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Series consists of bound notebooks and catalogues, some in loose leaf form. Some notebooks are handwritten; most have been transcribed. The catalogues list in columns the flora and fauna observed on specific dates and locations. Soper illustrated some of the notebooks with colour pencil sketches and occaissionally pasted in a photograph. The notebooks are in roughly chronological order and document both his private naturalist studies and his professional work for the federal government and the University of Alberta. These books are the raw data of his work as a naturalist researcher in the Candian Arctic and Prairies.

The series title is based on the contents of the records.

Series consists of individual photographs and photograph albums documenting Soper's Arctic expeditions for the federal government and his research as a federal wildlife official, University of Alberta commissioned researcher, and independent researcher and naturalist. Soper identified and preserved some photographs by gluing them in albums with captions and others are loose but identified with an accompanying catalogue. Most photographs are black and white with a selection Soper tinted.

The series title is based on the content of the records.

Series consists of bound notebooks and looseleaf writings. Some notebooks are handwritten; most have been transcribed. Soper illustrated some of the notebooks with colour pencil sketches and occaissionally pasted in a photograph. The original reports are in chronological order. They are organized as a manuscript draft and were written for the National Museum, Canadian Wildlife Service or the University of Alberta Department of Zoology. Serveral groups of reports are bound in single hard cover and were destined for a discrete office. The sketches, narratives and other manuscripts are less organized and lack a cover page, index, or at times, pagination.

The series title is based on the contents of the records.

Photograph depicts old German polar station ruins at Sirmilling Bay. J. Dewey Soper was on a two-year exploratory expedtion of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the ruins of the German Polar Station at Sirmilling Bay. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedtion of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost at Sirmilling Bay, Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of two Inuit women at Pangnirtung, illustrating two different kinds of summer clothing. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of an Inuit skin tupik and canvas tents neat Pangnirtung. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a Pangnirtung Inuit woman carrying a pail of water for making tea; canvas tent in background. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a young glaucous gull at a nesting colony in Midlualik Bay. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of an Inuit hunter named Ummalik at Blacklead Island. An attached album label suggest that his clothing reflects western influence. J.Dewey Soper was conducting an exploratory expedition of Baffin Island supported by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost at Sirmilling Bay, Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a young Glaucous gull photographed at Issortukdjuak Fiord. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a young Glaucous gull photographed at Issortukdjuak Fiord. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory ecpedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts the total site of the old German Polar Station with various ruins; it was originally established in 1882. J. Dewey Soper was involved with a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of an abandoned building on the site of the old whaling station at Kekerten Island in Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was condcuting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a river entering Sirmilling Bay. J. Dewey Soper was involved with a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Vidtoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of icebergs in lower Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of icebergs in lower Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the old abandoned whaling station at Kekerten Island. J. Dewey Soper had a two-year exploratory expedition to Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts whale boats in Pangnirtung Sound. J. Dewey Soper conducted a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the sea pounding on the rocky coastline at Blacklead Island and along the mainland to the south. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a group of Inuits posing with a polar bear that had been killed near the entrance to Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of whale boats gathered near the head of Sirmilling Bay. J. Dewey Soper was on a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a scene along Pangnirtung Fiord on the eastern side. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of "Mac", the white collie mascot of the Mounted Police at Pangnirtung. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratoty expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a bearded seal taken in Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a scene looking northeast up Pangnirtung Fiord to interior mountains that are over 6000 feet in height. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of an Inuit camp and sledge dogs along the sea coast in Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting an exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the mounted police cruiser, the Lady Borden" at Pangnirtung Fiord. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Phootgraph depicts a large Inuit group at Cumberland Sound; a tupik is in the background. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts two Inuit boys at Pangnirtung with a young sledge dog. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memoria Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of J. Dewey Soper sitting beside a fallen caribou killed by Soper at [Cumberland Sound]. Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of Arctic cottongrass in a moist depression on the tundra near Pangnirtung Fiord; an attached album label provides further detail about the native uses for cottongrass. Photographs contained in album depicting J.D. Soper's expedition to Greenland and the Canadian Eastern Arctic.

Photograph depicts R.C.M.P. Constable Tom Tredgold standing with two young Inuit children in theri winter garb. The photograph is contained in an album depicting J.D. Soper's expedition to Greenland and the Canadian Eastern Arctic.

Photograph depicts a view of Dwarf Arctic Willow at Pangnirtung Fiord; it averages about 6 to 8 inches high.

