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Correspondence from Europe

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Date Range
1891
1893
1896
1902-1903
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Date Range
1891
1893
1896
1902-1903
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (6 postcards -- letters)
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Notes
Items in file are accompanied by two envelopes addressed to Catharine Elkin and her husband, Dr. William Elkin.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
Europe
Italy
Switzerland
England
Germany
Netherlands
Access Restrictions
Some materials in file are fragile - assistance from staff required
Language
English
Conservation
Some materials stored in mylar sleeves
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Travel letters, 1898 to 1905

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including…
Date Range
1898-1905
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 2
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1898-1905
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including Banff, Emerald Lake, Field, Golden and Glacier], extended family and personal interests.
Notes
Letters from Mexico accompanied by envelope (ca.1940) with notes pertaining to transcription of original letters in file [See "Material Details"] and annotated brown storage envelope in separate file folder
Material Details
Annotation in pencil on manila envelope in file: "Mexico Mar 16 1905 to Apr 11 1905 typewritten 1940"
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
Venezuela
Mexico
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Yoho National Park
Emerald Lake
British Columbia
Field
Golden
Glacier
Glacier National Park
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Helene and Katy, 1904

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.
Date Range
1904
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 3
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1904
Physical Description
0.3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Access Restrictions
Materials are fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters, postcards and sketches

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [a…
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Drawing
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 4
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Drawing
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records -- 6 postcards -- 3 drawings
Scope & Content
File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [addressed mostly as "Katy"]. Letters pertain to Molly's travels in California, New Mexico, and the American and Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Materials in file previously stored with one leather-bound journal and four miniature monthly planners [1904-1905]. Journal and planners have been renumbered and processed as file M555 / II / 1.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Exploration
Travel
Recreation
Climbing
Hiking
Tourism
Geographic Access
United States of America
California
New Mexico
Canada
Alberta
Lake Louise
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Some materials in file are fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Related Material
M555 / II / 1 - journal and daybooks
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to friends and family

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
1906 - 1908
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 5
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Date Range
1906 - 1908
Physical Description
0.3 cm of textual records -- 4 postcards
Scope & Content
File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan.
Notes
File includes one torn fragment of a letter addressed to Molly Adams [sender unknown].
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Field
Japan
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possib…
Date Range
1891
1893 - 1906
1908 - 1909
1941
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1891
1893 - 1906
1908 - 1909
1941
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possibly sent by Marjorie Adams ca. 2010-2015]
Notes
Materials in file re arranged based on original order: M555 / I / A / 6 : Letters 1891, 1908-1909 [includes envelope mailed to Roger Cook Adams, 1941, and genealogical notes] M555 / I / A / 7 : "Letters from Mary W. Adams, 1893 to 1906" M555 / I / A / 8 : Journal entries and letters from Molly Adams, 1904
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Adams, Roger Cook
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Research
Genealogy
Correspondence
Travel
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
Date Range
1844-1850
1860-1866
1944
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1844-1850
1860-1866
1944
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
New York
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Miniature journal and monthly planners

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Reference Code
M555 / II / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / II : Personal and collected records
Sous-Fonds
M555
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / II / 1
GMD
Diary
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (5 volumes : 6.5 x 10 cm and 5 x 6.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Monthly planners accompanied in file by annotated storage envelope
Materials were previously stored with items in file M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Subject Access
Exploration
Travel
Recreation
Family and personal life
Hiking
Geographic Access
United States of America
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Materials are fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
1908-1922
Reference Code
M79 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Mary Schaffer papers: correspondence
Reference Code
M79 / 1
Date Range
1908-1922
Physical Description
.5 cm of textual records
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
Date Range
1909-1911, [n.d.]
Reference Code
M79 / 10A, 10B
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D. Mary Schaffer papers: other
Reference Code
M79 / 10A, 10B
Date Range
1909-1911, [n.d.]
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
Title Source
Title based on contents of files.
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Original manuscripts by others

