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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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Banff Springs : the story of a hotel

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

Published Date: 1973

Author: Robinson, Bart

Publisher: Banff : Summerthought

Edition: [1st ed.]

Call Number: 08.3 B22r c.1; 08.3 B22r c.2

Author: Robinson, Bart

Edition: [1st ed.]

Publisher: Banff : Summerthought

Published Date: 1973

Physical Description: 115p. : ill., ports., plans

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

Subjects: Banff Springs Hotel; Film making; Highland gatherings; Painter, Walter; Reed, Mrs. Hayter

Accession Number: 3349 deaccessioned; 8000; 18500; 7899 deaccessioned

Call Number: 08.3 B22r c.1; 08.3 B22r c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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History of Mount Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 1979

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 As7g Pam c.1; 08.3 As7g Pam c.2

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: 60p. : ill., port., map

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

Subjects: Bryant, Henry J; Gaetz, Al; Inter-Mountain Airlines; Johnston, Al; Stanford, Irene

Notes: Bibliography; Copy 2 is signed by the author

Accession Number: 3130

Call Number: 08.3 As7g Pam c.1; 08.3 As7g Pam c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Kootenay mosaic

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

Published Date: 1971

Author: Graham, Clara

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen

Call Number: 08.3 K83g

Author: Graham, Clara

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen

Published Date: 1971

Physical Description: 112p. : ill., map

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

Accession Number: 4000

Call Number: 08.3 K83g

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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Tales of the Kootenays

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

Published Date: 1977; 1938

Author: Smyth, Fred J

Publisher: Vancouver : J.J. Douglas

Call Number: 08.3 K83sm

Author: Smyth, Fred J

Responsibility: with historical sketches by the author and others

Publisher: Vancouver : J.J. Douglas

Published Date: 1977; 1938

Physical Description: 205p. : ill., ports

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

Accession Number: 9500

Call Number: 08.3 K83sm

Collection: Archives Library

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A courageous patrol

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

Published Date: 1970

Author: Langdon, S.R

Call Number: 08.3 P31l Pam

Author: Langdon, S.R

Published Date: 1970

Physical Description: p.53-58

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

Subjects: Peace River

Notes: From RCMP Quarterly, vol.35, no.3

Call Number: 08.3 P31l Pam

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They came west

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

Published Date: 1979

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 B22bt c.1; 08.3 B22bt c.2; 08.3 B22bt c.3; 08.3 B22bt c.4

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Responsibility: editing and design: Jon Whyte

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: 62p. : ill., port., facsim

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Brewster family; Hockey; Pearl Laundry; Railway stations

Notes: Cover title: They came west : Pat's tales of the early days; Contents: When I was five - includes Bill Brewster and brother John Brewster in 1886, Ed Loder lime kiln, story of Pat Brewster haircut with an axe;t Brewster as a five year old (p.11-16); Ed Loder (p.12); Howard Whitmere of Brewster Dairy (p.19-21); Mrs. Irving and daughter, the spiritualists (p.19-20); Princess Patricia and the Duke of Connaught visit of 1914 (p.21-22); Frank Oliver , newspaperman (p.21-27); ; stories of George Brewster (p.28-47) inclulding George Brewster and Tom Wilson at Silver City and social scene at the Montreal Hotel and the courting of David McDougall's daughter and niece, and stories of George in Finlay River in the Peace River area and prospecting in the Nordegg and Ghost Lake areas and resulting tensions with indians (p. 41-45) Kid Price, prospector (p.39-40); North-west Mounted Police (p.47-51): Fred Bagley, Sergeant Browning, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Casey Oliver, Inspector Harper, Michael Denis "Paddy" Ryan, Constable Stanley, Frank Bouchet (who was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame); locations of barracks (p.50-52); hockey (p.53-55) including Fred Pratt and photograph of the Banff Sulphur Rocks hockey team; Philip Moore, Powderface and the King of Siam (p.56-57); Cobb family (p.59); history of Banff's Lynx Street (p.61)