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Biographical information and personal documents

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Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Scope & Content
9 documents; 5mm
Date Range
1919 - 1980
Reference Code
M561 / II / A
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II / A - Biographical information and personal documents
Reference Code
M561 / II / A
Date Range
1919 - 1980
Physical Description
9 documents
Scope & Content
9 documents; 5mm
Content Details
"Interview given by my mother Sonia de Grandmaison to CBC - Mowat" - M561/II/A/1 "The Legacy of Nicholas de Grandmaison" - M561/II/A/2 "N. de Grandmaison Bio" - M561/II/A/3 Copy of certificate and translation from "Department for common Army And personal matters" dated February 19, 1919 re: assist with distribution of food for prisoners of war - M561/II/A/4 Copy of passport substitute and translation re: Nicholas de Grandmaison to permit residence on German territory valid until February 16, 1920 - M561/II/A/5 Copy of letter from Ministere des Affaires estrangeres - Republique Francaise dated July 28, 1921 re: passport approval - M561/II/A/6 "Deed Poll" re: name change from Grandmaison to de Grandmaison - M561/II/A/7 Condolence letter addressed to Sonia de Grandmaison from Jules Leger dated April 13th, 1978 on Order of Canada letterhead - M561/II/A/8 "BoM de Grandmaison Collection (backgrounder) 29th September 1980" - M561/II/A/9
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Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts

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Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Scope & Content
37 items, 5mm
Date Range
1930 - 2009
Reference Code
M561 / II / B
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II / B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts
Reference Code
M561 / II / B
Date Range
1930 - 2009
Physical Description
37 clippings and excerpts
Scope & Content
37 items, 5mm
Content Details
Various clippings, excerpts, and copies from newpapers and magazines dating from 1930 to 2009 re: Nicholas de Grandmaison M561/II/B/1 to M561/II/B/37
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Invitations and exhibit announcements

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Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Scope & Content
12 items, 5mm
Reference Code
M561 / II / C
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II / C - Invitations and exhibit announcements
Reference Code
M561 / II / C
Physical Description
12 items
Scope & Content
12 items, 5mm
Content Details
"Seasons Greetings from Grandmaison's Banff - Induction Ceremony, Fort McLeod, Alta. /59" - M561/II/C/1, M561/II/C/2 "Memorial Services for Nicholas Raphael de Grandmaison, March 28th, 1978" - M561/II/C/3 Invitation to dine with Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh; Prime Minister and Mrs. Trudeau at the Palliser Hotel, July 5th, 1973 - M561/II/C/4 Invitation to dine with the Governor General and Mrs. Michener at Government House, January 30th, 1970 - M561/II/C/5 Order of Canada programme dated April 11, 1973 - M561/II/C/6 "Nicholas de Grandmaison - Selected Works October 7-30, 1982 - American Indian Arts, New York, NY" - M561/II/C/7 "Nicholas de Grandmaison - Aboriginal Portraits from the Bank of Montreal Collection - MacKenzie Art Gallery - September 18, 1992" - M561/II/C/8 "Nicholas de Grandmaison - Aboriginal Portraits from the Bank of Montreal Collection - MacKenzie Art Gallery - September 18, 1992 - Works in Exhibition" - M561/II/C/9 "Drawn From the Past: The portraits and practice of Nicholas de Grandmaison - Friday September 14 - University of Lethbridge" - M561/II/C/10 "Canadian Madonna - December 1976, Painted by Dr. N. de Grandmaison" - M561/II/C/11 "An Indian Chief" Canadian Pacific Dining Car Menu - M561/II/C/12
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Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds

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Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Scope & Content
Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invita…
Date Range
1919-1992
Reference Code
M561 / V786
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M561
V786
Sous-Fonds
M561
V786
Accession Number
2018.8994
Reference Code
M561 / V786
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1919-1992
Physical Description
[2] cm of textual records. 19 photographs; b&w and col.
History / Biographical
Nicholas de Grandmaison was born in southern Russian in 1892. He attended military college in Moscow, graduating in 1911 and transfered to military school in 1913 to train as an officer. He was stationed in Warsaw, Poland in early 1914 when World War I began and was captured as a prisoner of war in Germany until 1918. Upon then end of the war, Nicholas de Grandmaison studied art in England, eventually arriving in Calgary, Alberta via some time spent in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had specific interest in Indigenous peoples and travelled widely throughout North America painting portraits. Nicholas de Gradmaison moved to Banff in 1939 with his wife Sonia, where they raised five children. He is a member of the Order of Canada, and holds an honourary doctorate from the University of Alberta, and was made an honorary Peigan "Chief Little Plume". He died on March 23, 1978 and is buried at the Brocket on the Piikani Nation reserve, west of Fort McLeod.
Scope & Content
Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event
Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invitations and exhibit announcements
Name Access
de Grandmaison, Nicholas
de Grandmaison, Nicolas
de Grandmaison, Sonia
Subject Access
Arts
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
file description
Creator
Nicholas de Grandmaison
Biographical Source Notes
Biographical documents in fond
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Scope & Content
14 photographs
Reference Code
V786 / I
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I - Photographs
Reference Code
V786 / I
Physical Description
7 photographs : b&w 7 photographs : col.
Scope & Content
14 photographs
Content Details
Nicholas de Grandmaison seated on chair with his portrait of White Headed Eagle in background - V786/I/pa-1 Order of Canada reception (John Evans/photographer) - V786/I/pa-2 Photographs of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts certificate - V786/I/pa-3 , V786/I/pa-4 Photograph of International Business Machines Corporation Honorary Award medal - V786/I/pa-5 Photograph of Order of Canada certificate - V786/I/pa-6 Five photograph portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison - V786/I/pa-7, V786/I/pa-8 , V786/I/pa-9 , V786/I/pa-10 , V786/I/pa-11 "Nicholas de Grandmaison made Honorary Chief Peigan Tribe 'Little Plume' " - V786/I/pa-12 Nicholas de Grandmaison with unidentified man - V786/I/pa-13 Nicholas de Grandmaison in his studio - V786/I/pa-14
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