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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
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
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
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
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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Astoria : or, Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1849
Author
Irving, Washington
Publisher
New York : Putnam
Call Number
08 Ir8
Author
Irving, Washington
Publisher
New York : Putnam
Published Date
1849
Physical Description
viii, 519p. : map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fur trade
Accession Number
400
Call Number
08 Ir8
Collection
Archives Library
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Songs of the wilderness : being a collection of poems

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

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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
3350
Call Number
07.2 H84
Collection
Archives Library
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Etudes sur les glaciers

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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Bernese Oberland
Notes
Drawings and lithographs
Call Number
DQ827 B3 Oversize F
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Wanderings of a pilgrim in the shadow of Mont Blanc

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

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

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

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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F594 F37
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels through the Alps of Savoy

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
France
Savoie
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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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1845
Author
Fremont, John Charles
Publisher
Washington : Gales and Seaton
Call Number
F592 F74
Author
Fremont, John Charles
Publisher
Washington : Gales and Seaton
Published Date
1845
Physical Description
2 volumes (text and map)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F592 F74
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Account of Koonawur, in the Himalayas

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1841
Lloyd, George
Author
Gerard, Alexander
Publisher
London : Madden
Call Number
DS485 K8 G4
Author
Gerard, Alexander
Responsibility
edited by George Lloyd
Publisher
London : Madden
Published Date
1841
Lloyd, George
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DS485 K8 G4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Letters from the Alleghany mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1849
Author
Lanman, Charles
Publisher
New York : Putnam
Call Number
F213 L3
Author
Lanman, Charles
Publisher
New York : Putnam
Published Date
1849
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F213 L3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Narrative of a journey from Caunpoor to the Boorendo pass in the Himalaya Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1846
Author
Lloyd, Willaim
Publisher
London : Madden
Call Number
DS485 H6 L56
Author
Lloyd, Willaim
Publisher
London : Madden
Published Date
1846
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DS485 H6 L56
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Chamonix, le Mont-Blanc et les deux Saint-Bernard

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1843
Author
Manget, J.-L
Publisher
Geneve : Chez Combe
Call Number
DQ825 M35
Author
Manget, J.-L
Publisher
Geneve : Chez Combe
Published Date
1843
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ825 M35
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1841
Author
Moorcroft, William
Publisher
London : Murray
Call Number
DS412 M6 I
Author
Moorcroft, William
Publisher
London : Murray
Published Date
1841
Physical Description
459 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 1 of 2
Call Number
DS412 M6 I
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Handbook for travellers in northern Italy : states of Sardinia, Lombarady and Venice

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1846
Author
Murray, John
Publisher
London : John Murray
Edition
2d ed
Call Number
DG416 M87
Author
Murray, John
Edition
2d ed
Publisher
London : John Murray
Published Date
1846
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DG416 M87
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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