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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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Taken by the wind : vanishing architecture of the West

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1977
Author
Woodall, Roland
Publisher
Don Mills (Ont.) : General Publishing
Call Number
NA725 W6
Author
Woodall, Roland
Responsibility
Ronald Woodall ; T.H. Watkins
Publisher
Don Mills (Ont.) : General Publishing
Published Date
c1977
Physical Description
lv . (unpaged) : col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture - The West
Photography, Architectural
Notes
Includes Index
ISBN
0-7736-0058-2
Accession Number
14,500
Call Number
NA725 W6
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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The future of architecture

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Publisher
New York : Horizen Press
Call Number
NA737 W7 F8
Author
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Publisher
New York : Horizen Press
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
326p. : plates, front. (port)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Architecture - Modern - 20th century
Accession Number
400
Call Number
NA737 W7 F8
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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The beautiful old houses of Quebec

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1975
Author
Wilson, P Roy
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
NA7241 Q4 W5
Author
Wilson, P Roy
Responsibility
With a foreword by Jean Palardy
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
c1975
Physical Description
125p. : illus. diagr.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture, Domestic - Quebec
Accession Number
2417
Call Number
NA7241 Q4 W5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Living on mountain slopes

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1974
Author
Spearing, David N
Publisher
Vancouver : O'Brien
Call Number
02.7 Sp3
Author
Spearing, David N
Responsibility
illustrated by Ken Charow and author
photographs by author
Publisher
Vancouver : O'Brien
Published Date
1974
Physical Description
49p. : ill., plans, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture
Environment
Housing
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
7000
Call Number
02.7 Sp3
Collection
Archives Library
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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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White Pass and Yukon Route 1971

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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.01
Description
General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a…
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Title
White Pass and Yukon Route 1971
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Dimensions
62.5 x 79.5 cm
Description
General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a train,a bridge, two churches, a government school and several more shacks. Behind are green hills and pink valleys. The sky is black with a red sun.
Subject
landscape, mountains
architecture, urban
figure, group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.01
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.02
Description
General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two…
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Title
The Yellow Car 1971
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Dimensions
40.8 x 50.8 cm
Description
General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two black dogs and a black cat, three crows picking at garbage near an overturned oil drum at right. The sky is purple with a red sun. On the horizon line at the right side is a yellow car up on blocks.
Subject
architecture, urban
figure, group
automobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.02
Images
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Canmore, Alberta, July, 1970

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Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.02
Description
Colour: black on white. Across the bottom are roof tops and chimneys. Behind,filling the upper three quarters is a mountain - peak in the center - stay on both sides.
Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Canmore, Alberta, July, 1970
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Description
Colour: black on white. Across the bottom are roof tops and chimneys. Behind,filling the upper three quarters is a mountain - peak in the center - stay on both sides.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
Credit
Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1976
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.02
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Ralph Connor Memorial Church, 1890

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Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.04
Description
Colour: black on white. A church fills the lower half. A fence runs across in fornt. A tree is at the left side and a flagpole and another buildng are on the right side. Behind are mountain cliffs and a bit of sky across the top.
Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Ralph Connor Memorial Church, 1890
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 30.5 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. A church fills the lower half. A fence runs across in fornt. A tree is at the left side and a flagpole and another buildng are on the right side. Behind are mountain cliffs and a bit of sky across the top.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
Credit
Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1976
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.04
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