The fonds consists of records of Arthur Boutilier's professional and personal life. The records include records drawings, maps and planning documents related to his training and work in architecture, urban design and national park planning, land use and management plans, supplemented with posters, maps, drawings, and diagrams to support the process, a 1976 trip journal, writings about Arthur's life both written by him and others, and photographs taken by Arthur, supplemented by reflections on photography and memorabilia from some of his photography exhibits. The records are grouped into four series: Portfolios, Land Use and Management Planning, Writings, and Photography, with some overlap between them.
Boutilier, Arthur['Burn on the Bay' Bonfire on the ice of Yellowknife Bay]
[Group photograph including Arthur Boutilier (left), Jeannie Rocher, Yves Charbonneau and Tanis and Rod Stirling.]
This series consists of records relating to photography, including related articles, exhibit text and information, and slides and digital photographs taken by Arthur Boutilier. Slides date from 1976-2003 and include topics and locations such as the Torngat and Mealy Mountains, Nunavut land use planning, and Yellowknife. Digital photographs date from ca. 2014-2022 and are grouped into Events, People, and Places.
[Young foxes play fighting.]
[Member of the Nunavut Planning Commission and Inuit Elders likely while working on the Keewatin Regional Land Use Plan.]
[Adult bison and claves grazing.]
[Bobby Lyall (left) and Arthur Boutilier (right) likely while working on the Lancaster Sound or Keewatin Regional Land Use Plans.]
[Members of the Nunavut Planning Commission likely while working on the Keewatin Regional Land Use Plan.]
[Arthur Boutilier (second from right) and members of the Nunavut Planning Commission likely while working on the Keewatin Regional Land Use Plan.]
[People view a map during work on The Water Heart: Management Plan for Great Bear Lake and Its Watershed.]
[Waxing moon in a deep blue sky.]
[Sun shining through the branches of a snowy tree on Matonabee Street.]
[View from Twin Pine Hill with Drfits and trees in the foreground and houseboats on Yellowknife Bay in the background.]
[Close-up view of a Western tanager sitting on a branch.]
[View of Yellowknife Bay and boats as seen from Pilot's Monument.]
[Waxing moon over Tin Can Hill with a communications tower on the left.]
[Close-up view of a wild rose growing on Twin Pine Hill.]
[Snow drifts and snow covered trees.]
[Group of people sorking on a houseboat deck. Another houseboat is also visible.]