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
Date Range
[ca.1900-ca.1913]
Reference Code
M79 / 13
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
Reference Code
M79 / 13
Date Range
[ca.1900-ca.1913]
Physical Description
6 textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
Title Source
Title based on contents of files.
Content Details
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
* Mount Brown and the sources of the Athabasca / Professor A. P. Coleman, [n.d.], 5 p., typewritten;
* A new pass at the head of the west branch of the Saskatchewan River / Charles S. Thompson, 1901, 5 p., typewritten;
* At the western sources of the Athabasca River / Jean Habel, 1902, 17 p., typewritten;
* The beginning, the middle and the end of a hunting trip / J. S., [ca.1913], 20 p., handwritten, by Jimmy Simpson;
* Notes of Mr. Oliver's trip through the Districts of Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon, returning Dawson and Vancouver, [n.d.], 6 p., typewritten, unknown author.
* My four years experience of the great war, 1915, 20 p., typewritten, unknown author
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Published reports by others

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the…
Date Range
1895-1928
Reference Code
M79 / 14 - 15
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
Reference Code
M79 / 14 - 15
Date Range
1895-1928
Physical Description
10 textual records
Scope & Content
Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the Yellowhead Pass / A. O. Wheeler, 1913 is annotated with critical margin notes by Mary Schaffer
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Original manuscripts

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[ca.1908]-1925
Reference Code
M79 / 2 - 7
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
Reference Code
M79 / 2 - 7
Date Range
[ca.1908]-1925
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Finding Aid
Copies available for reference use.
Title Source
Title based on contents of files
Content Details
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
* Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1908], 2 p., typewritten. (M79 / 2)
* A glimpse of the head-hunters of Formosa, [1908], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
* The monarch of the plains, [ca.1908], 2 p., typewritten, 2 copies, 1 annotated, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
* Locating and measuring Lake Maligne, [ca.1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
* My garden / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1910], 10 p., typewitten. (M79 / 2)
* [Untitled], [1911], 46 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to survey trip to Maligne Lake, 1911. (M79 / 3)
* A small boy's summer in the Canadian Rockies, [1912], 34 p., typewritten, 4 copies, by Mary Schaffer, copies have various titles. (M79 /4)
* [Untitled], [1912], 7 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to history of Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca Passes. (M79 / 5)
* The story of Revelstoke, [1912], 22 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
* Trail-life at Lake Louise, [ca.1915], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
* [Untitled], [ca.1916], 6 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to medical mission of Dr. Atkin and Nurse Fulcher to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch. (M79 / 5)
* The byways of Banff, [ca.1918], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
* Teepee life in the northern hills / Mary Schaffer Warren, [1924], 39 p., typewritten, 2 copies. (M79 / 6)
* A new year in the wilds, [ca.1925], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer Warren. (M79 / 6)
* A chapter of accidents, [after 1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
* The heart of a child, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
* A ptarmigan story, [after 1908], 7 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
* Fairy-land of the north, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
* [Untitled], [after 1908], 9 p., typewritten, double-sided, by Mary Schaffer, children's story about Puff, the wind. (M79 / 7)
* Lake Louise of early days, [after 1908], 3 p., typewritten, incomplete, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
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Published manuscripts

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
1907-1908, [n.d.]
Reference Code
M79 / 8
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
Reference Code
M79 / 8
Date Range
1907-1908, [n.d.]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
* The valleys of the Saskatchewan with horse and camera / Mrs. Charles Schaffer, 1907, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Phiadelphia, vol.V, no.2, April 1907.
* Among the sources of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca Rivers / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol.VI, no.2, April 1908.
* Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
* Untrodden ways / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
* Palliser's expedition, some intimate glimpses / Mary S. Warren, [after 1914], in Calgary Herald.
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook contains clippings, menus, sketches and photographs
Date Range
1905-1911
Reference Code
M79 / 9B
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D. Mary Schaffer papers: other
Reference Code
M79 / 9B
Date Range
1905-1911
Physical Description
1 textual record (5 cm)
Scope & Content
Scrapbook contains clippings, menus, sketches and photographs
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Mary Schaffer fonds

