Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
History / Biographical
Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took.
Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural hist…
ca.180 cm of textual records -- 5 CDs with digital image files -- 1 floppy disk -- ca.122 photograph prints : b&w and col. -- 2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7.5 cm -- 26 film strips : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural history; and conservation.
Notes
Subjects are arranged alphabetically by title. Original titles and arrangement of materials by Ben Gadd has been preserved. See file-level descriptions for content details.
File consists of photographs taken or collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to rock formations and other geological features near Meadow Creek and Miette in Jasper National Park. File also includes four photographs from Jim Aitken and the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary, Ottawa).
Produced by Ben Gadd, Jim Aitken, Geological Survey of Canada
Date Range
[ca.1990-1995]
Physical Description
24 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20 x 15 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs taken or collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to rock formations and other geological features near Meadow Creek and Miette in Jasper National Park. File also includes four photographs from Jim Aitken and the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary, Ottawa).
Notes
Most photographs are annotated on back by Ben Gadd. Photos V810/II/A/PA-10 and 162 accompanied in file by corresponding notes/textual records
Material Details
Original storage envelopes (annotated) stored in folder with prints
File consists of correspondence sent between Ben Gadd and various map publishing companies, and samples of previously published maps and travel guides. Correspondence pertains to the production of trail maps which were designed by the Friends of Jasper National Park and Parks Canada as part of the …
File consists of correspondence sent between Ben Gadd and various map publishing companies, and samples of previously published maps and travel guides. Correspondence pertains to the production of trail maps which were designed by the Friends of Jasper National Park and Parks Canada as part of the Jasper Trails Project.
File consists of documents pertaining to a fact sheet about Maligne Lake which Ben Gadd produced for Parks Canada while working as a Seasonal Naturalist in Jasper. File includes cropped sections of a map depicting Maligne Lake and surrounding areas; research and planning notes written by Ben; a pro…
File consists of documents pertaining to a fact sheet about Maligne Lake which Ben Gadd produced for Parks Canada while working as a Seasonal Naturalist in Jasper. File includes cropped sections of a map depicting Maligne Lake and surrounding areas; research and planning notes written by Ben; a prospectus/summary of the project; and a scanned paper copy of film strips depicting images of Maligne Lake.
File consists of documents pertaining to the creation of a tear-off map of Maligne Lake, which Ben Gadd produced for Parks Canada while working as a Seasonal Naturalist in Jasper. File includes a project proposal, textual drafts, visual layout samples, correspondence, invoices and other related mat…
File consists of documents pertaining to the creation of a tear-off map of Maligne Lake, which Ben Gadd produced for Parks Canada while working as a Seasonal Naturalist in Jasper. File includes a project proposal, textual drafts, visual layout samples, correspondence, invoices and other related materials.
File consists of photographs depicting Ben Gadd and coworkers between 1981 and 1982, when Ben worked as a Park Naturalist for Parks Canada. File includes group photos of interpretive staff, and photos of Ben speaking to participants during a guided hike through Maligne Canyon. Photos are accompanie…
9 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting Ben Gadd and coworkers between 1981 and 1982, when Ben worked as a Park Naturalist for Parks Canada. File includes group photos of interpretive staff, and photos of Ben speaking to participants during a guided hike through Maligne Canyon. Photos are accompanied in file by one newspaper clipping from the Jasper Booster depicting Ben and fellow Parks Canada staff, December 1981.
File consists of 22 photograph prints depicting researchers and geological surveys near Snaring Karst in 1982. Photographs pertain to a report about the Snaring Karst produced by Ben Gadd in 1983, on behalf of Parks Canada.
Produced by Department of Environment, Government of Canada
Date Range
1982
Physical Description
22 photographs : col. prints ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 22 photograph prints depicting researchers and geological surveys near Snaring Karst in 1982. Photographs pertain to a report about the Snaring Karst produced by Ben Gadd in 1983, on behalf of Parks Canada.
File consists of 3 negative film strips containing 12 colour images. Photographs pertain to geological research completed in 1982 at Snaring Karst in Jasper National Park. Ben Gadd produced a report pertaining to Snaring Karst in 1983 as part of his role as a Seasonal Naturalist for Parks Canada.
Produced by Department of Environment, Government of Canada
Date Range
1982
Physical Description
12 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 negative film strips containing 12 colour images. Photographs pertain to geological research completed in 1982 at Snaring Karst in Jasper National Park. Ben Gadd produced a report pertaining to Snaring Karst in 1983 as part of his role as a Seasonal Naturalist for Parks Canada.
File consists of photographs depicting trails and interpretive signs in William A. Switzer Provincial Park. Ben Gadd worked as a consultant for the Government of Alberta in the production of updated interpretive signs in William A. Switzer Provincial Park between 1995 and 1996.
35 photographs : col. prints ; 28 x 20 cm and 15 x 10 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting trails and interpretive signs in William A. Switzer Provincial Park. Ben Gadd worked as a consultant for the Government of Alberta in the production of updated interpretive signs in William A. Switzer Provincial Park between 1995 and 1996.