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GENEVA LENT fonds ACCESSION NO.: 117/77.3

The Geneva Lent Fonds Accession No. 117/77.3

NEWSCLIPPINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 2

PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................................................................. 2

NEWSCLIPPINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 2

MISCELLANEOUS ........................................................................................................................................... 4

CORRESPONDENCE ....................................................................................................................................... 4

NEWSCLIPPINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 4

RESEARCH MATERIALS .................................................................................................................................. 5

MISCELLANEOUS ........................................................................................................................................... 5


PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM .................................................................................................................................. 7


MISCELLANEOUS ........................................................................................................................................... 8

NEWSCLIPPINGS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS .............................................................................................. 9

PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 9

NEWSCLIPPINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 10

PAMPHLETS ................................................................................................................................................. 10

NEWSCLIPPINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 10

MISCELLANEOUS ......................................................................................................................................... 12

NEWSCLIPPINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 12

TYPESCRIPT AND RELATED MATERIALS ...................................................................................................... 13

NEWSCLIPPINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 14

PUBLICATION: The Beaver .......................................................................................................................... 15


FILE TITLE DATE BOX/FILE

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings re: Art Series Vol. III. Criticism and Individual Countries and Artists. Animals in Art in Calgary

[n.d.] 1.1

Newsclippings re: Art Series Vol. IV. Contemporary Art. Criticism in Various Countries. Art History in Calgary

[n.d.] 1.2

Magazine clippings from “Illustrated London News” re: The Story of Ancient Egypt

[n.d.] 1.3

Newsclippings re: Japan Vol. I [n.d.] 1.4

PHOTOGRAPHS

Two photographs. One taken in 1940s. The other a recent one with her dog

[n.d.] 1.5

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings and magazine clippings re: Prehistoric Art

[n.d.] 2.1

Newsclippings re: Prehistoric Art Vol. II [n.d.] 2.2

Newsclippings re: Christmas Lore [n.d.] 2.3



Newsclippings and magazine clippings from “London Illustrated News” re: Rome, History of Art

[n.d.] 2.4

Newsclippings re: India, History of Archaeology. Arts of India

[n.d.] 3.1

Newsclippings re: The Etruscans. The Mysterious People and Their Talents

[n.d.] 3.2

Newsclippings re: Crete. Mycenaen Culture [n.d.] 3.3

Newsclippings re: Greek Civilization Vol. I. Background. History. Culture. Art. Sculpture

[n.d.] 3.4

Newsclippings re: Greece Vol. II [n.d.] 3.5

Newsclippings re: Cooking Lore Vol. I. Historical and Regional

[n.d.] 4.1

Newsclippings re: Cooking Lore Vol. II [n.d.] 4.2

Newsclippings re: Cooking Lore Vol. III [n.d.] 4.3

Newsclippings re: Art Series Vol. I. Drawings and [n.d.] 5.1



Graphic Arts

Newsclippings re: Art Series Vol. II [n.d.] 5.2

Newsclippings. Research Notes re: Art Series Vol. III [n.d.] 5.3

Newsclippings. Typed research notes re: Alberta Resources, Cattle and Horse Ranching History

[n.d.] 5.4

MISCELLANEOUS

Galleys. West of the Mountains 1963 6.1

Advertisement for West of the Mountains [n.d.] 6.2

West of the Mountains

- typescript; original

1963 6.3

CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence to Geneva Lent from Hartwell Bowsfield, Provincial Archivist, Manitoba

Oct 2, 1961 6.4

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings re: Inner Asia [n.d.] 6.5

Newsclippings re: British Miscellany Vol. I [n.d.] 7.1



Newsclippings re: British Miscellany, Vol. II [n.d.] 7.2

RESEARCH MATERIALS

Typescript research notes re: Background of the American West (People, Places, Colour and Policy)

[n.d.] 7.3

Typescript research notes re: Background of the American West. Interviews and comments by various authors

[n.d.] 8.1

Typescript research notes re: Western American History, as related to the life of James Sinclair

[n.d.] 8.2

Typescript and source materials relating to James Sinclair and writing of book West of the Mountains

[n.d.] 8.3

Newsclippings and research notes re: Viking (Norse) File

[n.d.] 8.4

MISCELLANEOUS

1 slide of Geneva Lent painting “European Scene”. 4 photographs of “Eskimo Studies” paintings. 2 brochures for exhibitions of Geneva Lent’s paintings. 5 greeting cards with Northwest Coast Indian designs drawn by G. Lent and sent to George Stanley and family.

[n.d.]