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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
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Processing Status
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Reference Code
V527 / LC - 1 to 97
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.C. Photographs: negatives
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
V527 / LC - 1 to 97
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Physical Description
96 Photographs: negatives, b&w
Scope & Content
Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Notes
Captions not always accurate; also not clear where additional information has been inserted into title information from albums or reverse of prints.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River
Date Range
[1907-1911]
Reference Code
V527 / NA - 1 to 136
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II.C. Photographs: negatives
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
2764, 5248
Reference Code
V527 / NA - 1 to 136
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[1907-1911]
Physical Description
136 photographs : negatives; film
Scope & Content
Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River
Notes
NA-101: Sky is masked out by a combination of fabric and paintlike substance.
Name Access
Schaffer, Mary
Warren, Billy
Lewis, John Swift
Sharples, Paul
Sharples, Carrie
Moberly, John
Subject Access
Animals
Big Horn Sheep
Bighorn Sheep
Bison
Environment and Nature
Horses
Indigenous Peoples
Japanese
Landscapes
Tourism
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Banff
Jasper
Maligne Lake
Mount Robson
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Language
English
Finding Aid
Item list available. Some reference prints are available.
Creator
Mary Schaffer
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF NEGATIVES (V527/NA) :
1 [Mary Schaffer and others on mountain side]. -- 1906
2,3 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906
4 [Laughing Falls]. -- 1906
5 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906
6 Valley of the Lakes. -- 1906
7 Mr. Muggins : [dog]. -- 1906
8 [Flowers]. -- [1907 or 08]
9 [Mt. Saskatchewan from Castleguard?]. -- [1907 or 08]
10 Pinto Lake. -- [1907 or 08]
11 Wildflowers : [Bow Park]. -- [1907 or 08]
12 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- [1907 or 08]
13 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]
14, 15 Vaux Canyon : [Sunwapta Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
16 Sunwapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]
17 Tete Jaune Cache
18 [Hoodoos and Cascade River at Anthracite]. -- [1907 or 08]
19 [Bird]. -- [1907 or 08]
20 [Packtrain near mountain]. -- [1907 or 08]
21 Moberly : [John Moberly?] . -- 1908
22 Lewis John Swift. -- 1908
23 [Mrs. Swift? and child]. -- 1908
24 Moberly : [John Moberly?]. -- 1908
25 [Man on horse on mountain pass]. -- [1907 or 08]
26 [Billy Warren launching raft on Maligne Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
27 Head of Maligne Lake [and view of Mount Mary Vaux]. -- [1907 or 08]
28 Mount Robson. -- 1908
29 [Girl with dog at Lake Louise]
30,31 Athabasca River Valley panorama from the Bump : [Mt. Kitchener]. -- 1908
32,33 [Panorama from Wilcox Pass?: Mt. Kitchener to Mt. Stutfield, Song Sangen Creek and Snow Dome]. -- 1907?
34 [View from the Bump - Wilcox Pass and Snow Dome?]. -- 1908
35-37 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908
38-39 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908
40-41 [Unidentified mountains]. -- [1907 or 08]. -- #41 is reverse neg of #40
42 [Fortress Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
43 [Unidentified mountain and lake]. -- [1907 or 08]
44 [Horses by fire]. -- [1907 or 08]
45 [Horse and rider by Ptarmigan Lake?]. -- [1907 or 08]
46 [Horse with saddle]. -- [1907 or 08]
47 [Laughing Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
48 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]
49 [Takakkaw Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]
50 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]
51 Castle Mountain. -- [1907 or 08]
52 Elk. -- [1907 or 08]
53 Elk. -- 1906
54-57 Buffalo in animal paddock. -- [1907 or 08]]
58 [Unidentified cabins at animal paddock, Banff?]. -- [[1907 or 08]]
