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Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 cm of newspaper clippings, 36 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean's personal and professional life, and most articles were published in the Winnipeg Tribune. File documents articles that Jean wrote about her travels (India, British Guiana, Ireland), articles about various t…
Date Range
1924-1992
1924
1928
1930
1935
1938
1939
1943
1947
1967
1992
Reference Code
M573 / II / 2-3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / II : Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / II / 2-3
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1924-1992
1924
1928
1930
1935
1938
1939
1943
1947
1967
1992
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (36 x 28 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 cm of newspaper clippings, 36 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean's personal and professional life, and most articles were published in the Winnipeg Tribune. File documents articles that Jean wrote about her travels (India, British Guiana, Ireland), articles about various talks that Jean delivered (including at the Rotary Club and the Commercial Girls' Club), and articles relating to recitals that her students performed (late 1920's-mid 1940's). File also includes photographs taken from newspaper and magazine clippings, including photos related to the Trail Rides that Jean participated on (1937 and 1939, including a photograph of Nicholas Morant), photos of her family (husband, Jack and son, Bruce), and several portraits (with short bios) of Jean.
Notes
"British Guiana" is now called Guyana.
The images of the trail rides were taken by Nicholas Morant but are in the form of a newspaper/magazine clipping. The image at Ptarmigan Lake includes Jean, her sister-in-law Anna Cran, and two other unidentified women.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Newspaper
Lecture
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Family and personal life
Professional and Personal Life
Travel
Women
Geographic Access
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canada
Language
English
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Personal letters and postcards

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55314
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931,…
Date Range
1909 - 1911
1913
1916
1918
1924 - 1927
1931
1936
Reference Code
M39 / III / C / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Postcard
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
M39 / III : Personal and family records
Sous-Fonds
M39
Sub-Series
M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
Accession Number
2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / III / C / 1
GMD
Textual record
Postcard
Date Range
1909 - 1911
1913
1916
1918
1924 - 1927
1931
1936
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931, a letter of condolence sent to Mrs. Geddes from Hester D Peach [1931], and a letter to "Olive" from M. Geddes [possibly Muriel Geddes Grant] dated 1936. Some letters sent from Malcolm to Jennie [between 1924-1925] pertain to his first ascent of Mount Geikie.
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Geddes, Alvin
Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
Geddes, Enid
Grant, Muriel
Hubbell, Gwen (Geddes)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Mountaineering
Communications
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Ontario
Guelph
British Columbia
Mount Geikie
Language
English
Conservation
Minor wrinkling/creasing of most letters, otherwise good condition
First postcard in file [black and white image of storefront] appears to have once been glued on the back [possibly for use in a scrapbook or album] and later removed and annotated in blue pen; some paper/glue remnants still attached
Category
Communications
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Talks, Research, and Papers

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54684
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual …
Date Range
ca.1938-ca.1992
1938
1940
1956
1960
1970-1980
1977
1983
1992
Reference Code
M573 / I / 3-15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / I : Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / I / 3-15
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
ca.1938-ca.1992
1938
1940
1956
1960
1970-1980
1977
1983
1992
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records (21 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual topics.
File includes the following titles:
The West Indies, 1938
Wake Up and Live, April 29, 1940
June Magic or Wake Up and Live, 1956
Girl Guides of Canada, 1960
England, ca.1970-1980
The Chambered Nautilus, 1977
Robert Louis Stevenson, October 1977
Tales Historical and Hysterical, May 14, 1983 (given at the Manitoba Historical Society for their annual meeting)
A Christmas Story, 1992 (copy of a transcript of Jean's story she recorded at the CBC)
Rose Fyleman and "Winnipeg at Christmas" (no date)
Ireland (including correspondence with Arthur Stringer, poet and author)
Awareness (no date)
Mary Kennedy (no date)
Notes
Talks were given to organizations like Kiwanis or Rotary, Eaton's, Canadian Women's Club, CBC, and various historical societies and churches.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Public Speaking
Arts
Christmas
Community life
History
Lecture
Poets
Professional and Personal Life
Research
Travel
Women
Girl Guides of Canada
Geographic Access
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada
West Indies
Europe
Language
English
Related Material
M573 / I / 12 is related to V60.
Creator
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 21.5 x 35 or smaller. File pertains to Jean's participation in and accounts of trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a magazine or newspaper clipping accounting Jean's talk that s…
Date Range
1937-1945
1937
1938
1939
1940
1945
Reference Code
M573 / I / 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Published record
Textual record
  4 images  
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / I : Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / I / 18
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1937-1945
1937
1938
1939
1940
1945
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (21.5 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 21.5 x 35 or smaller. File pertains to Jean's participation in and accounts of trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a magazine or newspaper clipping accounting Jean's talk that she gave at the Royal Alexandra Hotel on January 18, 1938 and two copies of the invitation sent to attendees for the talk (one of them has a handwritten message on the back written by Jean); two copies of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin No. 48 (1937), which Jean is featured in and wrote an article for (the first woman to do so); related correspondence between John Murray Gibbon and Jean (1937-1939) regarding writing the article and participating in the trail rides; related correspondence with the Canadian Pacific Association responding to the talk Jean gave; typed notes of Jean's trail rides talk (two drafts, similar with slight changes); a typed poem entitled "The 1937 Trail Ride" written by Jean; and an essay entitled "Boots and Saddles" by Jean.
Notes
John Murray Gibbon was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies during this time.
Jean also wrote an article for the Sky Line Trail - see related material.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lecture
Public Speaking
Mount Assiniboine
Poetry
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Assiniboine
Language
English
Related Material
The Sky Line Trail, Vol. 6, No. 24 (October 1939).
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Travel Talks and Notebook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54682
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 cm of textual records, including one small bound notebook, 10 x 16 cm or smaller. File pertains to lecture notes written by Jean Hembroff MacDonald regarding talks on her travels that she delivered. File includes one small bound, black notebook which is labelled "My Talks" (inclu…
Date Range
ca.1930-1938
1932
1935
1938
Reference Code
M573 / I / 1-2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / I : Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / I / 1-2
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
ca.1930-1938
1932
1935
1938
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (10 x 16 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 cm of textual records, including one small bound notebook, 10 x 16 cm or smaller. File pertains to lecture notes written by Jean Hembroff MacDonald regarding talks on her travels that she delivered. File includes one small bound, black notebook which is labelled "My Talks" (includes various notes on specific talks she gave but also general public speaking notes and tips on things like posture), and a set of typed cue cards (with envelope) of lecture notes for a talk that Jean delivered to the Women's Club at Eaton's in 1935.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Lecture
Travel
Women
Geographic Access
Europe
South America
West Indies
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Binding for M573 / I / 1 is quite fragile, some old tape is currently in use. May provide conservation issues in the future.
Creator
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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