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Mary Davis Moody fonds
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| Title Notes |
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Title based on provenance of the fonds.
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| Level of Description |
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Fonds
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| Dates of Creation |
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1918-1974
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| Physical Description |
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144 photographs : 134 b&w prints, 1 col. postcard, 9 b&w negatives
.1 m of textual records
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| Scope and Content |
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The fonds consists of photographs and textual records. The original photographs are assorted sizes and depict Mrs. Moody's stay in Dawson City and Carcross; the students at Chooutla School and St. Paul's Hostel; views of Eagle and Fort Yukon in Alaska; views of Moosehide, Old Crow, Fort Yukon, Rampart House, and Whitehorse in the Yukon; Anglican Church activities; fox farms; and dog teams. Also included are photographs from her visit in 1961.
The textual records consist of typescript manuscripts written by Mary Davis Moody, 1938-1974, titled "A New Zealand Bride on the Arctic Circle" (folder 1), "Alaska Re-Visited" and "An Interlude in the Lives of Two Little Eskimos" (folder 2); correspondence between Mrs. Moody and Florence Whyard, Mrs. Whyard's notes of conversations with Mrs. Moody, and a typescript manuscript "A River in the Klondike, the story of a New Zealand Bride in the Canadian North" by Mrs. Moody and told to Mrs. Whyard (folder 3); and newspaper clippings (folder 4).
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| Administrative History or Biographical Sketch |
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Click on the link(s) below for more information.
Moody, Mary Davis
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition |
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Donated to the Yukon Archives by Mary Davis Moody.
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| Restrictions on Access |
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There are no donor-imposed restrictions on this material. General copyright or institutional or legal restrictions may apply.
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| Physical Description Notes |
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The 144 photographs represent 131 different images.
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| Specific Location |
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PHO 83 (78/3) : Photographs
MSS 61 (78/3) : Textual records
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| Record Last Modified |
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2015-02-02
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| Record URL |
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https://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%204644?SESSIONSEARCH
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