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An Orogenous Life edited draft
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Date Range
- 2016
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual 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 / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd, Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- "Ben [Gadd]’s memoir tells the story of how a skinny, myopic and cowardly kid grew into the mountaineer who wrote [Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven's End] and received the Banff Centre’s coveted Summit of Excellence award in 2014. There’s a lot more to this memoir than just biography. Interleaved with the personal history are 36 readings from Ben’s favorite written work. These essays, magazine articles, stories and book excerpts will have you chuckling in some places, touched in others. All this plus hundreds of color illustrations." - Quoted from Ben Gadd's website, May 4th, 2022
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Biography
- Biographical
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.bengadd.com/books/
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Correspondence, 1968 - 1971
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1968 and 1971, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1968-1971
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1968-1971
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1968 and 1971, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Cia
- Gadd, Will
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Education
- Government
- Environment
- Holidays
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Lethbridge
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Education
- Environment
- Communications
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence, 1972 - 1984
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1972 and 1984, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1972-1984
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1972-1984
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1972 and 1984, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Cia
- Gadd, Will
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Education
- Government
- Environment
- Holidays
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Education
- Environment
- Communications
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence, 1985-1986
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1985 and 1986, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1985-1986
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1985-1986
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards sent to Ben Gadd between 1985 and 1986, as well as copies of letters which Ben sent to various people and organizations during the same time period. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Environment
- Holidays
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Communications
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence, 1987
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1987. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1987
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 4 & 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 4 & 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1987. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence, 1988
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1988. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1988
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1988. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence, 1989
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1989. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Date Range
- 1989
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 7
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards exchanged between Ben Gadd and various people and organizations in 1989. Content pertains to Ben's personal and professional life, family, holidays and various other subjects.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Travel
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Notes and other collected materials
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of loose notes, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and other textual records which were collected or produced by Ben Gadd between 1968 and 1989. Some materials are annotated with sketches, maps and diagrams drawn by Ben.
- Date Range
- 1968-1989
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 8 to 12
- 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 / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 8 to 12
- Date Range
- 1968-1989
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of loose notes, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and other textual records which were collected or produced by Ben Gadd between 1968 and 1989. Some materials are annotated with sketches, maps and diagrams drawn by Ben.
- Notes
- Contents of file folders: M590 / I / D / 8 : Other notes/collected, 1968-1971 M590 / I / D / 9 : Other notes/collected, 1972-1984 M590 / I / D / 10 : Other notes/collected, 1985-1986 M590 / I / D / 11 and 12 : Other notes/collected, 1987-1989
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Research
- Organizations
- Conservation
- Community events
- Wildlife
- Travel
- Tourism
- Government
- National parks and reserves
- Publication
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal calendars
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of seven personal calendars used by Ben Gadd between 1982 and 1988. Calendars are annotated with notes pertaining to personal and professional events, travel, appointments and other related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1982
- 1984-1988
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 21 to 27 oversize
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Calendar
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 21 to 27 oversize
- GMD
- Calendar
- Date Range
- 1982
- 1984-1988
- Physical Description
- 7 calendars : 68 x 53 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of seven personal calendars used by Ben Gadd between 1982 and 1988. Calendars are annotated with notes pertaining to personal and professional events, travel, appointments and other related subjects.
- Notes
- Calendars in file are arranged by date.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Events
- Calendar
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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