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Banff National Park and Lake Louise maps

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and…

Date Range: 1959; [1960-1970]

Reference Code: M545 / V / 53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Map

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / V : Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 8235

Reference Code: M545 / V / 53

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Map

Date Range: 1959; [1960-1970]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (2 maps ; 60.5 x 57.5 and 60 x 56.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and annotation in bottom right corner which reads "Natural Bridge". Lake Louise map produced by the Government of Canada.

Subject Access: Banff National Park; Environment; Geography; Map; Lake Louise; Travel; Government; National parks and reserves; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Lake Louise

Language: English

Conservation: Clipping stored in mylar due to significant staining and residue from tape; Items kept folded [not placed in mylar] due to mass production of content and minimal/no annotations

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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; Print; 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; Print; 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

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Communications

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

GMD: Published record; Map; Textual record

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

Category: Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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James Bay Area

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Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Scope & Content: File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.

Date Range: ca.1980-ca.1999

Reference Code: V795 / II / C / v / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Map; Painting; 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 / C : Canada [general] / v : James Bay

Accession Number: 2020.03

Reference Code: V795 / II / C / v / 1

GMD: Map; Painting; Private record

Date Range: ca.1980-ca.1999

Physical Description: 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm

Scope & Content: File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.

Name Access: Hay, Murray

Subject Access: Painting; Landscapes; Map; Cartography; Artist

Geographic Access: Ontario; Quebec; Nunavut; Canada; James Bay

Language: English

Conservation: Masking tape should be removed and alternate preservation methods should be used when it is reasonable to do this.

Creator: Hay, Murray

Category: Arts; Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Sous-Fonds: M573; V797; S60

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Physical Description: 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.

History / Biographical: Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.; M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").; V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).; S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).

Notes: Lantern slides include wooden case.

Name Access: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Discovery and travel; Discovery and exploration; Empress Hotel; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Horseback riding; Kananaskis Ranch; Lake Louise; Lantern slide; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Organizations; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Poetry; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Sunshine area; Trails; Trail guides; Tourism; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Women

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Ireland; Kananaskis Country; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Manitoba; Mount Assiniboine; Rocky Mountains; Victoria; West Indies; Winnipeg

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Creator: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Category: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Contents of the fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald; https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN; https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake Louise

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Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 1.5 cm of textual records, 53 x 80.5 cm and 10 x 23.5 cm. File pertains to ski trail maps of Lake Louise ski area created by Murray Hay. File includes two published reproductions of three original trail maps in a fold-out brochure (1992/1993) and in poster format. The three maps de…

Date Range: ca.1980 - ca. 1995; 1992-1993

Reference Code: M570 / III / B / ii / 1-2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Map; Poster

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 / B : Alberta / ii : Lake Louise

Accession Number: 2019.41

Reference Code: M570 / III / B / ii / 1-2

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Map; Poster

Date Range: ca.1980 - ca. 1995; 1992-1993

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (53 x 80.5 cm and 10 x 23.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of 1.5 cm of textual records, 53 x 80.5 cm and 10 x 23.5 cm. File pertains to ski trail maps of Lake Louise ski area created by Murray Hay. File includes two published reproductions of three original trail maps in a fold-out brochure (1992/1993) and in poster format. The three maps depict South Face, Back Bowls, and Larch Area.

Name Access: Hay, Murray

Subject Access: Ski area; Ski Maps; Skiing; Tourism; Cartography; Map; Winter; Winter sports; Sports and recreation; Travel; Lake Louise Ski Area; Lake Louise; Artist; Advertising

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Related Material: V795 / II / B / ii / 1

Category: Communications; Sports, recreation and leisure; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake Louise Area

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Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 prints : col. ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's renderings of the Lake Louise ski area. File includes six reproduced draft prints of original paintings of the Lake Louise ski area created by Murray Hay (different iterations).

Date Range: ca.1976-ca.2000

Reference Code: V795 / II / B / ii / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Map; Print; Private record

Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M570 / V795

Series: V795 / I : Unpublished Material

Sous-Fonds: V795

Sub-Series: V795 / I / B : Alberta / ii : Lake Louise

Accession Number: 2019.41

Reference Code: V795 / II / B / ii / 1

GMD: Map; Print; Private record

Date Range: ca.1976-ca.2000

Physical Description: 6 prints : col. ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 prints : col. ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's renderings of the Lake Louise ski area. File includes six reproduced draft prints of original paintings of the Lake Louise ski area created by Murray Hay (different iterations).

