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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
- 1900 – 1965
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.03
- Description
- General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
1 image
- Title
- Bow Glacier
- Date
- 1900 – 1965
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.03
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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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Subject
- Portrait
- child
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.05
- Description
- General colour: pencil. A barn and a few other buildings sit in the lower sketchy landscape one third up. The upper two thirds are sky with one cloud left of center appearing to rain over the barn.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.3 x 24.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. A barn and a few other buildings sit in the lower sketchy landscape one third up. The upper two thirds are sky with one cloud left of center appearing to rain over the barn.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.05
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.07
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.
- Subject
- landscape
- prairie
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.07
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