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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of
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
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Wendy Bush fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 72 photographs of Canada Day in Banff, 1998 and 13 photographs of Ken Jones at Skoki Lodge, 2000. The Skoki photographs are accompanied by a list of identifications.
Date Range
1998-2000
Reference Code
V88
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Part Of
Wendy Bush fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 88
Sous-Fonds
V 88
Accession Number
7745
Reference Code
V88
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Date Range
1998-2000
Physical Description
ca.85 photographs: ca.49 prints, ca.37 negatives
History / Biographical
Wendy Bush grew up in Quebec and eastern Ontario and attended the University of Waterloo and the University of Alberta receiving a degree in Biology/Ecology. She is a guide, naturalist, writer and horse wrangler in Alberta's national and provincial parks and currently lives in the Canadian Rockies and Alberta foothills area. In 2005 Wendy Bush was presented with the Banff Award for Heritage Excellence.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 72 photographs of Canada Day in Banff, 1998 and 13 photographs of Ken Jones at Skoki Lodge, 2000. The Skoki photographs are accompanied by a list of identifications.
Notes
Wendy Bush is the photographer of some of the photographs.
Name Access
Bush, Wendy
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Creator
Bush, Wendy
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
Wendy Bush website/author bio - published books
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Wendy Bush Photographs

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Part Of
Wendy Bush fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 37 colour, 35mm negatives. File pertains to Canada Day celebrations, 1998. Subjects include roping demonstrations, sidewalk painting, Irish dancing, and a bear in some grass.
Date Range
1998
Reference Code
V88 / NA - (1 to 37)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Wendy Bush fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V 88
Sous-Fonds
V88
Accession Number
7745
Reference Code
V88 / NA - (1 to 37)
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1998
Physical Description
Photographs: 37 negatives, colour
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of 37 colour, 35mm negatives. File pertains to Canada Day celebrations, 1998. Subjects include roping demonstrations, sidewalk painting, Irish dancing, and a bear in some grass.
Notes
Wendy Bush is the photographer of some of the photographs.
Name Access
Wendy Bush
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Creator
Bush, Wendy
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Environment
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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