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, …
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
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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
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Dr. Bruce Hatfield's excursions with the Trail Riders between 1963-1995 and his role as Trail Doctor. Fonds includes ca.441 transparency slides with images primarily taken by Bruce during trail rides, 1963-1994, depicting fellow ride participants, camp life…
ca.441 col. transparency slides : 35 mm -- 14 col. neg. film strips (49 images) : 35 mm -- ca.1.5 cm textual records
History / Biographical
Clinton Bruce Hatfield (1926-2009) was born in Calgary, Alberta. After graduating from Western Canada High School in 1945, Bruce attended the University of Alberta, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in 1948, a Master of Science degree in 1951, and a Medical Degree in 1953. Bruce interned at the University of Alberta Hospital before moving to Minneapolis in 1957, where he worked as an Instructor in Medicine at the University of Minnesota Hospital (1958-1959). Bruce moved back to Calgary and opened a private medical practice with his brother, Bob Hatfield. While operating his private practice, Bruce also served on several committees at the Calgary Hospital, including the Intern Committee, Library Committee, Medical Education Committee, Pharmacy Committee (of which he was Chair in 1966), and the Department of Medicine Committee. Bruce was hired as an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary in 1970, and was Clinical Professor of Medicine when he retired in 1994.
Bruce was active as an educator and volunteer in his community, and supported numerous charitable initiatives through the United Church of Canada. He gave public presentations on the topics of Family Life and Sex Education throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Bruce also served as a Trail Doctor for the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies on numerous trips between 1963 and 1995. Bruce was also a talented photographer; his photographs were featured in multiple publications including Macleans magazine, Canadian Doctor, and Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Bruce was the recipient of many awards including Calgary’s Citizen of the Year (1970), the Premier’s Cup (1983), an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Calgary (1995) and most recently was chosen as one of Alberta’s 100 Physicians of the Century (2005). Bruce and his brother, Bob, were co-recipients of the Alberta Achievement Award and the Premier's Cup for Excellence in Medicine and the Community.
Bruce was married to his wife, Kathleen, for 55 years and the couple raised four daughters together: Linda, Barbara, Sue and Kate.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Dr. Bruce Hatfield's excursions with the Trail Riders between 1963-1995 and his role as Trail Doctor. Fonds includes ca.441 transparency slides with images primarily taken by Bruce during trail rides, 1963-1994, depicting fellow ride participants, camp life, wildlife, and landscapes; 14 colour negative film strips (49 images) depicting scenes from a trail ride in 1995; collected correspondence pertaining to trail rides and administrative work; medical reports from trail rides; and collected riders' lists and related material.
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one…
7 bound volumes -- two mounted b&w prints : 28 x 35 cm -- 3 cm textual records
History / Biographical
The Calgary Mountain Club (CMC) is Calgary's oldest mountaineering organization that is dedicated specifically to the furtherance of hard climbing objectives on significant peaks. These peaks are predominantly in the Canadian Rockies, but in many cases extend to significant mountain ranges throughout North America and Europe.
The CMC was founded in 1960 and is still an active club as of 2023. Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988) provides a detailed summary of the club's early history.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one copy of Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988); registers for Archie Simpson Hut (1972-1974) and Castle Mountain Hut (1967-1984); two mounted black & white prints depicting the Graham Cooper Hut and Black Rock Needle; memorial booklet for Archie Simpson; and one folder of loose textual records including correspondence, pamphlets, administrative documents, and related materials.
Fonds consists of three framed oversized photograph prints: one print in a black frame depicting Murray Toft near Barbette Glacier [ca.1980-1990]; one print in a silver frame depicting a high-altitude tent used during the Everest '82 Expedition; and one print in a dark grey frame depicting two unid…
3 oversized framed photographs : b&w and col. ; 56 x 75 cm or smaller -- 1 annotated card
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three framed oversized photograph prints: one print in a black frame depicting Murray Toft near Barbette Glacier [ca.1980-1990]; one print in a silver frame depicting a high-altitude tent used during the Everest '82 Expedition; and one print in a dark grey frame depicting two unidentified climbers near Pigeon Spire, possibly taken by Glen Boles, which is accompanied by a greeting card [ca.1995] annotated with details related to the photograph.
