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Alberta business and news publication history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54754
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's…
- Date Range
- [1905]
- 1950
- 1955
- [1956-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 39
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 39
- Date Range
- [1905]
- 1950
- 1955
- [1956-1960]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 23 x 29.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's business and financial development; and Alberta's economy.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Businesses
- Buildings
- Construction
- Commercial products
- Commerce
- Industry
- History
- Anniversary
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- Finances
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Natural resources
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Land use
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alberta historical photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55340
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered …
- Date Range
- [1955-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 6
- Date Range
- [1955-1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered outside of a building [possibly the North-West Mounted Police Barracks in Canmore]; a cattle ranch, possibly located on a Blackfoot reserve; and other related subjects.
- Notes
- Photographs are copies of older images which were reproduced by Eleanor Luxton, ca.1955-1960. Dates and ownership details of original images is unknown.
- Subject Access
- Research
- History
- Animals
- Club
- Community life
- Environment
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Organizations
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Morley
- Canmore
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status unknown
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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The Alps and alpinism
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20182
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Lukan, Karl
- Publisher
- London, Thames & Hudson
- Call Number
- 01.2 L96t
- Author
- Lukan, Karl
- Responsibility
- Karl Lukan (editor)
- Hugh Merrick (translator)
- Christian Bonington (introduction)
- Publisher
- London, Thames & Hudson
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 200 pages illustrations (12 color), facsimiles, portraits
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of mountaineering the Alps
- Contents
- Foreward
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Life in the Alps
- Climbers in the Alps
- The Development of Skiing
- Sport Among the Rapids
- Building in the Alps
- Artists and the Alps
- Mountain Photography and Films
- Notes
- Originally published as Alpinismus in Bildern. Vienna, Schroll, 1967.
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- 01.2 L96t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Andy Russsell Career Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5726
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the life and career of Andy Russell. Also includes an invitation presented to Russell from the Winnipeg Game and Fish Association and newspaper clippings pertaining to Cleo Mowers' career.
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Reference Code
- M153 / 575
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153
- Sub-Series
- VII Russell family series
- Accession Number
- 5777
- Reference Code
- M153 / 575
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (28 pages ; 31.5 x 35.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the life and career of Andy Russell. Also includes an invitation presented to Russell from the Winnipeg Game and Fish Association and newspaper clippings pertaining to Cleo Mowers' career.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- Mowers, Cleo
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Administration
- Backpacking
- Biographical
- Climatology
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Education
- Environment and Nature
- Forestry
- Horseback riding
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Wildlife
- Wildlife fatalities
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Finding Aid
- Access by advance appointment only
- Creator
- Russell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on item.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Assorted entertainment, business cards, advertisements
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54783
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising…
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1947
- 1949
- [1950-1965]
- [1969-1975]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 52
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 52
- Responsibility
- Postcard illustration produced by L.H. Larsen
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1947
- 1949
- [1950-1965]
- [1969-1975]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising La Ronde Revolving Restaurant in Edmonton; a copy of "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" by Esso Imperial Service containing an article about Banff National Park [pages 2-3]; a Laura Secord advertisement and info booklet, "The History of Our Flag"; a partial pack of blank score cards titled Auction Bridge; a page titled "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred"; a newspaper clipping with comics on both sides; and a large [23 x 15 cm] postcard with illustration titled "What Would You Have Done?" [see notes].
- Notes
- NOTE: Large postcard "What Would You Have Done?" contains outdated and potentially offensive language which is reflective of the time period in which it was produced.
- "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" publication has mailing stamp on back addressed to Norman Luxton.
- "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred" card annotated in pencil
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- History
- Entertainment
- Hotel
- Travel
- Tourism
- Sports
- Skiing
- Recreation
- Finances
- Commerce
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Back over the trail: a history of the Huxley area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19897
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1967]
- Author
- Copiled by the Acadia Women's Institute of Huxley, Alberta
- Publisher
- The Acadia Women's Institute
- Call Number
- 08.2 Ac1b
- Publisher
- The Acadia Women's Institute
- Published Date
- [1967]
- Physical Description
- 203 pages illustrations, folded map 27 cm
- Subjects
- Pioneer life
- Alberta
- Alberta - History
- Edmonton
- Abstract
- Pertains to a series of stories, poems, cemetery records, illustrations and other forms of material used in telling the history of Huxley, Alberta. Compiled by the Acadia Women’s Institute of Huxley, Alberta, the book is composed of the lived experiences and collective memory of those who made an impact in the area. The book celebrates the work of earlier pioneers, who set the foundations for future generations in and around Huxley, Alberta. The Acadia Women’s Institute celebrates their heritage and the ways in which the stories of the past have influenced the contemporary narrative.
