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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
GMD
Textual record
Plan
Postcard
Private record
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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Alte Bünder bauweise und volkskunst ...

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1948
Author
Jenny, Hans
Publisher
(N.p.) Verlag Bischofberger
Call Number
NA7134 J4
Author
Jenny, Hans
Publisher
(N.p.) Verlag Bischofberger
Published Date
1948
Physical Description
178p. : illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture, Domestic - Alps
Accession Number
400
Call Number
NA7134 J4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Artist
Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CrH.05.01
Description
General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.
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Artist
Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Old Barns Banff
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 43 cm
Description
General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.
Subject
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Harry S. Craig, Edmonton, 1969
Catalogue Number
CrH.05.01
Images
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Bogside Scotland
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.25 x 18.75 cm
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
Subject
landscape
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
Images
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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
JaA.02.01
Description
General colour: green greys, blue. Cluster of buildings across the lower third. Mountains sweeps up behind to a clouded blue sky.
  1 image  
Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Canmore, Alberta
Date
1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
52.8 x 43.8 cm
Description
General colour: green greys, blue. Cluster of buildings across the lower third. Mountains sweeps up behind to a clouded blue sky.
Subject
landscape, mountains
architecture, urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
JaA.02.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
Images
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.07
Description
General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.
Subject
landscape
prairie
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.07
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Deer on Banff Avenue

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.02
Description
Colour: grey, brown, blue, green, yellow. A deer right of center crosses the road which fills the lower half. Across the middle going into the distance at the left are a row of store front with cars parked in front - one car appears to be travelling to the left. Behind the buildings are mountains a…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer on Banff Avenue
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
36.8 x 37.9 cm
Description
Colour: grey, brown, blue, green, yellow. A deer right of center crosses the road which fills the lower half. Across the middle going into the distance at the left are a row of store front with cars parked in front - one car appears to be travelling to the left. Behind the buildings are mountains and sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
urban
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.02
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.09
Description
Colour: black and white. Looking down one sie of a street from right to left.At the right side is a store front shadowed by tree branches in the upper right corner. Along the street are three stands to the left of the first building. At the third building, two men lean a ladder against it. The sky …
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Stockton, Manitoba
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
18.7 x 10.2 cm
Description
Colour: black and white. Looking down one sie of a street from right to left.At the right side is a store front shadowed by tree branches in the upper right corner. Along the street are three stands to the left of the first building. At the third building, two men lean a ladder against it. The sky is slightly shaded in the upper left corner.
Subject
architecture, urban
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.09
Images
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The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.15
Description
Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a h…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
23.5 x 17.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a hill of trees. The sky is blue on the night with a large cloud coming in from the left.
Subject
architecture
lake
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.15
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
serigraph on paper
Catalogue Number
ShM.04.02
Description
Colour: green, yellow. A church stands among trees. To the left is a road. Behind is a treed hill. Sky in the upper right corner is clear blue.
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Title
St. Georges, Banff
Date
1945
Medium
serigraph on paper
Dimensions
13.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Colour: green, yellow. A church stands among trees. To the left is a road. Behind is a treed hill. Sky in the upper right corner is clear blue.
Subject
landscape
architecture, church
Credit
Gift of H. (Mrs.) T. Montgomery, Banff, 1965
Catalogue Number
ShM.04.02
Images
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