Sidney Clarke Ells fonds [textual record, graphic material, cartographic material] Archives / Collections and Fonds
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Sidney Clarke Ells fonds [textual record, graphic material, cartographic material]
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Record information Sidney Clarke Ells fonds [textual record, graphic material, cartographic material]
Date:[ca. 1880]-1971.Reference:R4495-0-7-E, MG30-A14Type of material:Textual material, Photographs, Art, Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:103881Date(s):[ca. 1880]-1971.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1.35 m of textual records.
616 photographs chiefly b&w.
89 drawings pencil, charcoal, and pen and black ink with opaque white.
10 prints offset lithograph.
7 maps.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of the following series of textual records: Correspondence and memoranda concerning steamboats and river transport, and studies on the Athabasca Tar Sands, 1908-1971; Memoirs and notes, 1900-1945; Diaries, 1892-1899; and Scrapbooks and printed material, ca. 1914-1968.
The fonds contains original photographs depicting the life, family, career, and travels of Sidney Clarke Ells, [ca. 1880]-1969, and a copy of a photograph taken in 1969 of a model of an oil refinery in Alberta.
The fonds includes sketches for various publications; scenes of pioneer activities in Canada; legends and myths; logging and fishing; two portraits of Ells; and two greeting cards, n.d., 1935, 1969.
The fonds also contains maps of Northern Canada, n.d., 1958-1967.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Ells, Sidney Clarke, 1878-1971 : Sidney Ells was a mining engineer employed from 1901 to 1913 by various mining and railway companies to undertake geological explorations. In 1913 he joined the Department of Mines and, except for two years spent in the armed forces during the First World War, he remained with the Department until his retirement in 1945. The focus of his work was the exploration and development of the Alberta Tar Sands.
Photographer.Additional information:General note:Received at various times between 1953 and 1971 from S.C. Ells. One photograph was loaned to the National Archives of Canada, copied, and returned.Subject heading:- Mining engineers - Canada, 19- Northland Trails, ca.1914-1968
- Canada - Officials and employees, 19- W.J. Megill, ca.1914-1968
- Sidney Clarke Ells - Correspondence, 1908-1971 Patterns of Canada, ca.1914-1968
- Steamboats, 1908-1971 Fort McMurray (Alta.), ca.1914-1968
- Freight and freightage - Alberta, 1908-1971 Recollections on the Development of the Tar Sands, 1908-1971
- Freight and freightage - Canada, 1908-1971 Athabaska Tar Sands, 1908-1971
- Oil sands - Alberta, 1908-1971 Dease River, 1908-1971
- Sidney Clarke Ells - Diaries, 1892-1899 Athabasca River (Alta.), 1908-1971
- E.C.W. Lemarque, [between 1908 and 1971]
- Stuart Wh
- World War, 1914-1918
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-A14 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Access restriction documentTextual records[Consultation Restrictions vary]Volume [MG30 A 14][Consultation Open]1;[Consultation Open]3--14;[Consultation Open]Volume [MG30 A 14] 2[Consultation Restricted]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SIDNEY CLARKE 1967-089] 1681[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SIDYNEY CLARKE 1972-097][Consultation Open]1838--1839;[Consultation Open]4944;[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SIDNEY CLARKE 1967-095] 4881[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SIDNEY CLARKE 1960-082] 5327[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SIDNEY CLARKE 1972-268] 5800[Consultation Open]Box [ELLS, SYDNEY CLARKE 1972-097] TCS 01428[Consultation Open]Graphic (art)[Consultation Open]Volume [R4495][Consultation Open]1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--2[Consultation Open]Volume [1990-103][Consultation Open]A337-01;[Consultation Open]A340-01;[Consultation Open]Box [1972-027][Consultation Open]2000815295 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[Consultation Open]Box [1970-039] 20334[Consultation Open]Box [1972-023][Consultation Open]A070-01--A070-02;[Consultation Open]A075-01;[Consultation Open]A162-01;[Consultation Open]A070-02 Item no. assigned by LAC 134[Consultation Open]Copy negative [1972-027][Consultation Open]C-002830 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[Consultation Open]Cartographic material[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Original photographs: No restrictions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright is expired on items less than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Copied photographs: National Archives of Canada does not provide copies; they must be obtained from lender. Copyright must be established by the holder of the originals, for items still in copyright. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Art: Christmas card (Acc. No. 1964-140): Restricted. For research purposes only. Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons. Copyright: Estate of Sidney Clarke Ells to 2021. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Art: two drawings (Acc. No. 1990-103): No restrictions for research or private studies. Copyright expired.
Art: 87 drawings and 8 prints (Acc. No. 1972-023): No restrictions for research or private studies. Please consult estate for permission to publish. Copyright: Estate of Sidney Clarke Ells. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Art: Greeting card (Acc. No. 1970-039): No restrictions. Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons. Copyright: Estate of Sidney Clarke Ells. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
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