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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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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.
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20488
- 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)
- 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.
- 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
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Environment
- Housing
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 7000
- Call Number
- 02.7 Sp3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- Charles L Gibbs
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiC.09.01
- Description
- Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Swit…
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- Artist
- Charles L Gibbs
- Title
- Sketchbook
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 24.1 cm
- Description
- Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Front interior cover contains an inscription, which reads: Service held every year by British colny(?) at Brussels / Mr Brown gives ? ? every ? of June “ Back interior binding has “JL” written in pencil.
- Subject
- architecture
- urban
- rural
- landscape
- Europe
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- GiC.09.01
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White Pass and Yukon Route 1971
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.01
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The Yellow Car 1971
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.02
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Canmore, Alberta, July, 1970
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- 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.
- 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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- 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.
- 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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