9.1



1965-1973

Copy of the Lent Family Crest [n.d.] 9.2

RESEARCH MATERIALS

Binder

- typescript research notes re: Prairie Mountain Travel, 19th century

[n.d.] 9.3

Binder of Reference and Sources [n.d.] 9.4

Binder

- typescript research notes re: Fur Trade Biography. Vol. I

[n.d.] 10.1

Binder

- typescript research notes re: Fur Trade Biography Vol. II

[n.d.] 10.2

Newsclippings and holograph research notes re: Red River Valley history

[n.d.] 10.3

Binder

- typescript research notes re: Red River Vol. I

[n.d.] 11.1



Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Red River Vol. II

[n.d.] 11.2

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Fur Trade Travel, from Fort Churchill to Fort Vancouver

[n.d.] 12.1

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: C.P.R., railroad building and travel through the Rockies and the Selkirks

[n.d.] 12.2

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

Photograph Album containing 30 photographs of Geneva Lent’s paintings

[n.d.] 13.1

CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence from Eileen McKee re: snapshots of Lent’s paintings and typed explanations. Ts. (photocopy). Explanations of paintings. 8 pp. “Temporary Village of Western Eskimo” “Eastern Eskimo Seal-Hunting Village” “Summer Scene at Pangnirtung, Eastern Baffin Island” “A Happy Summer Eskimo Encampment at Historic Lake Harbour”

July 20, 1973 13.2

RESEARCH MATERIALS



Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Life of James Sinclair (original source material), Part I

[n.d.] 13.3

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Life of James Sinclair, Part II

[n.d.] 13.4

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Hudson’s Bay Company, Vol. I

14.1

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Hudson’s Bay Company , Vol. II

14.2

Binder

- newsclippings re: Reviews of books and art exhibitions. Included are congratulatory letters for West of the Mountains

14.3

MISCELLANEOUS

Issue of Vancouver Life and Western Homes. Page 20-21 has review of Lent’s first Vancouver art exhibition

Apr 1967 14.4



30 maps of the world and Canada 15.1

NEWSCLIPPINGS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

Binder

- newsclippings and typescript research notes re: The Story of Alberta Gas and Oil

15.2

Binder

- typescript and holograph research notes re: The Life of Chief Factor Donald Ross

16.1

Binder

- newsclippings and catalogues re: Catalogues of Great North American Museums

16.2

4 binders

- newsclippings, typescript and holograph research notes

- miscellaneous

17

PUBLICATIONS

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, The Home and School Shakespeare edition, Ward, Lock and Co., London

[n.d.] 18.1



NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings and holograph notes re: Saskatchewan 18.2

Newsclippings and holograph notes re: Background on Canadian life, arts and crafts

18.3

PAMPHLETS

3 pamphlets. Agriculture and Forests of Yukon Territory by J. Lewis Robinson. The Story of Montreal by Pemberton Smith. The History We Live With (Indian land claims in British Columbia by Doug Sanders)

August 1945

September 15, 1933

18.4

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings re: Background on Canadian life, crafts, arts

18.5

Newsclippings re: Mounted Police, Insulation, Coal 18.6

Newsclippings and holograph notes re: Indians 18.7

Newsclippings re: Alberta regional general historical sites and characters

18.8

Newsclippings re: Alberta resources, industries and personalities

19.1



Newsclippings and holograph research notes re: Alberta resources, agriculture

19.2

Newsclippings

- typescript and holograph research notes re: Calgary, history, etc.

19.3

Newsclippings and typescript research notes re: The story of perfume and the history of tea

19.4

Newsclippings re: Britain Vol. I, archaeology 20.1

Newsclippings re: British Art Vol. I 20.2

Newsclippings and pamphlets re: British Art Vol. II, Great Artists of Earlier Times

20.3

Newsclippings re: The Story of London 21.1

Newsclippings re: Articles on writing. Information on assistance to writers

21.2

Newsclippings re: Articles about well-known American and Canadian Writers

21.3



Newsclippings and typescript research notes re: The history of porcelain china

21.4

Newsclippings and typescript research notes re: porcelain and pottery

21.5

Newsclippings and holograph notes re: Danish porcelain

21.6

Newsclippings and holograph research notes re: Canadian antiques

22.1

MISCELLANEOUS

Book list from Adelphi Book Shop Ltd., Victoria. 10 pp.

22.2

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings, typescript and holograph research notes re: porcelain china

22.3

Newsclippings re: porcelain china 22.4

Newsclippings re: art, Dutch, Flemish, German artists 22.5

3 binders 23



- newsclippings and holograph research notes re: miscellaneous art

3 binders

- newsclippings re: glass, antiques, porcelain

24

3 binders

- newsclippings re: antique furniture

25

2 binders. 1 folder

- newsclippings, typescript and holograph research notes re: jewels and gems, silver, ceramics

26

TYPESCRIPT AND RELATED MATERIALS

Historic Crewel Embroidery

- unpublished; typescript; original

27.1

Correspondence. Newsclippings re: needlework 1961 27.2

Holograph research notes. Some newsclippings re: Canadian and American art

27.3

Newsclippings re: pottery 27.4



Needlepoint as a Hobby

- galley proofs

1942 28.1

19 artist’s sketches and notes re: Indians 28.2

NEWSCLIPPINGS

Newsclippings re: Middle East Vol. I 29.1

Newsclippings re: Middle East Vol. II 29.2

Newsclippings re: Oriental Series Vol. I 29.3

Newsclippings re: Chinese Series Vol. II 29.4

Newsclippings re: Chinese Series Vol. III 29.5

Newsclippings re: Chinese Series Vol. IV 30.1

Newsclippings and holograph research notes re: Chinese Series Vol. IV

30.2

Newsclippings and holograph research notes re: Prehistoric file Vol. I

30.3



PUBLICATION: The Beaver

168 copies of The Beaver magazine, published by Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg

