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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Blue Lake Centre Nature Trail guidebook
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drafts, notes and correspondence pertaining to a guidebook for the Blue Lake Centre Nature Trail near Hinton, Alberta. Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced the guidebook for the Blue Lake Centre between 1989 and 1990, while working as a freelance consultant.
- Date Range
- 1989-1990
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 94
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 94
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1989-1990
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drafts, notes and correspondence pertaining to a guidebook for the Blue Lake Centre Nature Trail near Hinton, Alberta. Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced the guidebook for the Blue Lake Centre between 1989 and 1990, while working as a freelance consultant.
- Subject Access
- Research
- Publication
- Guiding
- Map
- Trails
- Natural history
- Education
- Environment
- Hiking
- Sports
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Tourist information
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Hinton
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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HCR Info Files - Guided Climbing and Skiing, Clubs, Instruction
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures and other published research materials collected by Ben Gadd, pertaining to guiding, climbing and skiing excursions, cycling, snowshoeing, and other recreational activities and tourism packages in the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1985-1989
- 1994
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 66 to 67
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 66 to 67
- Date Range
- 1985-1989
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures and other published research materials collected by Ben Gadd, pertaining to guiding, climbing and skiing excursions, cycling, snowshoeing, and other recreational activities and tourism packages in the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Travel
- Tourism
- National parks and reserves
- Sports
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Winter sports
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Bicycles
- Guides
- Guiding
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- United States of America
- Utah
- Montana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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HCR Info Files - Hostels, cycling, huts, lodges, paragliding
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures and other published research materials collected by Ben Gadd, pertaining to hostels, cycling, ski huts and lodges (including Alpine Club of Canada huts), and paragliding in the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1987-1989
- 1994-1997
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 68
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 68
- Date Range
- 1987-1989
- 1994-1997
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures and other published research materials collected by Ben Gadd, pertaining to hostels, cycling, ski huts and lodges (including Alpine Club of Canada huts), and paragliding in the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Travel
- Tourism
- Sports
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Winter sports
- Bicycles
- Guides
- Guiding
- Huts
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Holiday on Horseback brochures
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of annual brochures for Warner Guiding and Outfitting Ltd. titled "Holiday on Horseback", 1978-2009. Brochures include excursion dates, price lists, information pertaining to the history of the company, and contact information.
- Date Range
- 1978-1988
- 1990-1993
- 1995-1999
- 2001-2002
- 2004-2006
- 2008-2009
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 6 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 6 to 7
- Date Range
- 1978-1988
- 1990-1993
- 1995-1999
- 2001-2002
- 2004-2006
- 2008-2009
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annual brochures for Warner Guiding and Outfitting Ltd. titled "Holiday on Horseback", 1978-2009. Brochures include excursion dates, price lists, information pertaining to the history of the company, and contact information.
- Notes
- Items are arranged by date [see "Content Details"]
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Administration
- Businesses
- Guiding
- Guides
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Tourism
- Travel
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- M545 / III / 6 : 1978 - 1988
- M545 / III / 7 : 1990 - 2009
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Interpreter Services articles
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of approved drafts of three articles which Ben Gadd wrote on behalf of Parks Canada Interpretive Services while employed as a Park Naturalist. Articles pertain to waterfall climbing, the 75th anniversary of Jasper National Park, and a summary of the 1981 summer interpretive season. Fi…
- Date Range
- 1981-1982
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 52
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / B : Interpretive guiding
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 52
- Date Range
- 1981-1982
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of approved drafts of three articles which Ben Gadd wrote on behalf of Parks Canada Interpretive Services while employed as a Park Naturalist. Articles pertain to waterfall climbing, the 75th anniversary of Jasper National Park, and a summary of the 1981 summer interpretive season. File includes a copy of an article titled "Happy 75th Anniversary, Jasper National Park" which was printed in the Jasper Booster newspaper.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Government
- Guides
- Guiding
- Correspondence
- Communications
- Anniversary
- History
- National parks and reserves
- Recreation
- Climbing
- Waterfalls
- Publication
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files - "Guitar" to "Living in the Snow"
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 71 to 83
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 71 to 83
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 71 : Guitar M590 / I / C / 72 : "Grizzlies Need Friends, Too" M590 / I / C / 73 : Heli-Hiking M590 / I / C / 74 : Hemp M590 / I / C / 75 : Horses M590 / I / C / 76 : Icefield Centre Redevelopment M590 / I / C / 77 : Interpretation Canada M590 / I / C / 78 : JPC Expansion, Other CP Hotel M590 / I / C / 79 : Jasper Environmental Association M590 / I / C / 80 : Jasper Management Plan Forum M590 / I / C / 81 : JNP Issues - Not Tours M590 / I / C / 82 : Jeeps, ATVs, etc. M590 / I / C / 83 : Kananaskis Country"
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- National parks and reserves
- Wildlife
- Horses
- Bears
- Conservation
- Environment
- Hiking
- Winter
- Guiding
- Hotels
- Natural resources
- Music
- Organizations
- Community events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Jasper
- Kananaskis
- Jasper National Park
- Icefields Parkway
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
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Personal Interest Files - "Kattenburg, Dave" to "Maligne Canyon - Guiding, etc."
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 84 to 93
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 84 to 93
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 84 : Kattenburg, Dave M590 / I / C / 85 : Kootenay Plains M590 / I / C / 86 : Leave No Trace M590 / I / C / 87 : Living in the Snow M590 / I / C / 88 : Locks M590 / I / C / 89 to 91 : Logging, Pulp Mills, Forestry [Files 1 to 3 of 3] M590 / I / C / 92 : Maligne Canyon Crawls, Cia and Ben M590 / I / C / 93 : Maligne Canyon - Guiding, etc.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- National parks and reserves
- Conservation
- Environment
- Hiking
- Winter
- Guiding
- Natural resources
- Industry
- Forestry
- Logging
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Kootenay Plains
- Kootenay National Park
- Maligne Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Textbook contribution, cave exploration
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of six transparency photographs sent by Ben Gadd to Donna McLaughlin for use in a textbook project in 1993. Photographs pertain to guiding in Cadomin Cave and a grizzly bear den near Elysium Pass in Jasper National Park.
- Date Range
- 1985
- 1993
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / NS - 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / NS - 1 to 6
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by Ben Gadd, Daroy Hager
- Date Range
- 1985
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. transparency slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of six transparency photographs sent by Ben Gadd to Donna McLaughlin for use in a textbook project in 1993. Photographs pertain to guiding in Cadomin Cave and a grizzly bear den near Elysium Pass in Jasper National Park.
- Notes
- Corresponding textual material (including detailed photograph descriptions by Ben Gadd) processed in file M590 / III / D / 39
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Guiding
- Caves
- Hiking
- Recreation
- Exploration
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Bears
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Cadomin
- Jasper National Park
- Elysium Pass
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, annotated
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies" by Albi Sole, 1980, with notes/comments written in pencil by Ben Gadd.
- Date Range
- 1980
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 30
- Responsibility
- Written by Albi Sole, published by Rocky Mountain Books
- Date Range
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 volume: 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies" by Albi Sole, 1980, with notes/comments written in pencil by Ben Gadd.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Sole, Albi
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Climbing
- Ice climbing
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Recreation
- Guiding
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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