Photograph depicts a view of a mat of white heather growing on a rocky slope in the vicinity of Pangnirtung.

Photograph depicts an old Inuit hunter at Pangnirtung. The photograph is contained in an album depicting J.D. Soper's expedition to Greenland and the Canadian Eastern Arctic.

Photograph of Doctor and Earling Porsild standing in front of an unidentified building. Earling Porsild is smoking a pipe.

View of a group of mounted police and soldiers posing (mid-construction) in front of the R.C.M.P. detachment at Pangnirtung Fiord, Baffin Island.

Photograph of men posing on the C.G.S. Arctic.

Photograph of William Duval and Dewey Soper posing on the C.G.S. ARCTIC.

Photograph of the ocean, looking overboard the C.G.S. ARCTIC. Part of the ship is visible.

Photograph of an unidentified house, mountains in background. Unidentified man in a canoe in foreground.

Photograph of the coastine at Disco Island, Greenland. River, riverbank and mountains in background are visible.

Photograph of Corporal M of the R.C.M.P. posing with an Eskimo woman and her child in front of an unidentified building. Taken during the summertime.

Photograph depicts three men in the ruins of an old storehouse at Erebus Bay. Franklin and his men spent nearly a year here. Constable Tredgold is in the foreground.

Photograph of Sedges growing in a low, moist area along the west coast of Greenland.

Photograph depicts an unidentified man holding a dead Greenland hare by its legs; two unidentified men in background. Parts of ship are visible. The hare was collected at Dundas Harbour, Devon Island by J. Dewey Soper for the National Museum of Canada.

Photograph depicts Arctic flowers growing on Devon Island along Lancaster Sound.

Photograph of man standing near gravestones of the Royal Marines of the Franklin Expedition at Erebus Harbour; Constable T. Tredgold of the R.C.M.P. in foreground and ocean and mountains in background.

Photograph of unidentified men involved in a ceremony at the Franklin Cenotaph on Beechey Island; English flag is raised.

Photograph depicts an iceberg in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.

Photograph is a picturesque view of a coastline, chunks of ice throughout ocean near Pond Inlet.

Photograph of an unidentified Inuit hunter sitting next to the Hudson's Bay Post at Pond Inlet while smoking a pipe.

Photograph depicts five unnamed Eskimo hunters posing for portrait. Standing in front of an unidentifed building. Note: Although Soper does not identify him here, the man standing second from the left is ""The Eskimo, Ororeangnak, an assistant to Nukudluk during the murder of [the newfoundland trader] Janes."" A closer view is available in picture 79-21-33-62 where Ororeangnak is identified.

Photograph of an unidentified Inuit standing next to a skin tupik at Pond Inlet. Clothes are hanging on the line in the background, dogs are sleeping in the foreground.

Photograph depicts Arctic daisies and sedge growing in Pond Inlet.

Photograph is a picturesque view of the coastline west of Pond Inlet settlement, looking northeast to the southeastern part of Bylot Island; trees in foreground and the schooner Arctic anchored in far distance.

Photograph is a portrait of an unnamed trader wearing fur hat and coat. Profile view.

Photograph shows Nukudluk standing in front of the courthouse during his trial for murder.

Photograph shows two unidentifed men, R.C.M.P. officers, posing while sitting on a rock face at Pond Inlet. They are wearing rubber boots, hats.

Photograph shows a woman holding her two children (one on her back) in the midst of a crowd of ethnically diverse people gathered at the mounted police detachment at Pond Inlet during the trial of the Inuit, Nakudluk.

Photograph shows an iceberg sighted off the east coast of Baffin Island. Mountaineous coast in background. Part of the boat carrying Soper is visible.

Photograph shows an iceberg in the entrance to Cumberland Sound; mountaineous coast in background.

Photograph shows two unidentifed men, R.C.M.P. Officers, posing while sitting on a rock face at Pond Inlet. They are wearing rubber boots, hats.

Photograph shows the courthouse, several dogs, and a large crowd of people assembled in a semi-circle around the presiding Magistrate at the trail of Nukudluk. Magistrate L.A. Rivet is making his final speech. Photo is taken from a distance so little detail is visible.

Photograph is a picturesque view of a mountain coastal range, probably taken off the east coast of Baffin Island.

Photograph is a picturesque view of the Pond Inlet coastline looking toward the high mountains of Bylot Island which had recently received a fresh fall of snow; trees in foreground.