59 Wild flowers. -- [1907 or 08]
60 [Unidentified rock tower]. -- [1907 or 08]
61 [Japanese lady at table]
62 [Japanese woman in doorway]
63 [Japanese woman in garden]
64 [Japan scene]
65 Maligne Lake : [camp]
66 [Schaffer party on raft, Maligne Lake]
67 Head of Maligne [Lake]
68 Morning mists on Maligne : [Maligne Lake]
69 Maligne Valley : [teepee poles]
70 [People in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
71 Mount Unwin : [Paul Sharples and Carrie Sharples? in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
72 Maligne Lake near Sampson's Narrows
73 Head of Maligne : [Maligne Lake]
74,75 [Maligne Lake?]
76 Sampson Peak : [Sampson Peakand Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]
77 Sampson at dawn
78 [Mary Schaffer, Paul Sharples, Carrie Sharples with teepee]. -- [1911]
79 Shoulder of Charlton : [Paul Sharples in boat]. -- [1911]
80 The Ramparts
81 Henry House : [site of Henry House]
82 [Horses on unidentified pass]
83 Columbia : [packtrain near Mount Columbia]
84 Bow Summit
85 Pyramid Mountain
86 Wilcox Summit
87 [Trout hanging from tree]
88 Mt. Columbia
89 [Unidentified Indigneous woman and child with teepee]
90 [Indigenous person with teepee on Kootenay Plains]
91 [Unidentified mountain - winter scene]
92 [Forest fire along the Athabasca River]
93 Moberly's : [packtrain fording Athabasca River]
94 Moberly's : [three people crossing Athabasca River in dugout canoe]
95 [Wrecked raft? along river]
96 Robson; horses grazing : [Mount Robson]
97 Nashan : [Nashan Peak and Watchtower lake]
98 [Indigenous people and horses on Kootenay Plains]
99 [Chaba River?]
100 [Unidentified mountains]
101 [Horses on trail beside unidentified river]
102 [Man and woman blowing up air mattresses]
103 [Unidentified mountain]
104 [Mary Schaffer and horses]
105 Fortress : [Fortress Lake]
106-109 [Fortress Lake]
110 [Mount Quincy?]
111 [Unidentified mountain and lake]
112 [Unidentified mountain]
113 [Camp scene]
114 [Unidentified river]
115, 116 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
117 Athabasca : [Mount Athabasca]
118 [Mount Columbia]
119 [Unidentified mountains]
120 [Mount Charlton and Pixie Valley]
121 [Packhorses on steep trail]
122 [Unidentified mountains]
123 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
124 [Person with horse on edge of gorge]
125 [Vermilion Lakes]
126 [Mount Rundle from Vermilion Lakes]
127 [Moose calves at animal paddock]
128 [Sheep in slough]
129 [Woman feeding antelope at animal paddock]
130 [Woman with moose calves at animal paddock]
131 [Sheep]
132 [Mountain sheep]
133 [Antelope and buffalo at animal paddock]
134 [Sheep]
135, 136 [Flowers]
Processing Status
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Negatives pertain mainly to flora and explorations. Many mountain and plant views are unidentified. Includes two photographs of the Sampson Beaver family
Date Range
1905-[ca.1906]
Reference Code
V527 / NG - 1 to 181
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II.C. Photographs: negatives
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
275, 2764, 5248
Reference Code
V527 / NG - 1 to 181
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1905-[ca.1906]
Physical Description
181 photographs : negatives; glass
Scope & Content
Negatives pertain mainly to flora and explorations. Many mountain and plant views are unidentified. Includes two photographs of the Sampson Beaver family
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Finding Aid
Item list available. Some reference prints are available.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. LIST OF NEGATIVES (V527/NG) :
1 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
2 Mt. Forbes and Lyall Ice Fields from junction of Bear Creek and Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
3, 5-7, 9 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
4 Athabasca and Dome Glaciers / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
8 The Beacon in Cataract Valley / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
10 [Mary Schaffer on horse]. -- 1906
11 Looking south from near Graveyard Flats on the North Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
12 [Cones] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
13-16 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