File consists of notes on Specific Funds and Trusts Funds, a report on Huts Construction, Expeditions, Income and Expense Statements and Management Expenses from June 1971. Also includes correspondence about a bequest in October 1982, and more reports on the Hut Construction Fund, including the 198…
File consists of notes on Specific Funds and Trusts Funds, a report on Huts Construction, Expeditions, Income and Expense Statements and Management Expenses from June 1971. Also includes correspondence about a bequest in October 1982, and more reports on the Hut Construction Fund, including the 1981-1982 Huts Committee Budgets and Statements.
File contains the financial statements, summaries, and balances of the ACC camps in 1982.
Notes
Financials have been separated from M200 / I / A / 89 and M200 / II / B / 11. For these club meeting minutes and reports, see M200 / I / A / 89 [1981-1982 Records to the Board] accn. 6376.
For records on donations and bequests, see M200 / II / B / 11.
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Bo…
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Board in June 1983, a report on "documents" archives, a report from the Safety Committee 1983, and a Report from the Legal Committee 1983. Also includes a report from the Committee on the Nomenclature of Mountain Regions 1983, various proposals to the Board regarding membership and section changes, and a 1982 report/request for permission regarding Parks Canada Policy for Caving and entering Castleguard Cave.
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Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 98 [1983 Reports to the Board] accn. 6376.
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from Fe…
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from February 1983, the Clubhouse Committee report, and the summary of the General Assembly meeting that took place in Kathmandu in 1982. A proposal/request for support relating to the Canadian Permanent Committee of Geographic Names, a report from the Legal Committee from 1983, the Mountain Management Committee's report to the Board in February 1983, and a Report on the Visit to the ACC Sections January 18-20, 1983. Also includes R.W. Sandford's The History of Canadian Mountaineering Proposal from 1983.
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Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 85 [1983] accn. 6376 file.
File contains the financial statements of the camps and training weeks from 1983, a proposal for the 1984 Spring Nepal Trek, and a report on the Whistler Cabin from Doug Fox. Also includes a Financial statement from December 31, 1982.
File contains the financial statements of the camps and training weeks from 1983, a proposal for the 1984 Spring Nepal Trek, and a report on the Whistler Cabin from Doug Fox. Also includes a Financial statement from December 31, 1982.
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These financials have been separated from their club meeting minutes and reports. For these records, see file M200 / I / A / 98 [1983] accn. 6376.
File includes reports from the Thunder Bay section, the Banff section, the Mid-west USA section, and the Eastern USA section. Also includes a report on the status of the Western USA section in 1983.
File includes reports from the Thunder Bay section, the Banff section, the Mid-west USA section, and the Eastern USA section. Also includes a report on the status of the Western USA section in 1983.
File consists of the agenda and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in June 1984, a Report from the Summer Camps Committee 1984, and a report from the Expeditions Committee 1984. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report 1984, an ACC Safety Tour Report 1984, a Report of the Awar…
File consists of the agenda and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in June 1984, a Report from the Summer Camps Committee 1984, and a report from the Expeditions Committee 1984. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report 1984, an ACC Safety Tour Report 1984, a Report of the Awards Committee, and a Report for the June 2, 1984 Board Meeting from the Mountain Management Committee. Includes reports on the Accidents in North American Mountaineering collaboration between the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada. Includes a report from the Canadian Mount Everest Society on the Everest 82 expedition and wrap up of the Society from 1984, as well as a report from The National Trail Association of Canada in 1984.
File consists of Amendments to the Minutes of October 15 & 16, 1983, a Summer Camps Committee Report from February 1984, a report from the Ski Mountaineering Committee on Proposed 1985 Winter Ski Camps, and a report from the Expeditions Committee in February 1984. Also includes a report on Mountain…
File consists of Amendments to the Minutes of October 15 & 16, 1983, a Summer Camps Committee Report from February 1984, a report from the Ski Mountaineering Committee on Proposed 1985 Winter Ski Camps, and a report from the Expeditions Committee in February 1984. Also includes a report on Mountain Rescue and medical certification in Feb. 1984. a report on ACC Climbing Fellowships, and a report on the Whistler Cabin. Includes a Documents Archives Committee report to the Board, an Addendum to Safety Committee Chairman's Report As Presented At The October Board Meeting, and reports from the Awards Committee, the Mountain Management Committee, the Publications Committee and the Finance Committee. Also includes a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme or International Union of Alpine Associations) Meeting from January 1984.
File contains correspondence on donations to the Clubhouse, Huts fund, the Carl Lund Fund, and bequests to the Club. Also includes a November 1984 Appeal For Donations notice and donations to the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut fund.
