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Dermot Kennedy and J. R. Webb fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of cartoon drawings by Dermot Kennedy pertaining to construction of the Banff Windermere Highway. Textual item is mock-up of booklet titled Camp 51, prepared by J. R. Webb, 1974
- Date Range
- 1956, 1974
- Reference Code
- M298
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Textual record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 298
- Sous-Fonds
- M 298
- Accession Number
- 6751
- Reference Code
- M298
- Date Range
- 1956, 1974
- Physical Description
- 25 drawings. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- Dermot Kennedy was born in Ireland, ca.1930, and came to work for the Canada Department of Public Works at Camp 51 on the Banff-Windermere Highway in 1956. He worked under J. R. (Jim) Webb, Resident Engineer, and gave Webb some of the numerous cartoons of survey life he sketched. Kennedy left the area in 1958 to work for Disney Enterprises and returned to Ireland, ca.1960
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of cartoon drawings by Dermot Kennedy pertaining to construction of the Banff Windermere Highway. Textual item is mock-up of booklet titled Camp 51, prepared by J. R. Webb, 1974
- Name Access
- Kennedy, Dermot
- Webb, J. R. (Jim)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Kennedy, Dermot
- Webb, J. R. (Jim)
- Category
- Arts
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on J. R. Webb's forward to Camp 51 book
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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