- Contents
- Early history of the district (pg. 9)
- Huxley (pg. 14)
- Elnora (pg. 18)
- The town of Trochu (pg. 19)
- Lakeview (pg. 20)
- Arthurvale (pg. 21)
- Mail service (pg. 23)
- The Highlands Ranch post office (pg. 23)
- Perbeck post office (pg. 23)
- Churches (poem) (pg. 24)
- The first Sunday School in the Acadia District (pg. 24)
- Beginning of Acadia Church (pg. 26)
- St. Hilda's, Arhurvale, 1907-1967 (pg. 27)
- The Huxley United Church (pg. 30)
- The Church in Huxley (pg. 30)
- From the Huxley Cemetery records (pg. 31)
- Honor roll (pg. 32)
- The co-op movement (pg. 34)
- Huxley anniversary (pg. 36)
- The Acadia Women's Institute (pg. 36)
- The Huxley 4-H Beef Club history (pg. 39)
- The Huxley Girls' Club (pg. 40)
- The Loyalty Sewing Circle (pg. 41)
- The loyalty U.F.W.A. (pg. 42)
- Good sports (pg. 43)
- Early memories of the Hogadone District (pg. 45)
- Some early farming experience (pg. 50)
- A look at the past (pg. 53)
- The Kennedy Diaries (pg. 55)
- The things they remember (pg. 60)
- Acadia school (pg. 63)
- The Aurthurville School (pg. 64)
- The Florence School District and some of it's early citizens (pg. 67)
- The beginning of the Hogadone School District (pg. 68)
- The Loyalty School (pg. 69)
- From loyalty to lake success (pg. 71)
- The McKinlay Mine (pg. 73)
- Yard's Coal Mine (pg. 74)
- The coming of the railroad (pg. 74)
- Spring snow storm 1919 (pg. 75)
- Bridge fire - Grand Trunk Railway (pg. 76)
- The telephone story (pg. 76)
- Acadia W.I. Burn's supper (pg. 77)
- Poetry (pg. 78)
- George Adams (pg. 81)
- Ed Anderson (pg. 81)
- The Anderson Story (pg. 82)
- A history of George A. Bampfield (pg. 84)
- The Barne's story (pg. 86)
- Robert Berry family (pg. 87)
- Mitchener A. Bigelow (pg. 88)
- William Bill (pg. 91)
- The Blair story (pg. 92)
- The Browns' story (pg. 93)
- The Burch family (pg. 94)
- The Camerons of Innisfail (pg. 94)
- L. Dickson Campbell (pg. 101)
- The Calder Brothers (pg. 101)
- John Mitchell Cumming (pg. 101)
- The Collins (pg. 104)
- Patrick Cooney (pg. 104)
- Tom Corrigan (pg. 105)
- The Cooper story (pg. 105)
- Leon Craig (pg. 106)
- The Caldwells (pg. 106)
- A. Davies (pg. 107)
- The Aubrey "Jack" Davies story (pg. 107)
- The Delaney story (pg. 110)
- Louis and Antoinette Demers - Their story (pg. 111)
- Marion Denburger (pg. 113)
- Mr. William J. Delmage (pg. 113)
- Mr. Thomas D'Arcy (pg. 113)
- William Donor (pg. 114)
- E. J. "Ned" Dodd (pg. 114)
- The Dowell family (pg. 114)
- W. E. Earl (pg. 116)
- The Ross H. Ells story (pg. 116)
- The Ellehill story (pg. 117)
- Dave Felch (pg. 117)
- The Fraser story (pg. 118)
- The Vincent Gabb Story (pg. 118)
- Mrs. Gall (pg. 119)
- The Gauthier story (pg. 120)
- Old man Giles (pg. 120)
- Aloysius Ginther (pg. 122)
- Jacob Goetz (pg. 122)
- Herry Griffith (pg. 123)
- Ben Hanson story (pg. 123)
- J. B. harding (pg. 125)
- Mr. Edward Heer (pg. 126)
- The Howard story (pg. 126)
- David Howell (pg. 127)
- The Hepburn story (pg. 127)
- Albert Hibbert (pg. 129)
- The Hogg story (pg. 129)
- G.R. Hogg (pg. 132)
- The Hoppins and their neighbours of Bygone Days (pg. 134)
- The Innis Homestead (pg. 140)
- Charles Irving (pg. 140)
- Emil Johan Eberg Jensen (pg. 140)
- The Kelly family (pg. 141)
- Otto Knievel (pg. 141)
- History of Kachel brothers (pg. 141)
- Runnals, Pickering and Wm. Kennedy families (pg. 142)
- Mr. A. A. Kellet - Englishmne and Artist (pg. 142)
- Bachelors (pg. 142)
- D. J. Kennedy (pg. 142)
- A tribute to anton Larson (pg. 143)
- The Larson story (pg. 144)
- Tom Lauder (pg. 146)
- The Lloyd family (pg. 146)
- Tom Main (pg. 147)
- Jimmy Marshall (pg. 147)
- The Maxwell Brothers (pg. 148)
- The McComb story (pg. 149)
- The McRae family (pg. 150)
- The history of Mr. and Mr.s Gordron McRae (pg. 151)
- Highlights from a homsteader (pg. 154)
- Claude Maddox (pg. 156)
- The McEwen story (pg. 156)
- The Orval McArthur story (pg. 158)
- History of W. J. Moran (pg. 159)
- The Mitchell story (pg. 161)
- Mrs. Carl Nelson's story (pg. 162)
- The Oak family (pg. 163)
- The John O'Gorman story (pg. 164)
- The Paterson brothers (pg. 165)
- John Pearse (pg. 165)
- The Pearson family (pg. 166)
- O. T. Peterson (pg. 167)
- The Malcolm family (pg. 168)
- C.W. Arthur (pg. 169)
- The George MacArthur story (pg. 170)
- The John McNiece story (pg. 171)
- The Murray family (pg. 171)
- Peebles History (pg. 172)
- Jens Petersen (pg. 172)
- Sam Robinson Homestead (pg. 173)
- Dan Reschke (pg. 173)
- A. E. Robinson (pg. 174)
- The Robertson family (pg. 175)
- History of Scott brothers (pg. 177)
- The Soppits (pg. 177)
- Mr. Louis Scheunert (pg. 177)
- Scheunert - Ganz (pg. 178)
- Dave Street (pg. 180)
- Mrs. Seidel tells of her first Christmas in Alberta (pg. 180)
- Jim Winter (pg. 181)
- Reminiscences of a pioneer (pg. 181)
- The screens (pg. 182)
- Shaw (pg. 183)
- The Stankievech family (pg. 184)
- The Stephenson story (pg. 185)
- The John Strachan family (pg. 186)
- Henry Sailer (pg. 186)
- The Stasel story (pg. 187)
- The Dr. Snyder story (pg. 188)
- "The Silvers" (pg. 189)
- The Stringer family (pg. 191)
