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Robert J. McGuinness fonds

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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

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Frontier guide to the incredible Rogers Pass

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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

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Fort Steele : frontier mining town of the Kootenays

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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

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Frontier guide to Waterton, land of leisure

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

Published Date: 1968

Call Number: 08.3 W31f

Published Date: 1968

Physical Description: 47p. : ill

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

Series: No.15

Accession Number: 700; 4083 deaccessioned

Call Number: 08.3 W31f

Collection: Archives Library

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A history of early Revelstoke

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

Published Date: 1962

Author: Daem, M (Mary)

Call Number: 08.3 R32d Pam

Author: Daem, M (Mary)

Responsibility: by M. Daem and E.E. Dickey

Published Date: 1962

Physical Description: 13p. : ill

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

Accession Number: 5142

Call Number: 08.3 R32d Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The romantic Crow's Nest Pass

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

Published Date: 1963

Author: Frontiers Unlimited

Call Number: 08.3 C88

Author: Frontiers Unlimited

Published Date: 1963

Physical Description: 48p. : ill., maps

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

Series: Frontier book, 5

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 08.3 C88

Collection: Archives Library

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The Galbraiths and the Kootenays

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

Published Date: 1969

Author: House, Candace

Publisher: New York : Vantage

Call Number: 08.3 K83ho

Author: House, Candace

Publisher: New York : Vantage

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: 130p. : ill.,map, ports

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

Subjects: Fort Steele

Accession Number: 5500

Call Number: 08.3 K83ho

Collection: Archives Library

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The Yellowhead route

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

Published Date: 1969

Author: Clemson, Donovan

Call Number: 08.3 Ye3c Pam

Author: Clemson, Donovan

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: p.148-154 : ill., map

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

Notes: From Canadian Geographical Journal, vol. LXXIX, no.5

Call Number: 08.3 Ye3c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The stolen church

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

Published Date: 1965

Author: Smyth, Fred J

Call Number: 08.3 D71s Pam

Author: Smyth, Fred J

Published Date: 1965

Physical Description: p.36-37 : ill

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

Subjects: Donald, B.C.

Notes: From RCMP Quarterly, vol.30, no.4

Call Number: 08.3 D71s Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Canadian Rockies : early travels and explorations

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

Published Date: 1969

Author: Fraser, Esther

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Call Number: 08.3 F86

Author: Fraser, Esther

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: xvi, 252p. : ill., port

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

Notes: Bibliography and index

Accession Number: 724; 1000

Call Number: 08.3 F86

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier House

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

Published Date: 1969

Author: Touchette, Elizabeth

Call Number: 08.3 G45t Pam

Author: Touchette, Elizabeth

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: p.28-31 : ill

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

Subjects: Sir Donald, Mount

Notes: From B.C. Outdoors, vol.25, no.1

Call Number: 08.3 G45t Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Great Canadian disasters

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

Published Date: 1961

Author: Rasky, Frank

Publisher: Toronto : Longmans Green

Call Number: 08.3 F85r

Author: Rasky, Frank

Publisher: Toronto : Longmans Green

Published Date: 1961

Physical Description: 234p. : ill

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

Subjects: Crowsnest Pass; Frank Slide

Notes: Bibliography and index

Accession Number: 16500

Call Number: 08.3 F85r

Collection: Archives Library

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Pioneer days of Nakusp and the Arrow Lakes

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

Published Date: 1964

Author: Johnson, [Mrs.] K

Call Number: 08.3 K83j

Author: Johnson, [Mrs.] K

Published Date: 1964

Physical Description: 240p. : ill., ports

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

Notes: First published in 1951 to commemorate Nakusp's diamond jubilee

Accession Number: 6500

Call Number: 08.3 K83j

Collection: Archives Library

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Road to Ya Ha Tinda : a story of pioneers

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

Published Date: 1960

Author: Eskrick, Muriel

Publisher: Sundre : Sundre Round-Up

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: 08.3 Ya1 Pam

Author: Eskrick, Muriel

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Sundre : Sundre Round-Up

Published Date: 1960

Physical Description: 23p. : ill., ports

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

Accession Number: 5500

Call Number: 08.3 Ya1 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Information bulletins : numbers 1-9

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

Published Date: 1968-70

Author: Golden and District Historical Society

Call Number: 08.3 G56g

Author: Golden and District Historical Society

Responsibility: compiled by H.C. Graham

Published Date: 1968-70

Physical Description: 9 leaflets combined : ill

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

Subjects: Glacier House

Call Number: 08.3 G56g

Collection: Archives Library

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[CBC Radio interview with Norman Luxton]

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Medium: Library - Sound recording

Published Date: ca.1961

Publisher: CBC

Call Number: 08.3 L97 SR

Publisher: CBC

Published Date: ca.1961

Physical Description: 1 sound disc : digital

Medium: Library - Sound recording

Notes: Interview by CBC pertaining to early life in Banff and Calgary. No reproduction. Copied from Glenbow Archives RCT-6-1 Digital Audio Tape (DAT)