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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
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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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Walter S. Painter fonds

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Walter S. Painter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955. Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and …
Date Range
1902-1956
Reference Code
M282 / V481
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Walter S. Painter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 282
V 481
Sous-Fonds
M 282
V 481
Accession Number
1338, 1830, 2180, 3460
Reference Code
M282 / V481
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1902-1956
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records. -- 23 cartographic records : 80 x 135 cm or smaller. -- 589 photographs (287 prints, 302 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (301 prints)
History / Biographical
Walter S. Painter, 1877-1957, was an architect in Canada and the United States. Painter rose to prominence early in life as a theatre architect and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as chief architect while still in his twenties. Projects in the Banff, Alberta area included design of the tower and wings of the Banff Springs Hotel, the first concrete addition to the Lake Louise Chalet (Chateau Lake Louise), and the Cave and Basin. other Canadian projects were major CPR stations and hotels from Montreal to the west coast. For a period, Painter was in partnership with Frank Swales. In later years, Painter was involved in American projects, standardization of school buildings in Chile, and the Painter system of pre-fabrication, with particular interests in housing and concrete construction designs. Walter Painter built his home in Banff in 1912 and retired there in 1947. He was married to Estelle (Stella) Painter, 1880-1975. They had two children, Betty Painter (Walker) and Brook Painter.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955.
Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and other buildings, n.d., 1906-1929; articles about Painter and his projects, n.d., 1902-1934. The papers primarily concern Painter's architectural career, theatres, CPR projects including stations and hotels from Montreal to Victoria, Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier, British Columbia projects and the Lake Louise Chalet. Personal papers, ca.1930-1956, record Painter's views on economics, philosophy, religion, housing, etc.
Family photographs, pertaining to Walter Painter, Stella Painter, Betty Painter and Brook Painter. Includes Painter home, activities, friends, trips. Also, photographs of Walter Painter projects, including construction of the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Cave and Basin.
Name Access
Painter, Betty
Painter, Brook
Painter, Stella
Painter, Walter S.
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
microfilm copy of album
Creator
Painter, Walter S.
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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From Laggan to the Wilcox Pass 1906

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Album pertains to travels in the following areas: Ptarmigan Lake, Twin Falls, Laughing Falls, Pipestone Pass, Sheep Creek, Bear Creek, Pinto Lake, Wild Fowl [Waterfowl?] Lake, Bow Summit, Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Glacier, Elliott Barnes ranch. People include: Stoney Indians, Beaver family, A. P. Co…
Date Range
1906-[1908?]
Reference Code
V527 / PD - 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V527
Series
II.B. Photographs: albums
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
V527 / PD - 4
GMD
Album
Photograph
Responsibility
Photographers include Mary Schaffer, HT or TH, and possibly Elliott Barnes. Album includes annotations by Mary Schaffer, some of which have been later covered with photographs
Date Range
1906-[1908?]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (422 prints)
Scope & Content
Album pertains to travels in the following areas: Ptarmigan Lake, Twin Falls, Laughing Falls, Pipestone Pass, Sheep Creek, Bear Creek, Pinto Lake, Wild Fowl [Waterfowl?] Lake, Bow Summit, Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Glacier, Elliott Barnes ranch. People include: Stoney Indians, Beaver family, A. P. Coleman, Jimmy Simpson, Swift family, Tom Wilson, Sid Unwin and others
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Walter S. Painter fonds
Scope & Content
Album pertains to CPR hotels (Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet, Empress Hotel); the Painter family and home in Banff; friends and activities
Date Range
[ca.1905-ca.1920]
Reference Code
V481 / PD 1
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Album
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Part Of
Walter S. Painter fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
V481
Series
II.B. Painter family : Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V481
Reference Code
V481 / PD 1
GMD
Photograph
Album
Date Range
[ca.1905-ca.1920]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (301 prints)
Scope & Content
Album pertains to CPR hotels (Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet, Empress Hotel); the Painter family and home in Banff; friends and activities
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF PRINTS (V481 / PD 1 - 1 to 301):
