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Correspondence
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- 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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Lantern slides
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- Part Of
- George Vaux X fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Reference Code
- V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
40 images
- Part Of
- George Vaux X fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M108 / V654 / S55
- Series
- E
- Sous-Fonds
- V654
- Accession Number
- 7792
- Reference Code
- V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm Transparencies mounted as lantern slides.
- History / Biographical
- While most lantern slides are made of images that have been drawn, painted, printed, or developed directly onto a pane of glass, this collection consists of cellulose-based transparencies that have been placed within a paper border and secured between 2 panes of glass. Colour positive cellulose-based film first became available to consumers in 1941 when Kodak introduced Kodacolor print film, a process that involved taking photographs on black and white film and then developing them into full colour positives in a lab. In 1946, Kodak was able to simplify the development process with Ektachrome, which used a colour slide film and also made it much easier for photographers to develop their photos at home. Based on small notches cut into the edge of the films in this collection, these images were taken on Separation Negative 4133, Type 2, which was a type of black and white negative film produced by Kodak.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
- Name Access
- Vaux, George, X
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Golfing
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Horseback riding
- Lake O'Hara region
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning - cleaning cloth came out red-brown, possibly residue from the red binding tape reacting to the acid-free paper sleeves.
- Creator
- Vaux, George X
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography, 4th edition, Michael R. Peres editor-in-chief, Focal Press Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London, 2007, pp. 699.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notch_code
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- [1] Slide patented December 29, 1986. Image of 1940's trail ride; two unidentified people on horses. [2] Two unidentified individuals on 1940's trail ride. [3] Horse standing on a mountain during trail ride. [4] Unidentified individual on a horse; unidentified mountains. [5] Unidentified individual riding a horse. Sticker reads, “George Vaux. Bryn Mawr, PA.” [6] Town site of Banff and surrounding mountains. suffering from severe white spotting. [7] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. [8] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. suffering from severe white spotting. [9] View of The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. suffering from severe white spotting. [10] The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. [11] Unidentified individuals putting on the green at The Banff Springs Golf Club. [12] Unidentified individuals in a canoe on Vermilion Lakes, Rundle Mountain in the background. [13] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [14] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. [15] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.” [16] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [17] Unidentified individuals during a riding trail, glaciers in the distance. [18] Portrait of an unidentified man with camera. [19] View of Bow Lake, Bow Peak and Bow Glacier. [20] View of Crowfoot Mountain. [21] North view of Cathedral Mountain and Lake O’Hara. [22] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. in addition to minimal white spotting and clouding minimal blurriness to image is apparent. [23] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [24] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [25] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [26] Unidentified male on a horse in the mountains; riding trail. [27] Photograph taken during a horse trail ride in the mountains; unidentified glaciers in the background. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.”. [28] View of Cathedral Mountain. [29] View of Bow Lake with mountains. [30] View of Cathedral Mountain. [31] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [32] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [33] View of two men with horse; unidentified mountain in background. [34] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [35] View of Lake O’Hara. [36] View of Lake O’Hara. [37] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [38] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [39] View of Lake O’Hara and mountains. [40] View individuals setting up camp with an unidentified mountain in the background.
- 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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