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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Reference Code
M79 / V527
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
V527
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737
Reference Code
M79 / V527
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Physical Description
35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.
Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.
I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.
II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.
III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description for processed material
electronic finding aid
item list for lantern slides
copies of literary manuscripts
modern reference prints for lantern slides
Related Material
Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works
Creator
Schaffer, Mary
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Reference Code
V527 / LC - 1 to 97
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.C. Photographs: negatives
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
V527 / LC - 1 to 97
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Physical Description
96 Photographs: negatives, b&w
Scope & Content
Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Notes
Captions not always accurate; also not clear where additional information has been inserted into title information from albums or reverse of prints.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
M79 / 9C
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Sous-Fonds
M79
Sub-Series
I / D Mary Schaffer papers: other
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
M79 / 9C
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
3cm of textual records (33 pages ; 27 x 18 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."
Subject Access
Buildings
Cactus
Caves
Desert
Horses
Travel
Postcards
Geographic Access
Arizona
California
New Mexio
Colorado
Utah
United States of America
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
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Reference Prints produced by the PAA

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Reference prints are PAA produced from prints made mainly by Mary Schäffer (which she compiled into 5 photograph albums). Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Reference Code
V527 / PA - 70 to 166
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.D. Photographs : prints
Accession Number
7731
Reference Code
V527 / PA - 70 to 166
Date Range
1901-ca.1930
Physical Description
96 photographs: prints, b&w
Scope & Content
Reference prints are PAA produced from prints made mainly by Mary Schäffer (which she compiled into 5 photograph albums). Photographs were made during trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Location (Copy)
Reference prints. Originals are in photograph albums
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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