1 Banff Springs Hotel
2 Mrs. painter at Banff Springs Hotel on a horse "Blythe"
3 Bow River from back of B.S.H.
4 to 26 Banff Springs Hotel, ca.1905
27 Looking toward Tunnel Mtn. from Hoodoos
28 Spray River Road
29 Front Entrance to Banff Springs Hotel
30, 31 Banff Springs Hotel
32 Approach to C.P.R. Hotel
33 C.P.R. Hotel
34 View of Ballroom and Conservatory - before centre wing
35 Hotel - before centre wing
36, 37 Centre wing
38 At Banff Springs Hotel
39, 40 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
41 Courtyard and front entrance
42, 43 B.S.H. front entrance - during construction of hotel
44 From Red Terrace
45 View to courtyard from below Red Terrace
46 to 53 Banff Springs Hotel during construction
54 Front entrance - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
55 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
56 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] during construction, Jan. 10, 1913
57 Workmen on Hotel roof
58 Man at B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
59 Men at B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
60 Garden Room - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
62 Bow Valley from Red Terrace
63 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] Pool - inner and outer
64 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] Pool - inner
65 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] by night - lights reflecting on water in pool
66 Construction of pool
67 C.P.R. baths - inside
68 Construction of pool
69 Red Terrace
70 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] from Tunnel Mtn. Drive - during construction
71 Lake Louise
72 Lake Louise - Lobby
73 to 81 Lake Louise - Interiors
82, 83 Lake Louise - Fireplace at end of Garden Room
84, 85 Hotel dining room (C.L.L.? or B.S.H.?) [Chateau Lake Louise or Banff Springs Hotel?]
