File consists of three transparency slide photographs sent to Ben Gadd from Dave Thomas. Images pertain to a five-day ecology course near Suplhur Skyline Trail and Geraldine Lakes Trail which Ben led through the Jasper Institute in 1994. Images in file are accompanied by a letter from Dave to Ben, …
3 photographs : col. transparency slides ; 35 mm -- 1 textual record
Scope & Content
File consists of three transparency slide photographs sent to Ben Gadd from Dave Thomas. Images pertain to a five-day ecology course near Suplhur Skyline Trail and Geraldine Lakes Trail which Ben led through the Jasper Institute in 1994. Images in file are accompanied by a letter from Dave to Ben, thanking him for leading the program.
File consists of 21 plastic binders, one booklet, research notes and newspaper clippings pertaining to geophysical reports and natural resource and mining information within Alberta, 1986-1994. Binders were collected by Bill Baxter as part of his work as a chairperson for the Undermining Review Com…
ca.45 cm of textual records -- 2 transparency slides : col. ; 27 x 30 cm -- 6 maps : plastic overlay plans
History / Biographical
Bill Baxter (1949-1998) was a geologist in Canmore and Calgary, AB.
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 plastic binders, one booklet, research notes and newspaper clippings pertaining to geophysical reports and natural resource and mining information within Alberta, 1986-1994. Binders were collected by Bill Baxter as part of his work as a chairperson for the Undermining Review Committee in Canmore. File also contains two transparency slides from a presentation related to undermining, and 6 architectural layover maps of a mine.
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
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
File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep in Banff National park and Jasper. Other content includes the bison paddock and park wardens doing controlled burns in Banff National Park and biologists putting radio collars on elk.
File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep in Banff National park and Jasper. Other content includes the bison paddock and park wardens doing controlled burns in Banff National Park and biologists putting radio collars on elk.
File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep and Caribou in Banff National park or Jasper. Other content includes Parks Canada Biologist working with Elk
File consists of photographs of elk, bighorn sheep and Caribou in Banff National park or Jasper. Other content includes Parks Canada Biologist working with Elk
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include oyster catcher, robin, osprey and different types of woodpeckers, flycatchers, grouse, owls, swallows, geese, songbirds, ducks, and corvids.
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include oyster catcher, robin, osprey and different types of woodpeckers, flycatchers, grouse, owls, swallows, geese, songbirds, ducks, and corvids.
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include blue birds, woodpeckers, dipper, hummingbirds, swallows, ducks, and corvids
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include blue birds, woodpeckers, dipper, hummingbirds, swallows, ducks, and corvids
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include woodpecker, owls, nighthawk, ducks, grouse, and hawks
File consists of photographs of Bird from British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the birds include woodpecker, owls, nighthawk, ducks, grouse, and hawks
File consists of photographs of mammals of British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the mammals include skunks, cottontail, badgers, bears, pika, weasel, coyote, ground squirrel, and wolf
File consists of photographs of mammals of British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the mammals include skunks, cottontail, badgers, bears, pika, weasel, coyote, ground squirrel, and wolf
Files consist of photographs of forest fires burning or trees and area that has been burnt by fires. Includes controlled burns in Banff National Park, Controlled burn on Mt. Norquay, and helicopters and Fire fighters.
Files consist of photographs of forest fires burning or trees and area that has been burnt by fires. Includes controlled burns in Banff National Park, Controlled burn on Mt. Norquay, and helicopters and Fire fighters.
Files consist of photographs of forest fires burning or trees and area that has been burnt by fires. Includes controlled burns in Banff National Park, helicopters and firecrew and photos of new growth coming back after a burn.
Files consist of photographs of forest fires burning or trees and area that has been burnt by fires. Includes controlled burns in Banff National Park, helicopters and firecrew and photos of new growth coming back after a burn.