Name Access: Hay, Murray

Subject Access: Advertising; Artist; Ski Maps; Map; Cartography; Sports and recreation; Tourism; Tourist information; Winter; Winter sports; Ski area; Lake Louise Ski Area

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Related Material: M570 / III / B / ii / 1-2

Creator: Hay, Murray

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Stan J. Carr fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 colour lantern slides, some captioned. File subjects include an unidentified mountain scene, Mount Assiniboine, horse in unientified mountain scene, man posed in campsite in unidentified location, Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, Hector Lake and Bow Peak, unidentified man in cam…

Date Range: ca. 1912

Reference Code: V127 / PS - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

8 images

Part Of: Stan J. Carr fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 179; V 127

Sous-Fonds: V 127

Accession Number: 1072

Reference Code: V127 / PS - 1 to 8

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca. 1912

Physical Description: 8 photographs : col. slides ; 10.5 x 14 cm

History / Biographical: Additive Colour Screen Plates, first theorized by James Clerk Maxwell in 1861, were the first forms of colour photography. Maxwell’s original process involved printing the same black and white image through different coloured screens onto transparencies and then projecting them overlapped in order to create a single full-colour image. In 1868 Louis Ducos du Hauron expanded on this method by placing a screen made up of microscopic coloured stripes in front of a light-sensitive emulsion before exposing it to light. During exposure, the colours in the screen attached to the developing picture so when viewed back through the screen in a projector the image appeared fully in colour. Neither of these methods were commercially popular during the 19th century since black and white processes were cheaper and more widely available. In 1907 the Lumiere brothers introduced the Autochrome process to wide commercial success. The Autochrome process involved a mix of tiny potato starch grains dyed green, orange-red, and blue-purple that were mixed thoroughly and applied to a glass slide coated in a sticky varnish that held the grains in an evenly-distributed layer. The grains were laminated into the varnish to make them smaller and more transparent, and then the whole thing was sealed with another layer of waterproof varnish. The entire process could be done by machines, which made the slides cheap to produce, easily available to the public and opened up the process to amateur photographers. Photographs developed on Autochrome plates created soft images with relatively natural colour rendering, making them popular with artists and photojournalists. Autochrome plates (which came to refer to all colour screen plates regardless of manufacturer) created one-of-a-kind positive images and required long exposure times. Once an image was complete, it had to be quickly covered with either a strong coating of varnish or another slide of glass and then sealed along the edges with binding tape. Because silver is an element of the sticky base varnish that holds the dyed grains, if moisture was allowed to access the image the layers of varnish could ripple or tear away from the glass, or the dye could bleed or fade. The silver base is highly sensative to oxygen and if improperly sealed images could begin to "mirror," a process in which the exposed parts of the slide become uniform and shiny, obscuring the image. Because of the random distribution of dyed colour grains throughout the image and the lines created by laminating those grains into the base varnish, Autochrome transparencies are often mistaken for hand-painted coloured slides. Autochrome can be identified by looking closely for small dots of colour in all parts of the image, rather than the solid blots of colour found on hand-painted slides.

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 colour lantern slides, some captioned. File subjects include an unidentified mountain scene, Mount Assiniboine, horse in unientified mountain scene, man posed in campsite in unidentified location, Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, Hector Lake and Bow Peak, unidentified man in camp.

Name Access: Carr, Stan J.

Subject Access: Exploration; Discovery and travel; Lantern slide

Geographic Access: Mount Assiniboine; Lake Louise; Bow Summit; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access

Language: English

Conservation: Re-seal all slides appropriately; keep stored in cool, dry, dark area; refrain from exposing to further damage.

Creator: Carr, Stan J.

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.graphicsatlas.org/identification/?process_id=286#overview; https://psap.library.illinois.edu/collection-id-guide/slide#autochrome

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

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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Trail Ride of 1939

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File documents the official trail ride of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File pertains to the Ptarmigan Valley Camp, with landscape scenery and photographs of the…

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: V797 / II / PS - 28 to 60

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph; Lantern slide

33 images

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Series: V797 / II : Lantern Slides

Sous-Fonds: V797

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: V797 / II / PS - 28 to 60

GMD: Transparency; Photograph; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 33 photographs : col. slides

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File documents the official trail ride of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File pertains to the Ptarmigan Valley Camp, with landscape scenery and photographs of the hikers (singing, eating, etc). Places that are documented in this file are the Redoubt Lake trail, Hidden Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Boulder Pass, and Skoki. Notable people include Jean Hembroff MacDonald, her husband, Jack MacDonald, and sister-in-law, Anna Cran; Dan McCowan; James M. Wardle; George Fisher; Norman Sanson; Betsy Struthers; and Emmeline Savatard and John Wheeler (A.O. Wheeler's wife and grandson).

Notes: Each slide is labelled.; Jean wrote an article about her experience [see related material], and used this experience for future lectures; Slides were stored with a note stating: "Slides taken by the C.P.R. of Trail Ride, 1936-1937."