86 to 88 Hotel - Interior
89 Hotel - Kitchen
90 Hotel - Interior
91 Glacier
92 Mt. Victoria and Lake Louise
93 Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier
94 (Saddleback?) Lake Louise
95 Lakes in the Clouds
98 Lake Louise and Mt. Lefroy
99, 100 Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier
101 Chateau Lake Louise
102 Lake Louise Chalet
109 Train
110 to 113 Lake Louise Chalet
114 to 123 Lake Louise Chalet - Staff Quarters
124 to 132 Lake Louise Chalet
133 Lake Louise Chalet - lit up at night
134 Lake Louise Chalet - during construction
135 to 148 Lake Louise Chalet - interiors, 1913
150, 151 Chateau Lake Louise
153 C.P.R. Hotel - "The Empress", Victoria
154 Gloucester Cathedral - South Transept (Architectural term)
155 Hotel Vancouver
156 Other side of Hotel Vancouver
157 to 162 Gloucester Cathedral - Lady Chapel
164 Gloucester Cathedral - The Cloisters
165 to 178 Cave and Basin Pool, 1914
179 Walter Painter's son, Brookman, first cowboy outfit
180 Jim Brewster and 3 others - hunting trip
181 Mr. Painter and 5 men in camp - hunting trip
182 Indigenous people on horseback - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] - Banff Indian Days
183 Mrs. Painter and friend in buggy - "Blythe"
184 Mr. Painter and 1 other in camp - hunting trip
185 Brook and man on horseback
186 Brook and man
187 Mr. painter, Jim Brewster and 2 others in camp
188 Brook
189 Walter Painter?
190 Walter Painter home - first car (Ford)
191 Behind Painter home - with Brook and Betty
192, 193 At barn of W.S. Painter home - present home of Betty Walker
194 Woman and boy outside Painter home
195 Woman and boy
196 Painter home
197 Aunt Marion and Painter children outside home
198 Painter home
199 Mrs. Painter and children outside home
200 to 204 Painter home
205 Betty Painter outside home
206, 207 Painter home - kitchen porch
208 Mrs. Painter and friend
209 Painter children - home
210, 211 Painter children outside home - winter
212 Mrs. painter and children outside home
213 Mrs. Painter and friend in buggy
214, 215 Painter home
216 to 218 Painter children outside home
219 Painter home
220 Painter children outside home
221 Painter home
222 Painter children with Edme Reid, outide home
223 Painter home
224 Mr. Painter and children outside home
225 Painter children on a horse
226 Empress Hotel
227 Fireplace in Painter home
228 Man breaking a horse
229 Fireplace in Painter home
230 Piano in Painter home
231 Sun room in Painter home
232 Dining room table - Dining room, Painter home
233 Mrs. Painter and friend - buggy - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] Courtyard
234 Dining room table - Dining Room, Painter home
235 Piano
236 Man breaking a horse
237 Mrs. painter on a horse
238 Man breaking a horse
239 Indigenous people on horseback
240, 241 Painter children - Betty 8; Brook, nearly 7, 1915
243 Betty Painter on a horse (with friend)
244, 245 Brookman Painter
246 Mr. Painter and children on ice rink, 1914
247, 248 Mrs. Painter and children on ice rink, 1914
249 Mrs. Painter and Brook on ice rink, 1914
250 Grandmother Painter., Aunt Anna Painter, Mrs. Walter s. Painter at Middle Springs
251 Same women as above with Painter children at Middle Springs
252 Ram
253 Man with sheep skulls
254 Sheep skulls
254 Men with sheep skulls
256 Man with sheep skulls
257 Sheep skulls and heads
258 People on horseback
259 Mrs. Painter and friend in buggy - horse "Blythe"
260 Fred Painter? Walter S's brother
261 to 263 Jim Brewster and 4 others - hunting trip
264 to 266 Indian Days
267 Walter S. Painter
268 Indian Days
269 Men in camp - hunting trip (#3 - Walter S. Painter)
270 Indian Days
271 Race down at Indian track
272 Man with a horse
273 Indian mother with baby
274 to 276 Indian Days Celebrations
277, 278 Jim Brewster and 1 other on horseback
280 Uncle Jim and 1 other on horseback (Mrs. P's younger brother, Jim)
281 First house Painter lived in when he moved to Banff
282, 283 W. S. Painter, Jim Brewster and 2 others
284 Uncle Jim on a horse
285 Man
286 Painter's son Brook at Bow Falls
287 Walter Painter - June 1910
288 Men in camp - hunting trip
289 Jim Brewster and 4 men in camp
290 Mr. Painter on a horse
291 Men on horseback
292 Man - in camp
293 Men in camp
294 Man standing by tent
295 Men in camp - hunting trip
296 Mr. Painter in camp
297 Jim Brewster
298, 299 Mr. Painter with Jim Brewster and 4 other men
300 Man getting on a horse
301 Men
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Album pertains to travels to Lake Louise, Field, Glacier House and expeditions from 1904-1908 seasons. Includes the following locations: Lake Louise, Field BC, Glacier House, Ross Peak, Badger Pass, Pipestone, Ptarmigan and Molar Pass, Nashan Valley, Wilcox Pass, Pinto summit, Mount Columbia, Mou…
Date Range
1898-[1908]
Reference Code
V527 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
  3 images  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V527
Series
II.B. Photographs: albums
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
V527 / PD - 1
GMD
Photograph
Album
Responsibility
Photographers include Mary Schaffer, Elliott Barnes, [Henrietta] Tuzo, and possibly J. N. Collie. Album includes annotations by Mary Schaffer, as well as later annotations by unknown person
Date Range
1898-[1908]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (781 prints)
Scope & Content
Album pertains to travels to Lake Louise, Field, Glacier House and expeditions from 1904-1908 seasons. Includes the following locations: Lake Louise, Field BC, Glacier House, Ross Peak, Badger Pass, Pipestone, Ptarmigan and Molar Pass, Nashan Valley, Wilcox Pass, Pinto summit, Mount Columbia, Mount Athabasca, Nakimu Caves, Illecillewaet Glacier, Athabasca Glacier, Hornady Glacier, Peyto Glacier, Crowfoot Glacier, Elliott Barnes ranch, Jimmy Simpson cabins, Vermilion Lakes. People include: Stoney Indians, Beaver family, A. P. Coleman and party (on Wilcox Pass 1907), Jimmy Simpson, Swift family, Tom Wilson, Sid Unwin, Mollie Adams, Elliott Barnes and others. Also includes landscape views from J. N. Collie trips of 1889 and 1902; flora and fauna. It appears that several photographs were removed from the album, prior to donation.
Related Material
Some images related to album V527 / PD - 4
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