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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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Lake Louise built heritage resource description and analysis
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- revised January 1999 ; January 1998
- Author
- Taylor, C.J
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada. Canadian Heritage
- Call Number
- 13.113 T21l
- Author
- Taylor, C.J
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada. Canadian Heritage
- Published Date
- revised January 1999 ; January 1998
- Physical Description
- 67 leaves : ill
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Hotels
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references
- Accession Number
- 7270
- Call Number
- 13.113 T21l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1998
- Author
- Reksten, Terry
- Publisher
- Victoria : Sono Nis Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Call Number
- 08.5 R18r
- Author
- Reksten, Terry
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Publisher
- Victoria : Sono Nis Press
- Published Date
- 1998
- Physical Description
- xiv, 204 p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Hotels
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- Accession Number
- 32,500
- Call Number
- 08.5 R18r
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Yoho fire lookouts : built heritage resource description and analysis
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- July 1998
- Author
- Taylor, C.J
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada Western Canada service centre
- Call Number
- 13.113 T21yo
- Author
- Taylor, C.J
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada Western Canada service centre
- Published Date
- July 1998
- Physical Description
- 36 p. : col. ill, map, technical drawing
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Accession Number
- 7270
- Call Number
- 13.113 T21yo
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Speech pertaining to Basil Gardom]
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- May 23, 1999
- Author
- Gardom, Garde B
- Call Number
- 01.4 G17 Pam
- Author
- Gardom, Garde B
- Published Date
- May 23, 1999
- Notes
- Speech given at Lake Louise for centennial celebration of Canadian Pacific's Swiss Guides
- Accession Number
- 7209
- Call Number
- 01.4 G17 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Banff Springs Hotel : the castle in the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11472
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1997
- Author
- Pratte, France Gagnon
- Publisher
- Quebec City : Editions Continuite
- Call Number
- 08.5 P88b
- Author
- Pratte, France Gagnon
- Publisher
- Quebec City : Editions Continuite
- Published Date
- 1997
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Tourism
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references and index
- Produced exclusively for Canadian Pacific Stores Ltd
- ISBN
- 2-9803575-9-6
- Accession Number
- 7321
- Call Number
- 08.5 P88b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Grand tour : Canadian Rockies [videocassette]
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- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 1997
- Publisher
- A&E production
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22gt V
- Responsibility
- Executive Producer Stephen Land
- Writer / Producer Jon Jefferson
- Publisher
- A&E production
- Published Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (47:05)
- Series
- Grand tour series
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Brewster, Jim
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Film making
- Mountain guides
- Royal tours
- Notes
- Interviewees include Bruno Engler, Ted Hart, Ken Read, Bart Robinson, Robert W. Sandford and Louis Trono
- Accession Number
- 7055
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22gt V
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Living on mountain slopes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4096
- 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
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Environment
- Housing
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 7000
- Call Number
- 02.7 Sp3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Rustic building programs in Canada's national parks, 1887-1950
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1994
- Author
- Mills, Edward
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada
- Call Number
- 13.112 M62
- Author
- Mills, Edward
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada
- Published Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 371p. : ill., plans
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Historic sites
- Accession Number
- 6757
- Call Number
- 13.112 M62
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Jock McCowan scrapbook
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- Part Of
- McCowan (family) fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Hom…
- Date Range
- 1913 - 1981
- Reference Code
- M135 / II / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- McCowan (family) fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V407 / M135
- Series
- M135 / II - Textual Materials
- Sous-Fonds
- M135
- Sub-Series
- V407 / II / A - Scrapbooks
- Accession Number
- 7730
- Reference Code
- M135 / II / A / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1913 - 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Homestead Inn, Mount Royal Hotel, Castle Mountain Lodge, and the Chateau Lake Louise, and a cover of the Sky Line Trail Hiker bulletin featuring members of the Royal Family.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Jock
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Architecture
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Cascade Hotel
- Castle Mountain
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Leisure
- Newspaper
- Postcards
- Recreation
- Royal tours
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Souvenir
- The Albertan
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jock McCowan
- Title Source
- From accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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