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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
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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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image depicts view of rocky cliff next to a body of water [untitled, location unknown].
- Date Range
- 1904
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1 / 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V777
- M555
- Series
- V777 / II : Personal and collected records
- Sous-Fonds
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1 / 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 1 album page with one photograph : 1 photograph
- Scope & Content
- Image depicts view of rocky cliff next to a body of water [untitled, location unknown].
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Travel
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 74
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 74
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Notes
- Made from negative WMCR/V653/NG-908
- Hand-coloured by Mary M. Vaux
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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Seracs, Asulkan Glacier
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 89
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 89
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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Hungabee from Paradise Valley (No.66)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Rocky Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 103
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 103
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Rocky Mountains
- Notes
- Similar to negative WMCR/V653/NA-1451
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 121
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 121
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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Ross Peak from near Soup Glacier / Vaux
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 131
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 131
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Victoria Glacier, Rocky Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 132
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 132
- Date Range
- [between 1900 and 1906]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Victoria Glacier, Rocky Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 133
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 133
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Notes
- Made from negative WMCR/V653/NA-931
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mountain and lake, unknown location
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 134
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 134
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Mountain and lake, unknown location
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Lily Glacier, Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 136
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 136
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Lily Glacier, Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Indigenous camp, unknown location
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 137
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 137
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Indigenous camp, unknown location
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fort Garry gate near Winnipeg?
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 139
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 139
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Fort Garry gate near Winnipeg?
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Manitoba
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Asulkan Glacier, Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 141
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 141
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Asulkan Glacier, Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- unknown people, unknown location
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 142
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 142
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- unknown people, unknown location
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 144
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 144
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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Montezeuma's Cathedral, Garden of Gods, Colorado / Geo. Vaux Jr.
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 145
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 145
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alpine wildflowers
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 147
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 147
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- Alpine wildflowers
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- North West Mounted Police?, unknown railway station
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 148
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sub-Series
- V. Lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V653 / PS - 148
- Date Range
- [between 1894 and 1912]
- Physical Description
- 1 transparency : lantern slide
- Scope & Content
- North West Mounted Police?, unknown railway station
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Creator
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)
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