- ca.1976-ca.2000
- Physical Description
- 4 prints : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller
- 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 prings : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller and 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller. File pertains to aerial views of Banff National Park, showing the towns of Banff and Lake Louise, ski hills (Norqay Ski Hill, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise Ski Resort), as well as other georgraphic features. The mylar overlays contain various amounts of detail and annotations - one consists of a dark red sheet overlayed with place names in negative.
- Notes
- Items not in oversize stored in downstairs vault.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Artist
- Ski Maps
- Map
- Cartography
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Ski area
- Sunshine Village
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hay, Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Banff Visit Scrapbook]
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- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The al…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Reference Code
- M104 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M104 / V209
- Sous-Fonds
- M104
- Accession Number
- 729
- Reference Code
- M104 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Physical Description
- 2cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.5 x 35 cm)
- History / Biographical
- George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster.
- Name Access
- Stewart, George A.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Creator
- Stewart, George A.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 10 x 22 cm. File pertains to tourist maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains created by Murray Hay. File includes a brochure of titled "Canadian Rockies Access Maps" that, when unfolded, includes several maps of the various areas that make up the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - 1999
- 1999
- Reference Code
- M570 / III / D / i / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Map
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- M570 / III : Murray Hay portfolio (published material)
- Sous-Fonds
- M570
- Sub-Series
- M570 / III / D : Miscellaneous / i : Canada (general)
- Accession Number
- 2019.41
- Reference Code
- M570 / III / D / i / 2
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - 1999
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (10 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 10 x 22 cm. File pertains to tourist maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains created by Murray Hay. File includes a brochure of titled "Canadian Rockies Access Maps" that, when unfolded, includes several maps of the various areas that make up the Canadian Rocky Mountains, like Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Yoho National Park, etc.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Artist
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Cartography
- Communications
- Lake Louise
- Kananaskis Country
- Map
- Mountains
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Canmore
- Banff
- Jasper
- Lake Louise
- Kananaskis
- Kananaskis Country
- Kootenay National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Reference Code
- M583 / 01
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M583 / V274
- Sous-Fonds
- M583
- Accession Number
- 2021.16
- Reference Code
- M583 / 01
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.
- Name Access
- Ford, Allyn
- Dart, Nancy
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Advertising
- Administration
- Canadian National Railway
- Correspondence
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Jasper Park Lodge
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- United States of America
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Deep Powder and Steep Rock - textual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, including notes, manuscripts and other related materials, pertaining to the creation of the book "Deep Powder and Steep Rock".
- Date Range
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M57 / V
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- M57 / V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Accession Number
- 2014.8295
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- M57 / V
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Date Range
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Hans Gmoser played a major role in creating Canada’s vibrant mountain community. Although known internationally as the father of heli-skiing, he was much more than that: a talented rock climber, tireless expedition leader, a mountain guide, film maker and organizer. Deep Powder and Steep Rock presents an intimate portrait of this charismatic man. Much of the story is told in Gmoser’s own words, gleaned from his diaries, expedition journals, film commentaries and personal correspondence. It is a unique tale of adventure, hard work, perseverance and ultimate success.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, including notes, manuscripts and other related materials, pertaining to the creation of the book "Deep Powder and Steep Rock".
- Notes
- Series consists of five sub-series: M57 / V / A: Research files M57 / V / B: Maps M57 / V / C: Interviews M57 / V / D: Photograph notes M57 / V / E: Draft Manuscript
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Gmoser, Hans
- Subject Access
- Biography
- Personal and Professional Life
- Publication
- Research
- Geography
- Map
- Mountaineers
- Mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Canadian Mountain Holidays
- Helicopter skiing
- Tourism
- Climbing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- S47 / V
- V40 / V
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ford Family fonds
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- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to J…
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Reference Code
- M583 / V274
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Scrapbook
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M583 / V274
- Sous-Fonds
- M583 / V274
- Accession Number
- 6618, 2021.16
- Reference Code
- M583 / V274
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture : 16 mm, b/w, silent, ca.500 ft ; 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Allyn K. Ford (1878-1964) was a businessman and collector in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1908 onwards. He was married to Emily Powell Ford (1886-1976) and had at least two daughters, Alice Carpenter Ford and Nancy (Ford) Dart. Nancy also became a member of the ACC in 1953.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to Jasper in the mid-1950s.
- Name Access
- Ford, Allyn
- Ford, Emily
- Dart, Nancy
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- United States of America
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: video reference copy
- Creator
- Ford, Allyn
- Ford, Emily
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
254 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.
- Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Cruise ships
- Boats
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Buildings
- Statue
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Dockyard
- Labour
- Farmland
- Hotel
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Yokohama
- Kamakura
- China
- Canton
- Guangzhou
- Shanghai
- Repulse Bay
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Conservation
- Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location
- Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future
- Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / 5
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Maps of Banff and Western Canada
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 printed maps, b&w and col. [including zoning and topographical maps] depicting the Town of Banff and Banff National Park, the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve, the Moose Mountain region, Medicine Hat, and the province of Alberta. File includes Trail Riders' Map of the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1924
- 1926
- 1932
- 1957
- [1970-1980]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Map
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C5 : Other
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / 25
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1924
- 1926
- 1932
- 1957
- [1970-1980]
- Physical Description
- 9 maps : b&w and col. ; 168 x 71 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 printed maps, b&w and col. [including zoning and topographical maps] depicting the Town of Banff and Banff National Park, the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve, the Moose Mountain region, Medicine Hat, and the province of Alberta. File includes Trail Riders' Map of the Canadian Rockies which has smaller maps of Waterton Lakes, Glacier, Revelstoke, and other national parks printed on the back. Map of Medicine Hat includes annotated storage envelope with dimensions written on the front.
- Subject Access
- Cartography
- Geography
- Land use
- Government
- Travel
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Medicine Hat
- Rocky Mountains
- Glacier National Park
- Revelstoke
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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