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Drag-Folded Fault example

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Image depicts a drag-folded fault example in a rock.
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Reference Code
V26 / III / B24 / PA - 11
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Topical Files
Sub-Series
Geology and Fossils
Reference Code
V26 / III / B24 / PA - 11
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca.1910 to ca.1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, b&w
Scope & Content
Image depicts a drag-folded fault example in a rock.
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Science and technology
Images
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Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds

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Part Of
Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1…
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Reference Code
M450 / V736
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 450
V 736
Sous-Fonds
M 450
V 736
Accession Number
3526, 3770, 5359
Reference Code
M450 / V736
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews, b.1903-, was Surveyor General and Director of Surveys and Mapping for British Columbia from 1951-1968. In retirement, Andrews has written, lectured and travelled.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1975, is titled: Edouard Gaston Daniel Deville, father of Canadian photogrammetric mapping. Personal correspondence is between Andrews and Fred Brewster, 1959- 1968, and pertains to maps, Samuel Prescott Fay, Cree language and travels. Also includes photographs pertaining to Fred Brewster and his house, Jasper, Alberta, 1924, 1965.
Name Access
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Brewster, Fred
Prescott, Samuel Fay
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Category
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Canada. Meteorological Division fonds

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Part Of
Canada. Meteorological Division fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; …
Date Range
Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
Reference Code
M244
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Textual record
Government record
Part Of
Canada. Meteorological Division fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 244
Sous-Fonds
M 244
Accession Number
546, 1511
Reference Code
M244
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Textual record
Government record
Other Title Info
Material also known as Norman Sanson papers
Date Range
Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records. -- 1 reel of microfilm
History / Biographical
This federal government department was known as the Meteorological Service until 1936. Directors were Frederick Stupart, 1894-1929, and J. Patterson, 1929-1946.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; and Sanson's meteorological research involving old records and care of the observatory, 1934-1942.
Name Access
Canada. Meteorological Division
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: item description
Creator
Canada. Meteorological Division
Category
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Elliott Barnes' anti-rattler invention

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Date Range
[ca.1905-ca.1914]
Reference Code
V48 / NG - 57
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Negative series
Reference Code
V48 / NG - 57
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1905-ca.1914]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Images
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William O. Field fonds

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Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area. I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records inclu…
Date Range
1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
Reference Code
M58 / V6
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 58
V 6
Sous-Fonds
M 58
V 6
Accession Number
5852, 6787
Reference Code
M58 / V6
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
Physical Description
ca.7000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 4 photograph albums (475 prints). -- ca.55 cm and 14 v. of textual records. -- 4 cartographic records
History / Biographical
William O. Field, 1904-1994, of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was a noted geologist with the American Geographical Society and an expert on mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. He made trips to the Canadian Rockies with his father, William Osgood Field, during the 1920s even before graduating from Harvard in 1926. William O. Field studied key glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta from 1922 until 1981.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area.
I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records include diaries, notebooks and files for 1948, 1949 and 1953. Photographs include ca.5800 prints, ca.325 negatives and 4 photograph albums in annual files for years 1919 to 1927 and 1948, 1949 and 1953.
II. Reports, before 1980.
III. Resources, 1902-1985, consists of photographs, maps and textual volume collected by Field for research use.
IV. Display photographs, 1885-1953.
Name Access
Field, William O.
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
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 finding aid
Creator
Field, William O.
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Biographical Source Notes
grant application 2000
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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HCR info files - stratigraphy, fossils

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to stratigraphy and fossils. File includes one print photograph depicting a fossil found near Mt. Stephen, British Columbia [in folder M590/II/A/27] and one print depicting a geological feature in Jasper National Park.
Date Range
[1980-2012]
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 27 to 31
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Print
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 / 27 to 31
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Christian W. Gronau of Whaletown, B.C. and Ron Kratochvil
Date Range
[1980-2012]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records -- 2 photographs : col. prints ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to stratigraphy and fossils. File includes one print photograph depicting a fossil found near Mt. Stephen, British Columbia [in folder M590/II/A/27] and one print depicting a geological feature in Jasper National Park.
Notes
Some items in file are annotated by Ben Gadd
Material Details
Photographs stored in file with textual records to maintain original order
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
Natural history
Environment
Science and technology
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Jasper National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Photographs stored in mylar
Category
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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HCR Info Files - Weather

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to climate change, cloud formations, wind and other weather-related subjects.
Date Range
1968
1980
1985-1990
1994
1997
2006
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 44
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 / 44
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1968
1980
1985-1990
1994
1997
2006
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to climate change, cloud formations, wind and other weather-related subjects.
Notes
Some items in file are annotated by Ben Gadd
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
Environment
Natural history
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Author's copy of Geology Road Tours

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one author's copy of Ben Gadd's book, Geology Road Tours, which includes corrections and other annotations by the author.
Date Range
2008
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 59
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 / B : Other publications
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 59
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Ben Gadd, Corax Press
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records : 1 volume ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one author's copy of Ben Gadd's book, Geology Road Tours, which includes corrections and other annotations by the author.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Commercial products
Environment
Geology
Science and technology
Geography
Natural history
Travel
Roads
Map
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Natural resources
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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The Story of the Earth

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape containing raw footage from a video titled "The Story of the Earth" (produced in 2005) which features Ben Gadd.
Date Range
2005
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / NV - 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Video
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 / II / D : Other contracts and projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / NV - 10
GMD
Video
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape containing raw footage from a video titled "The Story of the Earth" (produced in 2005) which features Ben Gadd.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Natural history
Geology
Environment
Education
Science and technology
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown - restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Education
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Geology Road Tours - field notes

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of field notes collected by Ben Gadd (including loose notes and two spiral notebooks) which were used in the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Content pertains to geological features throughout various regions of Alberta and the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
2006
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 7
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 / 7
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
2006
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of field notes collected by Ben Gadd (including loose notes and two spiral notebooks) which were used in the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Content pertains to geological features throughout various regions of Alberta and the Canadian Rockies.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Research
Publication
Geology
Science and technology
Environment
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Canmore
Calgary
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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