Photograph depicts a narwhal that had been harpooned by Inuits in Eclipse Sound and secured with a line to the shore prior to skinning and cuttin up.

Photograph shows a narwhal floating in the ocean at Pond Inlet.

Photograph shows a narwhal beached on the sand. Unidentified boat is in the background.

Photograph depicts the masts of the schooner ARCTIC as she lay off the coast opposite the Pond Island Post. Photo taken at night so the masts are merely outlined against the moonlit horizon.

Photograph shows a half-grownn Inuit dog at Pond Inlet.

Photograph shows J.D. Soper standing next to an Inuit summer tupik; a dog is sleeping in the tupik's doorway. Soper was out collecting birds specimens in the Pond Inlet area.

Photograph shows an Inuit tupik constructed of Ringed Seal skins at Pangnirtung Fiord just before the first snowfall of the season. Unidentified people and a dog are in the background.

Photograph shows an Inuit tupik on beachland above the sea at Pond Inlet, Baffin Island.

Photograph depicts white seamen and Inuit men and women aboard the ship ARCTIC near Pond Inlet. Posed picture, none of subjects have been identified.

Photograph depicts two unidentified Inuit seal hunters in kayaks amid a huge expanse of ocean in the general vicinity of Pond Inlet.

Photograph is a picturesque view of a mountain coastal range falnking Cumberland Sound in Baffin Island.

Photograph depicts an Eskimo child wearing furs and standing outside a tupik at Pangnirtung.

Photograph shows an Eskimo girl and dog standing beside an Eskimo summer tent at Pangnirtung, near the Hudson's Bay Company Post. Miscellaneous household items surround the tent. British flag is raised in the background.

Photograph depicts a native family posing outside their house at Pangnirtung. The house is quite spectacular in its' construction. A Hudson's Bay Company post is in the background.

Photograph depicts a white Hudson's Bay Company house at Pangnirtung; H.B.C. flag and English flag are both raised.

Photograph depicts a coastline view of a mountain plateau in Cumberland Sound.

Photograph depicts the construction of the Pangnirtung Detachment. Construction is almost completed.

Photograph depicts two unidentified R.C.M.P. constables aboard the Schooner ARCTIC wearing Inuit furs in the latter part of August.

Photograph is a picturesque view of a mountain coastal range flanking Cumberland Sound.

Photograph shows a Mounted Police Detachment building three quarters through construction at Pangnirtung.

Photograph depicts a Pangnirtung Fiord coastline view of a mountain plateau. Part of the schooner ARCTIC is visible.

Photograph depicts a Pangnirtung Fiord coastline view of a mountain plateau. Part of the schooner ARCTIC is visible and further details are provided in a photograph label.

Photogaph shows an H.B.C. building at Pangnirtung with several unidentified people surrounding it. Mountains in background.

Photograph show a coastal view of Pangnirtung terrain during low tide; three puppies playing in the foreground.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Hudson Bay railway bridge crossing the Saskatchewan River at The Pas, Manitoba. The Soper family travelled through Manitoba on their rail journey to Ottawa, Ontario. They were returning to southern Canada after spending thirteen months living in Lake Harbour, Baffin Island. This photograph was likely a purchased postcard.

Photograph depicts a view of a portion of the mining settlement of Flin Flon Manitoba. The Soper family travelled through Manitoba on their rail journey to Ottawa, Ontario. They were returning to southern Canada after spending thirteen months living in Lake Harbour, Baffin Island. This photograph was likely a purchased postcard.

Photograph depicts a large herd of several thousand bison in Wainwright National Buffalo Park. This photograph is a commercial postcard likely purchased by Dewey Soper.

Photogrpah shows an Eskimo tupik in the background. In the foreground are three puppies playing on the barren ground. Photograph is taken near the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Pangnirtung

Photograph depicts a view looking north of Main Street in Wainwright, Alberta. Buildings, automobiles, a town clock, and several pedestrians are visible in the photograph. The photograph is a commercial postcard likely purchased by Dewey Soper.

Two young girls identified as Kay and Jane Cooper at Jasper National Park. The Cooper family lived at the Government Hay Camp in Wood Buffalo Park at the same time that the Soper family lived there.

Photograph shows an Eskimo skin tupik next to Pangnirtung Fiord. The Schooner ARCTIC is in the distance unloading lumber and supplies for the new mounted police detatchment being built at this point.