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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1935]

Reference Code: M79 / V527

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Series: V527

Sous-Fonds: V527

Accession Number: 275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737

Reference Code: M79 / V527

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1935]

Physical Description: 35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)

History / Biographical: Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.; Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.; I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.; II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.; III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description for processed material; electronic finding aid; item list for lantern slides; copies of literary manuscripts; modern reference prints for lantern slides

Related Material: Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works

Creator: Schaffer, Mary

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Malcolm Geddes fonds

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …

Date Range: [1896-2013]

Reference Code: M39 / V756

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 39; V 756

Sous-Fonds: M 39; V 756

Accession Number: 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / V756

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Responsibility: Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources

Date Range: [1896-2013]

Physical Description: 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.

Notes: Fonds consists of three series:; Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence; Series II : Financial records; Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm

Subject Access: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure; Hiking; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Poetry; Property; Finances; Commerce and industry; Communications; Correspondence; Genealogy; History; Research; Publication; Travel; Mountains; Mountaineering; Biography; Obituary

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; British Columbia; Ontario; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Geddes, Malcolm

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Content Details: Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558

Processing Status: Processed

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In the heart of the Canadian Rockies with horse and camera, part I : [lantern slide presentation]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Presentation pertains to the mountains and wildlife of the Selkirks and Canadian Rockies areas of Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise. Originally consisted of 62 slides (missing items are numbers 3, 5-8, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 41, 56). Textual item is script

Date Range: [after 1915]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 2 - 1 to 61; M79 / 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency; Textual record

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Series: II.A. Photographs: lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V527

Accession Number: 2685

Reference Code: V527 / PS 2 - 1 to 61; M79 / 16

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency; Textual record

Date Range: [after 1915]

Physical Description: 50 photographs : transparencies; glass. -- 1 item of textual records (.5cm)

Scope & Content: Presentation pertains to the mountains and wildlife of the Selkirks and Canadian Rockies areas of Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise. Originally consisted of 62 slides (missing items are numbers 3, 5-8, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 41, 56). Textual item is script