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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
- 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
- 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
- 1940
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.04
- Description
- A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.
1 image
- Title
- Alpine Ibex
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.
- Subject
- animal
- alpine ibex
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.04
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.03
- Description
- General colour: white and black on grey. The left profile of a caribou drawn in the centre of the picture.
1 image
- Title
- Caribou
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: white and black on grey. The left profile of a caribou drawn in the centre of the picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.03
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Head of a Caribou
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.01
- Description
- Colour: grey on white. A caribou head looking left.
1 image
- Title
- Head of a Caribou
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey on white. A caribou head looking left.
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.01
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- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.02
- Description
- General colour: black and white on grey. The head and shoulders of a mountain goat. His two black horns reaching up into the top of the picture and his head turned out.
1 image
- Title
- Mountain Goat
- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 28.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and white on grey. The head and shoulders of a mountain goat. His two black horns reaching up into the top of the picture and his head turned out.
- Subject
- animal
- mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.02
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Trail ride album
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- Scope & Content
- Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and land…
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- V635 / I : Events and Activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 3
- Responsibility
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (182 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and landscapes, individual and group photographs of riders, and campsites. Most photographs not annotated and people in photographs not named. Album also contains three pamphlets pertaining to 1945 trail rides with lists of locations and attendees.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Hiking
- Packing
- Horses
- Mountain
- Waterfall
- Landscapes
- Trail
- Lake
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1952
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.28
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a walrus lying down and looking to the side. The walrus has one white tusk and a hole for another.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Walrus
- Date
- c. 1952
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 3.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a walrus lying down and looking to the side. The walrus has one white tusk and a hole for another.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.28
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