07.2 OR 08.3 found 191 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Robert J. McGuinness fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions276

Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series: I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978. II. McGuinn…

Date Range: 1940-1950; 1954; 1955; 1960; 1977; 1978; 1980-1983

Reference Code: M460

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Plan; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 460

Sous-Fonds: M 460

Accession Number: 960; 3707; 2018.9000

Reference Code: M460

GMD: Textual record; Plan; Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1940-1950; 1954; 1955; 1960; 1977; 1978; 1980-1983

Physical Description: 1.11 cm of textual records (34 pages : 29 x 42 cm or smaller) -- 9 architectural drawings : annotations ; 89 x 58 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Originally from ancient Iveagh, which is now County Down, Ireland, the McGuinness family eventually migrated to Liverpool at an unknown time. The McGuinness family were provision merchants in Liverpool, but found supplies limited so they emigrated to Canada. Born on June 20, 1886 in Liverpool, Father Robert James McGuinness moved to Belleville, Ontario, Canada with his family in 1890. He had 7 brothers and sisters, including Oswald A. McGuinness, who settled in Invermere, British Columbia. Robert attended St. Lawrence College in Ampleforth, Yorkshire, and completed his studies at St. Servan in Rhiems, France, qualifying as an engineer. He held a position with the federal government upon his return to Canada, however when World War I broke out Robert served in the 29th Battalion of CRTS building pontoons behind European battle lines. After returning to Canada, Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as an architectural engineer, which brought him west to Banff, Alberta. Robert was the resident architectural engineer overlooking the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel expansion in the 1920's. In the late 1920's, Robert traveled to Rome to enter the seminary and four years later he was ordained as a priest. After serving as priest in Calgary, Robert was appointed Catholic priest in Banff in 1936, where he lived and worked until his death in 1961. To fulfill a personal dream, Robert designed and supervised the construction of the new church building and grounds for St. Mary's Parish (St. Mary's of the Assumption) which was completed in 1951. During his years in Europe, Robert visited ancient churches and cathedrals which influenced the design of the church, primarily the Norman Chateau architectural style. Robert was also a talented artist. Some of his work can be seen in galleries in New York and in Banff. His work has been reproduced for Canadian Pacific Railway tourism material, including the Spiral Tunnels postcard included in this fonds. Robert died in Calgary on June 17, 1961, just shy of his 75th birthday, after being ill for a few months.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series:; I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978.; II. McGuinness Family, 1953-1977, 1 cm (private records, including handwritten notes, a memoir, and a postcard).

Notes: . IYounger brother Oswald was a surveyor who built the road from Invermere to Calgary; There is some indication that Robert had a role in the construction of the Bow River Bridge or the collection of the stones used for the bridge, but this is unconfirmed

Name Access: McGuinness, Robert J.

Subject Access: Architecture; Art; Banff; Buildings; Churches; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Professional and Personal Life; Religions; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Ontario

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: 08.3 / Si 3m / Pam; 08.3 / B22 stm / Pam; 08.3 / Sa 2 / Pam

Creator: McGuinness, Robert J.

Category: Family and personal life; Religions

Biographical Source Notes: Based on contents of the fonds; https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/o/g/Laurie-Goggin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0444.html; "St. Mary's of the Assumption" pamphlet printed by the Crag and Canyon in Banff (08.3/Sa 2/Pam); http://www.stmarysparishbanff.ca/history/

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Frontier guide to the incredible Rogers Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6163

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1963

Call Number: 08.3 R63f 1963; 08.3 R63f 1968

Published Date: 1963

Physical Description: 56p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: No.8

Accession Number: 700; 7899

Call Number: 08.3 R63f 1963; 08.3 R63f 1968

Collection: Archives Library

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Fort Steele : frontier mining town of the Kootenays

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8160

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Author: Kay, Dave

Publisher: Cranbrook : Cranbrook Courier

Edition: Enlarged ed

Call Number: 08.3 F77k Pam 1969; 08.3 F77k Pam 1934

Author: Kay, Dave

Responsibility: Dave Kay, D.A. MacDonald

Edition: Enlarged ed

Publisher: Cranbrook : Cranbrook Courier

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: 24p. : ill., port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Library also has 1st (1966) ed

Accession Number: 400 (2)

Call Number: 08.3 F77k Pam 1969; 08.3 F77k Pam 1934

Collection: Archives Library

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

The Indian tribes of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4976

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1966; 1933

Author: Jenness, Eileen

Publisher: Toronto : Ryerson Press

Call Number: 07.2 J43i 1933; 07.2 J43i 1966

Author: Jenness, Eileen

Publisher: Toronto : Ryerson Press

Published Date: 1966; 1933

Physical Description: 123p. : ill., port., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Kootenay Indians

Accession Number: 138; 400

Call Number: 07.2 J43i 1933; 07.2 J43i 1966

Collection: Archives Library

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

The pathfinder [film]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25526

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: [1932?]

Publisher: Associated Screen News Limited

Call Number: 08.3 W69 NF

Responsibility: B.E. Norrish [producer]; Photographer: Alfred Jacquemin; described by B.K. Sandwell; narrated by Corey Thomson

Publisher: Associated Screen News Limited

Published Date: [1932?]

Physical Description: 1 16mm film reel

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Wilson, Tom

Abstract: Biography about Tom Wilson. Storyline includes reenactments of unidentified Indigenous men who showed him where the locations of Lake Louise and Emerald Lake were. Also includes the real Tom Wilson, Pat Brewster, ca. 1932.