Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent corresponden…
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent correspondents include: Russell H. Bennett (1918-1959), Russell M. Bennett (1913-1928), Charles C. Bovey (1919-1951), Martin Bovey (1918-1952), Bertram Chichester (1937-1959), F. M. Crosby (1921-1952), A. Phimister Proctor (1909-1912, 1952), Andy Russell (1947, undated) and Arnold C. Schueren (1940-1954).
Includes some copies of out-going letters, dated 1902, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1956
File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
* Personal papers, 1884-1959, 1 cm, consist of birth, marriage and death certificates; homestead, fire arms, game, drivers, licences and permits, visa and passport, memberships; list of property including guns, cameras, books, equipment, photographs, furniture and effects; Riggall family tree, Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Award, 1955 (M376/54)
* School compositions, ca.1893, 2 items are by Bert Riggall, aged nine, and titled Half the Bargain and Christopher Columbus (M376/55)
* Notes on life of F.H.R. : [autobiography], after 1920, 16p (M376/56)
* Obituaries and funeral records, 1959, 1 cm, consist of two tributes, one by son-in-law Andy Russell; also funeral flower cards (M376/57)
Items from file: Personal papers. -- 1884-1959. -- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Includes 3 oversize items. Some material in fragile condition. -- Location: M376 / 54 to 57.
Oversize items held in "B" (Certificates)
F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose an…
1 v. of textual records (1 cm). -- 10 graphic records
Scope & Content
F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose and a grizzly bear, 1909
Silhouettes, [ca.1930?], 10 items, include "Frenchy's horse silhouette and cutout" (perhaps referring to H. "Frenchy" Riviere), bighorn sheep profiles, bear profile. Game silhouettes were enlarged to produce target templates for shooting practice. Bear profile based on Goodwin sketch
File consists of grub lists, itineraries, horse lists, camp outfit lists, calculations pertaining to packtrips. Also includes financial calculations and wage figures for same and records of sheep and goats shot, as well as some later personal trip itineraries and notes
File consists of grub lists, itineraries, horse lists, camp outfit lists, calculations pertaining to packtrips. Also includes financial calculations and wage figures for same and records of sheep and goats shot, as well as some later personal trip itineraries and notes
File pertains to family hunting and fishing trips and activities in southern Alberta and elsewhere. Prints were sent to Bert Riggall by the four families.
The Franklin M. Crosby, Charles C. Bovey, Russell M. Bennett and Sumner T. McKnight families of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and their descendants and friends (referred to by Bert Riggall as the "four families") contracted Riggall for packtrips and hunting trips after 1919. The families built the Hawk's Nest lodge in 1923
Scope & Content
File pertains to family hunting and fishing trips and activities in southern Alberta and elsewhere. Prints were sent to Bert Riggall by the four families.
1 cm of textual records and print material. -- 1 photograph album
History / Biographical
The Franklin M. Crosby, Charles C. Bovey, Russell M. Bennett and Sumner T. McKnight families of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and their descendants and friends (referred to by Bert Riggall as the "four families") contracted Riggall for packtrips and hunting trips after 1919. The families built the Hawk's Nest lodge in 1923
Scope & Content
File includes??? Bennett? trip diary; Crosby trip diary; Russell H. Bennett ski expedition account from Canadian Alpine Journal (off-print); Sour Dough Club menu; Helen Bennett wedding materials; Meridan Bennett funeral service; Genie Crosby Tyler and Victor Tyler illustrated trip diary; hunting trip album, 1921; Martin Bovey clippings and letter.
Album is a diary of a hunting trip involving Charles J. Winton Jr., Morris Tyler and Franklin M. Crosby Jr., August 20 to September 12, 1921. Album was a gift to Bert Riggall and includes photograph captions added by Riggall
Photographs consist of hunting and fishing photographs and portraits by or from various clients sent to Bert Riggall. Includes photographs from the following: Phimister Proctor (wildlife sculpture with newspaper feature on same, 1909-1910); Dr. H. F. Harvey (hunting, 1915); Sam H. Clark (sheep and…
ca.70 photographs : prints. -- 1 cm of print material
Scope & Content
Photographs consist of hunting and fishing photographs and portraits by or from various clients sent to Bert Riggall. Includes photographs from the following: Phimister Proctor (wildlife sculpture with newspaper feature on same, 1909-1910); Dr. H. F. Harvey (hunting, 1915); Sam H. Clark (sheep and portraits, 1914); Stabeck and Gillfillan (British Columbia hunting trip, 1914); Roy Thompson family; Howard Sykes (African safari); Chapin party (British Columbia fishing? trip); and, others, 1933-1942. Print material, 1917-1943, consists of articles on hunting clients W. J. Morden and G. D. Pope, and hunting and trophy clippings
Photographs pertain to step-by-step demonstrations of tying or throwing the following horse packing hitches: box hitch (or box sling), squaw hitch, diamond hitch, and bed roll hitch. Hitches were arranged, photographed and described by Riggall using a miniature pack horse model. Textual items are…
Photographs were made by Riggall for the Boy Scouts Association
Date Range
[ca.1949]
Physical Description
58 photographs (29 negatives, 29 prints). -- 2 textual records.
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to step-by-step demonstrations of tying or throwing the following horse packing hitches: box hitch (or box sling), squaw hitch, diamond hitch, and bed roll hitch. Hitches were arranged, photographed and described by Riggall using a miniature pack horse model. Textual items are letters from E. F. Mills of the Canadian General Council, Boy Scouts Association
Notes
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