File contains correspondence on donations to the Clubhouse, Huts fund, the Carl Lund Fund, and bequests to the Club. Also includes a November 1984 Appeal For Donations notice and donations to the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut fund.
File consists of the meeting minutes of the Thunder Bay Section from September 1984, a report on the Calgary Section meeting in 1984, the 1984-1985 Winter Schedule of the Calgary Section activities report, Section reports to the Board from the Thunder Bay Section and Vancouver Island Section, and t…
File consists of the meeting minutes of the Thunder Bay Section from September 1984, a report on the Calgary Section meeting in 1984, the 1984-1985 Winter Schedule of the Calgary Section activities report, Section reports to the Board from the Thunder Bay Section and Vancouver Island Section, and the Vancouver Section. Also includes the meeting minutes of the Edmonton section, a report on the Wates-Gibson Hut in 1987, and the Banff Section's report to the Alberta Sections Executive Meeting in November 1986.
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Financials relating to these records have been separated into M200 / II / B / 25 [1984-1989 Sections, records & reports] accn. 6376.
File consists of the Ski Mountaineering Committee's Proposed 1986 Winter Ski Camps report to the Club Manager, the Expeditions Committee's report to the Board in February 1985, a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme, also known as the International Union of Alpine C…
File consists of the Ski Mountaineering Committee's Proposed 1986 Winter Ski Camps report to the Club Manager, the Expeditions Committee's report to the Board in February 1985, a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme, also known as the International Union of Alpine Clubs) from the 1984 General Assembly, and a report to the Board from the Mountain Management Committee.
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Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 109 [1985, Board of Directors] accn. 6376
File contains the Fiscal Year 1985 Budget, the Financial statement from May 31, 1985, and the Clubhouse Operations Budget for 1986. Also includes a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Reprinting Quotations and a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Proposal: Cost Examples.
File contains the Fiscal Year 1985 Budget, the Financial statement from May 31, 1985, and the Clubhouse Operations Budget for 1986. Also includes a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Reprinting Quotations and a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Proposal: Cost Examples.
File contains the Treasurer's Reports, Financial reports, Financial Information Packages for Board meetings, and Audited Financial statements and reports from 1985 to 2007. Includes a report on Financial Statements Revamping Proposal from 1992, a report on the Analysis of Canadian Alpine Journal Co…
File contains the Treasurer's Reports, Financial reports, Financial Information Packages for Board meetings, and Audited Financial statements and reports from 1985 to 2007. Includes a report on Financial Statements Revamping Proposal from 1992, a report on the Analysis of Canadian Alpine Journal Costs from 1985, and the Second Quarter Financial Report from May 1986.
File consists of the Huts Committee reports at various Annual General Meetings, correspondence about staff at the Vancouver Section's office, the Publications Committee reports to the Board, and a proposal to the Board for a Marketing Committee. Includes a position paper presented by the Mountain M…
File consists of the Huts Committee reports at various Annual General Meetings, correspondence about staff at the Vancouver Section's office, the Publications Committee reports to the Board, and a proposal to the Board for a Marketing Committee. Includes a position paper presented by the Mountain Management Committee, the Awards Committee reports to the Board, and the Winnipeg Section's Annual Report from 1988. The Annual report of the Summit Register Co-ordinator 1988, meeting minutes for the Executive Committee in 1988, and the Expeditions Committee reports. Meeting minutes of the Semi-Annual Board Meeting in 1988, as well as the Annual General Meeting minutes, and Board of Directors meeting minutes.
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Original file contained Executive Correspondence, Strategic Plans, Business Proposals and other Executive records that were separated into M200 / I / E: Executive Records section, due to the fact that those records were relevant Club-wide, and did not constitute as Club meeting minutes or Club reports.
File consists of Reports to the Board of Directors, including the Publications Committee's report on the Canadian Alpine Journal from 1986 and a Summer Camps Committee report to the Board. Also includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting February 8 and 9, 1986, as well as a Strategic Pla…
File consists of Reports to the Board of Directors, including the Publications Committee's report on the Canadian Alpine Journal from 1986 and a Summer Camps Committee report to the Board. Also includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting February 8 and 9, 1986, as well as a Strategic Planning Presentation report to the Board for the February 1986 Board meeting. Includes the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors meeting October 19 and 20th, 1985 and the minutes of the June 7 and 8, 1986 Board of Directors meeting; as well as a memo/report to the Board of Directors Re: Constitutional Transition and Election.
