Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
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Leonard Leacock fonds |
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(Leonard Leacock fonds - V352/15)
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Leonard Leacock (Leacock family fonds - V352/3) |
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Leonard Leacock fonds. -- 1924-1992. -- ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- 17 cm of textual records (including several volumes). -- 4 sound recordings. -- Leonard Henry Leacock, 1904-1992, was a musician and educator at Calgary, Alberta. His music career included performing, composing, teaching and adjudicating. Throughout his life, Leacock was an avid mountaineer and photographer. -- Fonds consists of three series: I. Photography, 1925-1984; II. Personal and professional papers, 1924-1984; III. Interviews, ca.1990. -- Location : M372 / S24 / V353. Detailed fonds description - Archives Network of Alberta provincial database
I. Photography Photography series. -- 1925-1984. -- ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- Series consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks from the Crowsnest Pass through Jasper National Park, ca.1939 to 1984. Also included are travels in Alaska, the Yukon, Canada and the United States. Negatives date from 1925 to 1940? and pertain to Assiniboine, Lake Louise, Banff, Banff-Jasper, Columbia Icefield and other mountain areas; also natural history, including wildflowers and wildlife. A small number of negatives are accompanied by prints. Other prints pertain to Leacock, family, events and scenic views. -- Constitutes Series I of the Leonard Leacock fonds.
II. Personal and professional papers Personal and professional papers series. -- 1924-1984. -- 17 cm of textual records. -- Series consists of letters, 1926-1986, 1 cm; diaries, 1930-1934, 1943, 2 items; scrapbooks and clippings, 1931-1936, ca.6 cm; manuscript scores of vocal and instrumental music, before 1985, 8 cm; concert programmes for which Leacock wrote the notes, 1962-1969, 37 items; other concert programmes, [ca.1945]-1986, 2 cm; writings, 1924, 1928, n.d., 4 items; other material, 1931-1987, 8 items. Diaries pertain to Leacock's personal life, giving details of musical, writing, artistic and dramatic activities; teaching and tour guiding; hikes and climbs in the Canadian Rockies; and friends, including Herbert Hahn and Stewart Cameron. Some letters are from Earle Birney, 1926-1978. -- Constitutes Series II of the Leonard Leacock fonds.
III. Interview and performance recordings Interview and performance recordings series. -- 1958-1984. -- 3 sound recordings. -- 1 video recording . -- Series consists of interviews with Leacock re his career in music, including performing, composing and teaching; also music played by Leacock. -- Constitutes Series III of the Leonard Leacock fonds. |
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The Leonard Leacock fonds was processed with financial support of the Archives Society of Alberta, 1997-1998. On-line finding aid funded by the Archives Society of Alberta, 2002-2003 |
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