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- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 68
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 3
- W. S. Painter (1877 – 1957, Canadian) 3
- Adams, Molly 2
- Christmas, Rev. F. G. 2
- A. Pearse 1
- A.F. Cels 1
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 1
- Brewster, Pat 1
- Elkin, Catharine (Adams) 1
- Galletly, David Drummond 1
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds 1
Portrait of Dr. Brett
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- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
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- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Title
- Portrait of Dr. Brett
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Dr. R. G. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
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Lady Minto and Cowboy in National Park, Banff, Canada
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- Artist
- A. Pearse
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PeA.03.01
- Description
- A realistic drawing in black and white; A mounted rider dressed in buckskins is talking with a lady standing near him; the lady has a long dress, ornate hat and an umbrella; to the right of the picture is a two-horse carriage with 3 people sitting in it; 2 helmeted riders and another man walking ne…
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- Artist
- A. Pearse
- Title
- Lady Minto and Cowboy in National Park, Banff, Canada
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- A realistic drawing in black and white; A mounted rider dressed in buckskins is talking with a lady standing near him; the lady has a long dress, ornate hat and an umbrella; to the right of the picture is a two-horse carriage with 3 people sitting in it; 2 helmeted riders and another man walking near the carriage; a herd of bison are near; trees and grass on the flats and up the mountain side; top left corner indicates a slightly cloudy sky.
- Credit
- Purchased from John J. Norris, Camberlay, England, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- PeA.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.06
- Description
- Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Neolithic Age
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 18.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
- Subject
- animal, buffalo
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.06
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- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.05
- Description
- A four tiered steeple in center of picture, atop the steeple is a weathervane pointing to the left.
- Title
- Steeple
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 73.2 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- A four tiered steeple in center of picture, atop the steeple is a weathervane pointing to the left.
- Subject
- architecture
- Credit
- Gift of W. (family) Painter, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.05
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- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- black ink on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.04
- Description
- Stone tower in center of picture, four arched windows show in tower. The tower is part of a lower building, rectangular windows on the left side, two large arched doorways on right side of building.
- Title
- Stone Tower
- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- black ink on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 34.1 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Stone tower in center of picture, four arched windows show in tower. The tower is part of a lower building, rectangular windows on the left side, two large arched doorways on right side of building.
- Subject
- architecture
- tower
- W.S. Painter
- Credit
- Gift of W. (family) Painter, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.04
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- Date
- 1900 – 1965
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.03
- Description
- General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
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- Title
- Bow Glacier
- Date
- 1900 – 1965
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.03
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- Date
- later than 1896
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.01
- Description
- A stylized face surrounded by an ornamental floral and leave design. The mouth is open and laughing. Could be a design for a carved or molded door knocker.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- later than 1896
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized face surrounded by an ornamental floral and leave design. The mouth is open and laughing. Could be a design for a carved or molded door knocker.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- architecture
- W.S Painter
- Credit
- Gift of W. (family) Painter, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- PaW.03.01
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A Little Ditty Bird
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- Date
- c. 1895
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.023
- Description
- Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on …
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- Title
- A Little Ditty Bird
- Date
- c. 1895
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on the embossed goblet. Barely visible, a tiny, whimsical “Ditty” bird peaks over the lip of the cup.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.023
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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
- 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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Letters, postcards and sketches
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [a…
- Date Range
- 1904 - 1905
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / A / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Postcard
- Drawing
- 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 / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / A / 4
- Date Range
- 1904 - 1905
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records -- 6 postcards -- 3 drawings
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [addressed mostly as "Katy"]. Letters pertain to Molly's travels in California, New Mexico, and the American and Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Materials in file previously stored with one leather-bound journal and four miniature monthly planners [1904-1905]. Journal and planners have been renumbered and processed as file M555 / II / 1.
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Exploration
- Travel
- Recreation
- Climbing
- Hiking
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- California
- New Mexico
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Louise
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Some materials in file are fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M555 / II / 1 - journal and daybooks
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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