1933-1973 loose

D. GENEVA LENT fonds ACCESSION NO.: 736/03.01

The D. Geneva Lent Fonds Accession No. 736/03.01

RESEARCH FILES ............................................................................................................................................ 2

SKETCHBOOKS ............................................................................................................................................... 9

MISCELLANEOUS ......................................................................................................................................... 10



RESEARCH FILES, including typescript and holograph manuscripts and printed materials:

Indian notes A-B [19--] 1.1

Indian notes C-N [19--] 1.2

Indian notes O-Z [19--] 1.3

Masks of the world, back to 1929 [19--] 1.4

Masks

- South Central America

- Northwest Coast Indian

[19--] 1.5

Northwest Coast Indian, Volume 1 [19--] 1.6

Northwest Coast Indian, Volume 2 [19--] 1.7

Eskimos [19--] 2.1-2.2



North American Indians [19--] 2.3

Indian

- miscellaneous notes

[19--] 2.4

Indians - General [19--] 2.5

Baskets, beads, quillwork, wampum [19--] 2.6

Mound builders - Ohio and Peterborough, Ontario [19--] 2.7

Canadian crafts, Volume 1 and 2 - ethnic studies [19--] 2.8-2.9

Canadiana - Canadian art and music [19--] 2.10

British Columbia [19--] 2.11

D. Geneva Lent manuscripts referring to early crafts in America

[19--] 3.1



Prehistoric America [19--] 3.2

Canadian crafts

- handicrafts, needle arts, books, basketry, ceramics, woodwork, wood

[19--] 3.3

French Canada - Quebec [19--] 3.4

South American and Central America

- Spanish influence volume 1-3

[19--] 3.5-3.7

Canadiana, Volume 1

- artists and writers

[19--] 3.8

Victoria and Vancouver Island [19--] 3.9

British Columbia

- history, exploration

[19--] 3.10



Arts and crafts of the islands of the world [19--] 3.11

Booklets:

- handmade rugs

- materials and techniques

[19--] 3.12

Americana - Discovery of America

- New England

- New York

- Pennsylvania

[19--] 4.1

Americana, Volume 2

- Virginia

- Jamestown

- Williamsburg

[19--] 4.2

Americana, Volume 3

- Index of design museums

- primitive art

[19--] 4.3



Americana, Volume 3

- historic influence, furniture

[19--] 4.4

Special subjects A-B [19--] 4.5

Special subjects D-E [19--] 4.6

Special subjects F-G [19--] 4.7

Special subjects H-K [19--] 4.8

Middle East

- Persia

[19--] 5.1

Middle East

- Mesopotamia

[19--] 5.2

Special subjects L-N [19--] 5.3

Special subjects O-R [19--] 5.4



Special subjects S [19--] 5.5

Special subjects T-W [19--] 5.6

Special subjects Historic folklore [19--] 5.7

Indian notes

- most important and rare references

[19--] 5.8

Canadiana

- Heritage of ethnic needlework

[19--] 5.9

Canadiana chronology

- United Empire Loyalists and early Upper Canada

[19--] 5.10

Canadiana

- History: Ontario personalities, cities, Huronia, the North

[19--] 5.11



Americana, Volume 3

- arts and crafts

- hobbies

- skills

[19--] 6.1

Americana

- Pioneer contribution

[19--] 6.2

Quilts and quilting

- craft patterns and techniques

[19--] 6.3

Fabrics, Volume 1

- tapestries of lands

[19--] 6.4

Fabrics

- handwoven

- textiles

[19--] 6.5

Rugs, Volume 1

- handmade and oriental

[19--] 6.6



Miscellaneous research files [19--] 6.7-6.8

Typescript drafts of prose (article?)

James Sinclair’s Rocky Mountain expeditions for the Hudson’s Bay Company

[19--] 6.9

SKETCHBOOKS

Patterns for the Pacific portfolio of designs of McGill University

November 1944 7.1

N.W. Coast Indian masks and old Mexican and other Indian masks

[19--] 7.2

Ancient and Oriental masks [19--]-1962 7.3

African masks and a New Guinea mask [19--] 7.4

Eskimo masks, Volume I [19--] 7.5



Eskimo masks, Volume II [19--] 7.6

Manuscript drawings for book on North American Indian sewing

[19--] 7.7

Early Canadian needlework [19--] 7.8

Sketches N.W. Coast artifacts, done in the old B.C. Museum with permission of Dr. Clifford Earl about 1928

ca. 1928 7.9

Explanatory notes made to accompany paintings given to the British Columbia Museum (old one)...

[19--] 7.10

MISCELLANEOUS

From pre-war “L’illustrations” [19--] 7.11

Books and pamphlets [19--] 8-9

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