File consists of 1 map (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 83 x 61.5 cm, and 1 print : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm. File pertains to ski maps Murray Hay created for Apex Mountain Ski Resort in Penticton, British Columbia. File includes one oversize map with four overlays (held together wi…
1 map (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 83 x 61.5 cm
1 print : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 map (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 83 x 61.5 cm, and 1 print : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm. File pertains to ski maps Murray Hay created for Apex Mountain Ski Resort in Penticton, British Columbia. File includes one oversize map with four overlays (held together with masking tape), and one print of the general ski area.
Notes
V795 / II / A / iv / 4 : has "16488" and "Hold" written in pencil on the masking tape.
File consists of 2 prints : col ; 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the ski area at Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia. File includes two unlabelled, draft print reproductions of original paintings.
File consists of 2 prints : col ; 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the ski area at Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia. File includes two unlabelled, draft print reproductions of original paintings.
File consists of 2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 32 x 27 cm and 30 x 22 cm, and 2 prints : col. ; 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the ski hill at Fernie, British Columbia. File includes two reproduced drafts with mylar overlays (one held together b…
2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 32 x 27 cm and 30 x 22 cm
2 prints : col. ; 35 x 28 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 32 x 27 cm and 30 x 22 cm, and 2 prints : col. ; 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the ski hill at Fernie, British Columbia. File includes two reproduced drafts with mylar overlays (one held together by tape or glue, the other by masking tape), and two reproduced draft prints of the ski area.
Notes
Date range is approximate. The Timberland sub-division was developed between 1981-1991. The resort was known as Fernie Snow Valley until 1997.
File consists of 1 map (1 base, 1 overlay) : ms., col., annotations, on tracing paper. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the Invermere area (including the town, key local areas, and Radium). File includes one original painting on a piece of white board.
1 map (1 base, 1 overlay) : ms., col., annotations, on tracing paper
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 map (1 base, 1 overlay) : ms., col., annotations, on tracing paper. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the Invermere area (including the town, key local areas, and Radium). File includes one original painting on a piece of white board.
Notes
Copyright Key West Publishers on the bottom right corner.
File consists of 8 colour prints, 28 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's work for the City of Kimberley, British Columbia. File includes prints of original paintings done by Hay relating to a proposed real estate development in the city and the Kimberley ski hill.
File consists of 8 colour prints, 28 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's work for the City of Kimberley, British Columbia. File includes prints of original paintings done by Hay relating to a proposed real estate development in the city and the Kimberley ski hill.
Notes
The ski hill at Kimberley was developed in 1979.
Most of the prints are annotated in ink by Hay (his own notes and comments by clients).
There is masking tape holding some of the prints together on a piece of paper, which should be removed and alternative preservation methods should be considered at a reasonable time to do so.
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…
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
File consists of 1 cm of textual material in the form of newspaper clippings, 32 x 60 cm or smaller. File pertains to the career of Murray Hay as a ski map artist. File documents Hay's wide-ranging success creating trail maps for ski resorts, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada (al…
File consists of 1 cm of textual material in the form of newspaper clippings, 32 x 60 cm or smaller. File pertains to the career of Murray Hay as a ski map artist. File documents Hay's wide-ranging success creating trail maps for ski resorts, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada (although he made maps for ski resorts and other organizations internationally, particularly in the United States). File also includes interviews with Hay about his mapmaking process and style, successes, challenges (including the impact of technology on his work).
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Notes
Includes articles that were published in the Calgary Sun (January 17, 1991) and the Calgary Herald (March 11, 1993; March 2, 1996; April 16, 1998).
File consists of 3 prints : col. ; 35 x 35 cm and 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's various renderings of the Panorama ski and heli-ski areas in Invermere, British Columbia. File includes two reproduced draft prints of the Panorama Heli-Ski Area and one reproduced draft print of the Panoram…
File consists of 3 prints : col. ; 35 x 35 cm and 35 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's various renderings of the Panorama ski and heli-ski areas in Invermere, British Columbia. File includes two reproduced draft prints of the Panorama Heli-Ski Area and one reproduced draft print of the Panorama Ski Area (each print is labelled in ink).
File consists of 4 prints : col. ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the lift system at Powder King Ski Village in British Columbia. File includes different iterations of a map of the lift system, all reproduced as draft prints.
File consists of 4 prints : col. ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to Murray Hay's rendering of the lift system at Powder King Ski Village in British Columbia. File includes different iterations of a map of the lift system, all reproduced as draft prints.
Notes
The ski hill was renamed Powder King in 1983.
One of the prints in V795 / II / A / v / 1 include a sticky note with annotations and has comments on the actual print itself in red ink.
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…
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