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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56758
- 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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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- 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 / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Farmland
- Finances
- Genealogy
- History
- Homestead
- Immigration and homesteading
- Inventory
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Municipal views
- Oil
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Property
- Real estate business
- Research
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Map showing the communication of the Lakes and Rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21338
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1790
- Publisher
- Gent Mag.
- Call Number
- C5-5.8
- Publisher
- Gent Mag.
- Published Date
- 1790
- Subjects
- Hydrological Maps Canada
- Notes
- From a copy - Gent Mag. 1790
- Accession Number
- 11,500
- Call Number
- C5-5.8
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Route of Lieut. Warre and Lieut. Vavasour from Red River to the Pacific Ocean
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21476
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1845
- Call Number
- C12-1.3
- Published Date
- 1845
- Subjects
- Western Canada
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C12-1.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Travels through Western Canada from April, 1773 to March, 1790
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21485
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1790
- Call Number
- C12-1.9
- Published Date
- 1790
- Subjects
- Peter Pond's Travels
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C12-1.9
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A map showing the communication of the lakes and rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24545
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1790
- Publisher
- Gent. Mag.
- Call Number
- C11-1.7
- Publisher
- Gent. Mag.
- Published Date
- 1790
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scale
- Scale indeterminable
- Subjects
- Rivers
- The West, Canadian
- Accession Number
- 12,500
- Call Number
- C11-1.7
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Songs of the wilderness : being a collection of poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4238
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1846
- Author
- Mountain, George J
- Publisher
- London : Francis and John Rivington
- Call Number
- 05.1 M86
- Author
- Mountain, George J
- Publisher
- London : Francis and John Rivington
- Published Date
- 1846
- Physical Description
- xviii, 153p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 05.1 M86
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Letters and notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North American Indians
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4897
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1842
- Author
- Catlin, George
- Publisher
- London : Tilt and Bogue
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Call Number
- 07.2 C28n 1842
- Author
- Catlin, George
- Responsibility
- illustrations from the author's original paintings
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Publisher
- London : Tilt and Bogue
- Published Date
- 1842
- Physical Description
- 2v. : ill., ports., maps
- Notes
- Spine title: Catlin's North American Indians
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 07.2 C28n 1842
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A grammar of the Cree language : with which is combined an analysis of the Chippeway dialect
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4966
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1844
- Author
- Howse, Joseph
- Publisher
- London : J.G.F. & J. Rivington
- Call Number
- 07.2 H84
- Author
- Howse, Joseph
- Publisher
- London : J.G.F. & J. Rivington
- Published Date
- 1844
- Physical Description
- xix, 324p. : port
- Accession Number
- 3350
- Call Number
- 07.2 H84
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Etudes sur les glaciers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue144
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1840
- Author
- Agassiz, Louis
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Nicolet
- Call Number
- QE576 A3
- Author
- Agassiz, Louis
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Nicolet
- Published Date
- 1840
- Subjects
- Alps
- Call Number
- QE576 A3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Switzerland : scenes and incidents of travel in the Bernese Oberland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue310
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1843
- Author
- Barnard, George
- Publisher
- London : Thomas McLean
- Call Number
- DQ827 B3 Oversize F
- Author
- Barnard, George
- Publisher
- London : Thomas McLean
- Published Date
- 1843
- Subjects
- Bernese Oberland
- Notes
- Drawings and lithographs
- Call Number
- DQ827 B3 Oversize F
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels through the Rhaetian Alps in the year 1786
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue338
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1792
- Author
- Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
- Publisher
- London : Clarke
- Call Number
- DQ823 B42 Oversize E
- Publisher
- London : Clarke
- Published Date
- 1792
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 B42 Oversize E
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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La figure de la terre
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue463
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1749
- Author
- Bouguer, Pierre
- Publisher
- Paris : Jambert
- Call Number
- QB291 B6
- Author
- Bouguer, Pierre
- Publisher
- Paris : Jambert
- Published Date
- 1749
- Subjects
- Peru
- Call Number
- QB291 B6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Wanderings of a pilgrim in the shadow of Mont Blanc
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue648
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1845
- Author
- Cheever, George Barrell
- Publisher
- New York : Wiley & Putnam
- Call Number
- DQ841 M7 C4
- Author
- Cheever, George Barrell
- Publisher
- New York : Wiley & Putnam
- Published Date
- 1845
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ841 M7 C4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Rocks and rivers : or, highland wanderings over crag and corrie, flood and fell
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue740
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1849
- Author
- Colquhoun, John
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Call Number
- DA880 H7 C6
- Author
- Colquhoun, John
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Published Date
- 1849
- Subjects
- Scotland
- Call Number
- DA880 H7 C6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Excursions et sejours dans les glaciers et les hautes regions des Alpes de M. Agassiz
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue842
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1844
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kissling
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1844
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kissling
- Published Date
- 1844
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1844
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Nouvelles excursions et sejours dans les glaciers et les hautes regions des Alpes de M. Agassiz
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue843
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1845
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kisling
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1845
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kisling
- Published Date
- 1845
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1845
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels in the great western prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue956
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1843
- Author
- Farnham, Thomas Jefferson
- Publisher
- Poughskeepie : Killey and Lossing
- Call Number
- F594 F37
- Author
- Farnham, Thomas Jefferson
- Publisher
- Poughskeepie : Killey and Lossing
- Published Date
- 1843
- Call Number
- F594 F37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels through the Alps of Savoy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1025
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1843
- Author
- Forbes, James David
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Black
- Call Number
- DQ825 F67
- Author
- Forbes, James David
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Black
- Published Date
- 1843
- Notes
- Fragile - removed for conservation work
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ825 F67
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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