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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0280
Description
Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
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Title
Basin
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
7.4 x 33.0 cm
Description
Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0280
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0002
Description
A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
52.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0002
Images
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0003
Description
A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
15.0 x 44.5 cm
Description
A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0003
Images
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0006
Description
A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
12.5 x 32.0 cm
Description
A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Blackfoot, Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0006
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0008
Description
A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm
Description
A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
children
clothing
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0008
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Date
1890 – 1930
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0002
Description
A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1890 – 1930
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 89.0 cm
Description
A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0002
Images
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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
skin; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0003
Description
A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
skin; metal; glass
Dimensions
5.5 x 89.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
Subject
Indigenous
American Peigan
Crow/Flathead
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0003
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Date
1895 – 1910
Material
skin; bone; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0021
Description
A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
1895 – 1910
Material
skin; bone; metal; glass
Dimensions
78.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Blackfoot
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0021
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0060 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
5.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0060 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.04.0001
Description
A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
57.0 (circumference) cm
Description
A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0001
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
32.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Peigan
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Dimensions
27.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Blackfoot
Siksika
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Dimensions
35.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0005 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the he…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
25.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the heel.
Subject
Indigenous, Cheyenne
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0005 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0003 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the in…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the instep which is white with a stepped triangle which has a cross at its tip. The colours of beads are: blue, white, red, dark blue, and black.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0003 a,b
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Date
1890
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0014
Description
A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
57.0 cm
Description
A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
Subject
decorative
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0014
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.0015
Description
A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
86.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
ceremonial
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0015
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Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0001
Description
A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
150.0 cm
Description
A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0001
Images
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
Catalogue Number
103.01.0009
Description
A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
Dimensions
96.0 cm
Description
A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0009
Images
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