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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

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

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

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Bennett Trips 1931 to 1936

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 22 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include: Wall Lake, Mount …

Date Range: 1931; 1933-1936

Reference Code: V26 / II / A4 / PA - 130 to 152

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7201

Reference Code: V26 / II / A4 / PA - 130 to 152

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1931; 1933-1936

Physical Description: Photographs: 22 b&w prints

Scope & Content: File consists of 22 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Bennett trips guided and outfitted by Riggall of 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936. The photographs document packtrains, camp life, hiking, Herbst glacier, and fishing. Locations of photographs include: Wall Lake, Mount Festubert, Great Divide at South Kootenay Pass.

Subject Access: Guiding, Camping, Packtrains; Hiking; Camping; Recreation; Sports; Fishing

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; British Columbia; Kootenay National Park; Great Divide

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific negatives

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photogr…

Date Range: [1943 - ca. 1946]

Reference Code: V635 / III / NA - 1 to 124 & LC - 1 to 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / NA - 1 to 124 & LC - 1 to 5

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1943 - ca. 1946]

Physical Description: 129 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12 x 9.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photographs include John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius and Charlie Beil.

Notes: Original order retained, appears to be chronological.; Most negative envelopes individually titled and dated, majority from 1943 and 1944. Mostly nitrate photographs.; Original CPR negative envelopes retained in document file.

Material Details: Includes 5 loan for copy negatives

Name Access: Beil, Charlie; Gibbon, John Murray; Rungius, Carl; McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: National parks; Trails; Hiking; Camping; Fishing; Guiding; Travel; Tourism; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Canmore

Access Restrictions: Access restrictions may apply

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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Deep Powder and Steep Rock - visual

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph series consists of discs with reference scans of photographs pertaining to the research and creation of Deep Powder and Steep Rock.

Date Range: ca. 1950 - 2009

Reference Code: V40 / V

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: V40 / V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock

Sous-Fonds: V40

Accession Number: 2015.8559

Reference Code: V40 / V

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1950 - 2009

Physical Description: 53 discs with image files -- 6 cm of scanned photograph copies -- 62 reference slides : col. ; 35mm -- 27 reference photographs : col. prints

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: Photograph series consists of discs with reference scans of photographs pertaining to the research and creation of Deep Powder and Steep Rock.

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Gmoser, Hans

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Environment; Landscapes; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Publication; Recreation; Research; Skiing; Ski mountaineering; Sports; Sports and recreation; Winter sports; Guiding; Helicopter skiing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: for reference use only

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference only no reproductions

Language: English

Related Material: S47 / V; M57 / V

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Front Range Outings promotional images

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of five photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976. Images depict three unidentified climbers resting on a rock surface, and views of unidentified mountains obscured partly by clouds.

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / PA - 86 to 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / PA - 86 to 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of five photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976. Images depict three unidentified climbers resting on a rock surface, and views of unidentified mountains obscured partly by clouds.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Promo; Businesses; Guides; Guiding; Climbing; Recreation; Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: V810/II/D/NA-30 to 36

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Front Range Outings promotional images

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976.

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / NA - 30 to 36

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / NA - 30 to 36

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 20 photographs : 5 b&w negative film strips ; 35 mm -- 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 13 x 10 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Promo; Businesses; Guides; Guiding; Climbing; Recreation; Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: V810/II/D/PA-86 to 90

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Interpretive guiding, etc.

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two compact discs photographs pertaining to Ben's work as an interpretive guide in Jasper National Park in 2002 and 2005. First disc is titled "The Strongest Link: Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, Jasper 2002" and contains 29 digital files, including JPG images and HTML links; sec…

Date Range: 2002; 2005

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / DF - 1 to 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Digital image; Photograph

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / B : Interpretive guiding

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / DF - 1 to 2

GMD: Digital image; Photograph

Responsibility: Images in DF-2 produced by Jon Shields

Date Range: 2002; 2005

Physical Description: 2 CDs : 92 digital files

Scope & Content: File consists of two compact discs photographs pertaining to Ben's work as an interpretive guide in Jasper National Park in 2002 and 2005. First disc is titled "The Strongest Link: Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, Jasper 2002" and contains 29 digital files, including JPG images and HTML links; second disc contains 63 image files produced by Jon Shields, pertaining to a guided hike led by Ben Gadd in July 2005.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Guiding; Recreation; Hiking; Mountains; Environment; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jasper Institute

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to outdoor educational programming and guided hikes led by Ben Gadd through the Jasper Institute. File includes two accompanying letters sent between Ben and program participants.

