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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54487
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two hand-written letters from Father Robert McGuinness to Alfred Roberts, comprising 7 sheets and 2 envelopes, H27.5 x W21 cm to H9.5 x W16.5. One letter is dated February 11, 1955. One letter is dated October 26, 1954. Topics discussed include: McGuinness' role as inspecting engin…
- Date Range
- 1954-1955
- Reference Code
- M460 / I / B / 1-2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M460
- Series
- M460 / I / : St. Mary's Parish
- Sous-Fonds
- M460
- Sub-Series
- M460 / I / B : Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings
- Accession Number
- 960
- Reference Code
- M460 / I / B / 1-2
- Date Range
- 1954-1955
- Physical Description
- 0.05 cm of textual records (9 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two hand-written letters from Father Robert McGuinness to Alfred Roberts, comprising 7 sheets and 2 envelopes, H27.5 x W21 cm to H9.5 x W16.5.
- One letter is dated February 11, 1955.
- One letter is dated October 26, 1954.
- Topics discussed include: McGuinness' role as inspecting engineer for the Banff Springs Hotel expansion; McGuinness' travels and religious education in Rome and Wales; architecture (primarily the Norman Chateau style) of St. Mary's Parish, including sketches; traveling to Liverpool by ship; and material he used while presiding over a wedding service.
- Notes
- Letters were posted to Alfred V. Roberts in San Diego. McGuinness mentions in one of the letters that Alfred was also an engineer and that they were in Canada at some point together.
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Roberts, Alfred V.
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Banff
- Hotels
- Churches
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Professional and Personal Life
- Religions
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church
- Stone structures
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- United States of America
- San Diego
- Language
- English
- Creator
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Category
- Religions
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Maud Woodworth album, 1916
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in …
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- V324 / I / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / I / A : 1894 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / I / A / PD - 2
- Responsibility
- Produced by Maud Woodworth
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 album (224 photographs : b&w) dimensions TBD - see "Admin Notes"
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in military uniforms, horseback riding/packing trips in the Canadian Rockies, portraits of various family members, Maud Woodworth at the Banff Winter Carnival ice palace, numerous babies and young children, skiing, children playing, horseback riding and ranching, camping, hiking, swimming, the Bankhead monument, and boating. Locations include Bear Creek, Brazeau Lake, Nigel Pass, Banff Springs Hotel, the Woodworth home in Banff, Cave and Basin, "The Great Divide" [Alberta/British Columbia border], and Vancouver. Individuals include Joe Woodworth, Annie and Maud Woodworth, Mary and Margaret Simpson [later known as the "Simpson Sisters"], "Billie" and numerous others who are mostly unnamed. Newspaper clipping pertains to Will Rogers memorial ice sculpture, n.d.
- Notes
- Some photographs annotated on reverse side with information re: individuals in photograph, location, etc.
- Negatives have been removed from album [see "Conservation" notes]; newspaper clipping and pressed plant kept in album
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Maude
- Woodworth, Joe
- Simpson, Margaret
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Woodworth, Annie
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Skiing
- Boating
- Horses
- Packing
- Camping
- Family
- Monument
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Ice sculpture
- World War I
- Travel
- Swimming
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Cave and Basin
- Banff National Park
- Bear Creek
- Brazeau Lake
- Nigel Pass
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Condition report completed by Karol Hancik in July 2017.
- Pressed plant in album has been encapsulated to prevent damage to other album materials
- 5 black and white negatives have been removed from album and will be stored with other V324 negatives in separate file box in downstairs vault, processed under V324 / I / A / NA
- Album has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Creator
- Maud Woodworth
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McGuinness Family
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- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M460
- Series
- M460 / II : McGuinness Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M460
- Accession Number
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of:
- one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm)
- one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm)
- one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm)
- one envelope (H40 x W23 cm)
- Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum
- Notes
- Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere
- The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario
- In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made
- Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5
- M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- M460 / II / 3 : created by Oswald A. McGuinness
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- McGuinness, Oswald A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Banff
- Art
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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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Souvenir postcard booklet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54601
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir postcard booklet by Novelty Manufacturing and Art Company Limited, containing 12 postcards, titled "Souvenir of Banff, Alta.". Content pertains to views of the town of Banff and surrounding mountains, the Mount Royal Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel, swimming in sulphur h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1915]
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / VI : Collected materials
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 42
- GMD
- Postcard
- Responsibility
- Produced by Novelty Manufacturing and Art Company Limited, Montreal
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 souvenir postcard booklet : 12 pages ; b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir postcard booklet by Novelty Manufacturing and Art Company Limited, containing 12 postcards, titled "Souvenir of Banff, Alta.". Content pertains to views of the town of Banff and surrounding mountains, the Mount Royal Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel, swimming in sulphur hot spring baths at the Banff Springs Hotel, and Buffalo Park. Items are not annotated, no dates given.
- Notes
- Item was loose in box of unprocessed items from accession 3109, no previous number given
- Date range provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and context of photographs in the souvenir booklet
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Hot Springs
- Hotel
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow River
- Johnston Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wildlife, landscapes, Banff community
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefield…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- 1931
- 1935
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 1 to 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 1 to 55
- Responsibility
- One photograph produced by Associated Screen News Ltd.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- 1931
- 1935
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 27 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefields Parkway, ca. 1931; track and field events held outside of the Banff Springs Hotel; a parade held in Banff with unidentified Indigenous men on horseback [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members participating in Banff Indian Day celebrations] outside the Quaker Coffee Shop; skiers at the Sunshine Ski Lodge; members of the Banff Girls' Sunshine Flower Club and a float made by the group for a Christmas parade in 1935; front and side views of the Kidney family home in Banff; and the Sulphur Mountain summit observatory.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- File contains duplicate photographs
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Peyto, Edith
- McCullagh, Shirley
- Simpson, Margaret
- Waterworth, Ruth Kelly
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Wheatley, Ruth
- Edwards, Pearl
- Peyto, Helen
- Edwards, Agnes
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bears
- Birds
- Deer
- Construction
- Landscapes
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Skiing
- Parade
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Club
- Community events
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Crowfoot Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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