Collection search - Lady McKie fonds [graphic material, moving images]

Record information – Brief
1
Lady McKie fonds [graphic material, moving images]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1790-1890], 1910-1979.

Reference:

R9830-0-8-E

Type of material:

Photographs, Art, Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

197367

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Lady McKie fonds
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Fonds includes:

8 lower level description(s)
View lower level description(s)

Date(s):

[ca. 1790-1890], 1910-1979.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

ca. 2784 photographs b&w and col.
5 watercolours.
1 painting oil.
2 prints reproductions, photo engravings.
48 film reels (5 h, 15 min).

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

Fonds consists of photos divided into a media specific series entitled Photographs.

Also included in fonds are 5 watercolours and 1 oil painting of ships involved in trade between Canada and Jersey (Channel Is., Great Britain); and 2 photo engravings of local costumes from Bavaria and Brittany.

In addition, fonds includes travelogues to Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Bermuda and, closer to home, the Gaspé Peninsula. The camera accompanies several youngsters on a voyage through the Ontario heartland on the pleasure cruiser "Nomad". The various news highlights date back to the early 1950s.

Provenance:

Show detail Hide detail

McKie, Lady

Biography/Administrative history:

Show detail Hide detail

McKie, Lady : Phyllis Gertrude Ross was born in Montreal, Canada to Mr. and Mrs. John Ross. On 28 September 1929 she married Gerald Walker Birks, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Birks, of Montreal, Quebec. She married her second husband, Sir William McKie, in Westminster Abbey, 5 April 1956. Lady McKie was a well known Canadian photographer and writer. Her published works include The Seaflower Venture, the life story of Charles Robin. She also traveled extensively throughout her life. Lady McKie died 12 January 1983 in Canada.

Finding aid:

Show detail Hide detail

Photographs: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Artistic material: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Moving images: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

Material was acquired between 1976 and 1982 from Lady McKie of Ottawa, Ontario.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

Show detail Hide detail

(1976-09-15)
1976-0232 MISA
1977-009 NPC
1977-017 PIC
1979-074 NPC
1981-213 NPC
1982-099 NPC
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1977-017]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000833233 Item no. assigned by LAC 7--8

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Photographs: No restrictions on use. Various copyrights. See individual items. Credit: Name of photographer / National Arvhives of Canada / Copy negative number.
Artistic material: No restrictions on use. Various copyrights. See individual items. Credit: National Arvhives of Canada.
Moving images: Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner and/or donor.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.