Date Range: 1994-2001

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / PA - 41 to 66

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / B : Interpretive guiding

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / PA - 41 to 66

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1994-2001

Physical Description: 26 photographs : col. prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller -- 0.1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to outdoor educational programming and guided hikes led by Ben Gadd through the Jasper Institute. File includes two accompanying letters sent between Ben and program participants.

Notes: Some duplicates removed from file

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Guiding; Hiking; Education; Ecology; Geology; Environment; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park

Language: English

Category: Education; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jasper Institute 1994

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of three transparency slide photographs sent to Ben Gadd from Dave Thomas. Images pertain to a five-day ecology course near Suplhur Skyline Trail and Geraldine Lakes Trail which Ben led through the Jasper Institute in 1994. Images in file are accompanied by a letter from Dave to Ben, …

Date Range: 1994

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / NS - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / B : Interpretive guiding

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / B / NS - 1 to 3

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Dave Thomas

Date Range: 1994

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. transparency slides ; 35 mm -- 1 textual record

Scope & Content: File consists of three transparency slide photographs sent to Ben Gadd from Dave Thomas. Images pertain to a five-day ecology course near Suplhur Skyline Trail and Geraldine Lakes Trail which Ben led through the Jasper Institute in 1994. Images in file are accompanied by a letter from Dave to Ben, thanking him for leading the program.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Thomas, Dave

Subject Access: Guiding; Exploration; Education; Environment; Ecology; Hiking; Trails; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 390 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Mount Chapman and Mount Custer; hunters checking slopes; hunters posed with a goat trophy; an unidentified man posed on slope of Belleview Hill; people on horses on Continental Divide North of Sage Pass; Cache Creek Falls; riders on a day…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / H / NA (H1-1) to V26 / IX / J / NA (J5-9)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / H / NA (H1-1) to V26 / IX / J / NA (J5-9)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 390 photographs :b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 390 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Mount Chapman and Mount Custer; hunters checking slopes; hunters posed with a goat trophy; an unidentified man posed on slope of Belleview Hill; people on horses on Continental Divide North of Sage Pass; Cache Creek Falls; riders on a day trip; a camp scene of bedding being aired out; Mount Blackiston and Ruby Creek; the Beehive from Panorama Peak; various hunters; a red squirrel; fisherman, horses and tent at Crandell Lake; a mule deer on prairie part of Waterton Lakes National Park; two mule deer on slopes above Cameron Lake; woman on shore of Wall Lake; camp at Oyster Creek; Canadian two cent stamp; horses on ranch; hunters on vertical cliff; Summit Lake early in summer Mount Chapman; people and horses across from Beehive; two hunters in camp with deer trophy; packtrain below Broken Castle; Anderson Peak; mule deer buck; big horn ram on grassy slope; rams on a cliff; people on shore of Upper Kintla Lake, Long Knife Peak; rider at Oyster Creek camp; snow-covered camp scene; beaver dams and ponds on Dungarvin Creek; fisherman with large trout; McIntyre ranch buildings from Milk River Ridge; various camp scenes; Hawk's Nest cottage yard with trip supplies; packtrain wading up a river; packtrain in a meadow in the Oldman area; chicadee; gray-crowned rosy finches; downy woodpecker; columbia ground squirell; osprey nest near Oldman River; fisherman on Oldman River; A.O. Wheeler's mapping survey expeditions rock cairn; group on Tornado Pass; two people on Limestone Peak; Andy Russell and Jim Bennett on Tornado Mountain; andy Russell on top of cliff; Castle River rodeo; Sumner Crosby with a ram; lunch time on trip; Andy Russell field dressing a bull elk; guests on Mount Chimney; hunter on avalanche track; tents in snow; Lake Wurderman, Lake Nooney, and Mount Chapman; children eating on porch of Hawk's Nest; moving camp at Oyster Creek; limestone outcrop on corner of Lakeview Ridge; guest eatng at table in front of tent; Bert's car near Red Rock Canyon; saddle horses above South Kootenay Pass, Starvation Peak and King Edward; Mount Farquhar, Holcroft Mountain, Mount Scrimger; Jim Bennett with his movie camera near Beehive; Andy Russell and packtrain Oldman River valley; Lundbreck, Alberta; Pincher Creek and Castle Mountain; Upper Waterton Lake from Crandell; Andy and Kay Russell Wedding, 1938; Andy Russell snowshoeing; F.H.R's tipi; fishing at Wall Lake; Riggall's second Cottonwood Canyon house; Twin Lakes Camp; Kintla Lookout; Harwood Wedding.