- John William Trebell (pg. 191)
- The Velge family in their later years (pg. 192)
- The Vik story (pg. 193)
- The Wagstaff family (pg. 193)
- Joseph Wamp (pg. 194)
- Lewis Yost (pg. 194)
- Elmer Meding (pg. 195)
- The Winther story (pg. 195)
- Joseph Wohl (pg. 195)
- The Wik family (pg. 196)
- The Tanners Emigrate (pg. 196)
- George R. Walker (pg. 198)
- The Weis story (pg. 199)
- Wickiser (pg. 199)
- Sketches of early ranching days - Wyndham (pg. 199)
- Looking back (pg. 201)
- The Wolverton story (pg. 202)
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 08.2 Ac1b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Background information for publishing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54950
- Scope & Content
- File consists of background information about the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [some published], and correspondence between the Trail Riders and various publishers pertaining to the use of background information in future publications and promotional material.
- Date Range
- 1962
- 1968
- [1970-1975]
- 1971
- 1974
- 1977
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 30
- Date Range
- 1962
- 1968
- [1970-1975]
- 1971
- 1974
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of background information about the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [some published], and correspondence between the Trail Riders and various publishers pertaining to the use of background information in future publications and promotional material.
- Name Access
- Primrose, Tom
- Watkins, Howard
- Watkins, Stuart
- Henson, Barbara
- McBeath, Thomas
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Parry, Mona
- Subject Access
- History
- Organizations
- Publication
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Category
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Social Studies Report with prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55572
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story o…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1969]
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2021.17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Sub-Series
- Accession number: 2021.17
- Accession Number
- 2021.17
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2021.17
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1969]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story of a family named West from Calgary visiting their cousins, the Cunninghams, in Banff sometime in the late 1960s, which is also when it is believed the report was written. It is unclear if the families are real or fictitious. The report describes in some detail the history of the area, features around town, environment, commerce, wildlife, and community and ends with a series of questions, presumably posed to students. The accompanying prints relate to the topics in the report and are numbered to correspond correctly - some prints have typed text notations attached either to the back or the front along an edge. Two prints show the town of Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain and a Mylar sheet has been laid overtop of each with landmarks, streets, and buildings noted in blue ink. Contents of the images include the afore mentioned aerial views, the Administration Building grounds, shops along Banff Avenue (which clearly show shop-front windows, signs, cars, and peoples' outfits), the original Whyte Museum building, the Banff High School, the Cave & Basin cave and pools, various wildlife, and Banff Indian Days.
- Notes
- Some prints came from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, as indicated either in the typed notations or stamped on the back of the print.
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Avenue
- Banff Community High School
- Banff High School
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Library
- Bears
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bison
- Bridges
- Buffalo Block
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Children
- Deer
- First Nations
- History
- Historical Banff
- Holidays
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mountains
- Photography
- School
- Tourism
- Travel
- Vintage
- White Block
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright : Copyright on textual records resides with author/s until date calculated by term rules in copyright legislation
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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B.C. Historical
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8847
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1958-1963
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1709
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1709
- Date Range
- 1958-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- B.C.- History
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Ben Gadd fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55758
- 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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