17 [Mary Schaffer on horse]. -- 1906?
18 Mt. Saskatchewan from overflow lakes on the North Saskatchewan near Rampart Creek / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
19 Look south on the North Fork of the Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
20-22 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
23 Billy Warren, right, and [Joe?] Barker, left in camp with fish / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
24,25 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
26,27 Coral Canyon, Cline River area / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
28 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
29 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
30 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
31-47 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
48 Primula, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/10/05
49 Amelachier florida, Bankhead / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/19/05
50-53 [Plant]
54 Pinus albicaulis, Tunnel / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/5/05
55 Kruhsea Tilingiana, Glacier / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/26/05
56 Pentstemon conferlus, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/23/05
57 Draba, Sulphur Mtn / Mary Schaffer -- 6/22/05
58 Sheperdia canadensis, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/31/05
59 Berberis Aquisulium Field / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/7/05
60 Colliusia bicolor, Lake Louise / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/11/05
61 Primula, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/8/05
62 Vagnera stellata, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/9/05
63-65 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
66 Plant - Dodecatheon / Mary Schaffer
67 Plant - Picaea alba - Tunnel Mtn / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/9/05
68 [Statue, Greek?] / Mary Schaffer
69 [Wall carving] / Mary Schaffer
70 [Head of statute] / Mary Schaffer
71 [Statue] / Mary Schaffer
72 [Sculpture of man] / Mary Schaffer
73 [Sculpture - boy & goose] / Mary Schaffer
74,75 [Sculpture] / Mary Schaffer
76 [Head of statue] / Mary Schaffer
77 Ledium palustre, L. latifolium : [plant] / Mary Schaffer
78-82 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
83 Pachystima macrophyllium (Bear Cr.) : [plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/25/05
84-86 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
87 Draba aurea; Stoney Squaw : [plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/24/05
88-92 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
93 Vacinium microphyllum : [plant] / Mary Schaffer
94 Observation Peak & Bow Pass from North? / Mary Schaffer
95 [Camp scene, Mary Schaffer at left]
96 [Teepee frame] / Mary Schaffer
97 [Unidentified mountains] / Mary Schaffer
98 Mt. Saskatchewan / Mary Schaffer
99,100 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
101,102 [Unidentified mountains and lake] / Mary Schaffer
103 [Unidentified valley and mountains] / Mary Schaffer
104 [Train in the mountains] / Mary Schaffer
105,106 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
107 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
108 [Mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
109 [Saskatchewan River Valley?]. -- [1906]
110,111 [Saskatchewan Glacier?]. -- [1906]
112 [Mary Schaffer on her horse Nibs]
113 [Teepee at Maligne Lake?]
114 [Boat on shore of Maligne Lake]
115,116 [Joe Barker?]
117,118 [Camp at base of unidentified mountains]
119 [Camp on shore of unidentified lake]
120 [Man with pole at edge of lake]
121 [Man in door of shelter made with trees]
122 [Teepee at foot of unidentified mountain]
123 [Camp in burnt timber]
124 [Sampson Beaver family, 1906]
125 [Sampson Beaver family]
126 baby on Kootenai Plains : [Frances Louise Beaver]. -- [1906]
127-132 [Unidentified mountains]
133 [Unidentified lake]
134 [Unidentified river]
135,136 [Unidentified river and mountains]
137,138 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
139 [Map of Canadian Rockies]
140 [Duck]
141-155 [Plants - identified and dated]
156-159 [Plants - identified]
160-180 [Plants - unidentified]
181 [Cones]
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