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Description & Finding Aid: Newton MacTavish Fonds CA OTAG SC018

Finding aid prepared by Joanne Lombardo, 1987

Modified by Kathleen McLean, ca. 1997

Description prepared by Amy Marshall With assistance from Gary Fitzgibbon, 2003

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Newton MacTavish fonds

Newton MacTavish fonds

Dates of creation 1900 – 1961

Physical description 529 photographs and other material

Biographical sketch Newton McFaul MacTavish (1875-1941) was a Canadian journalist, art critic and early art historian. Born in Staffa, Ontario, he became a reporter at The Toronto Globe in 1896 and was its assistant financial editor until 1900. From then until 1906, he studied English literature at McGill University while working as a correspondent and business representative of The Globe in . In 1903 he married Kate Johnson. Between 1906 and 1926, MacTavish was the editor of The Canadian Magazine in Toronto. In 1910 he travelled to Europe and visited the Canadian artists J.W. Morrice and John Wentworth Russell in . He subsequently (1922-1933) served as a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada in . Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia conferred honorary degrees on Newton MacTavish in 1924 (M.A.) and 1928 (D. Litt.). From 1926 to 1932 he was a member of the Civil Service Commission of Canada. A founder of the Arts and Letters Club (Toronto), he was also on the editorial advisory board of and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Canada (1932-1935). In addition to his articles, essays and short stories, MacTavish was the author of Thrown In (1923), The Fine Arts in Canada (1925, the first full- length history of ), and Ars Longa (1938). A fourth work, Newton MacTavish’s Canada, was published posthumously in 1963. He died in Toronto in 1941.

Scope and content Fonds consists of photographs of Canadian artists and , personal and professional correspondence of Newton MacTavish, manuscripts, offprints, illustrations, newspaper articles and reviews and other photographs. Included are correspondence and manuscripts of Kate Johnson MacTavish.

Contains series: 1. Correspondence 2. Manuscripts 3. Offprints 4. Reviews 5. Newspaper clippings 6. Original illustrations 7. Photographic studies 8. Photographs of Canadian artists 9. Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists 10. Negatives 11. Miscellaneous

Notes: Physical description: Includes 9 cm of textual records, 30 drawings, 11 prints, 3 watercolours, 3 paintings.

Physical condition: Newsprint pages are fragile.

Conservation: Some photographs have been matted for exhibition.

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Immediate source of acquisition: The material now constituting the Newton MacTavish fonds was donated by his son Lachlan MacTavish in 1971 (Series 9: Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists) and 1976.

Restrictions on access: Open. Access to Special Collections is by appointment only. Please contact the reference desk for more information.

Terms governing use and reproduction / publication: Material in this fonds is in the public domain. Permission of the is required for publication. Copyright belonging to other parties, such as that of photographs, may still rest with the creator of these items. It is the researcher’s responsibility to obtain permission to publish any part of the fonds.

Associated material: The National Archives of Canada, the Archives of Ontario and the Toronto Public Library hold archival material of Newton MacTavish. Newton MacTavish Collection finding aid / compiled by Leslie A. Smith, Patricia E. Stone — [Toronto] : North York Public Library Canadiana Collection, 1980 is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario E.P. Taylor Research Library.

Accruals: No further accruals are expected.

General notes: At the end of this document, a concordance correlates the series titles and locations of the 1987 finding aid, the ca. 1997 modification and the 2003 description.

Repository publication based on this fonds: Photographs of Canadian artists from the Newton MacTavish collection / Art Gallery of Ontario Extension Services. — Toronto : Art Gallery of Ontario, [1986]. (Series 8, Photographs of Canadian artists, was the subject of an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario 1986-88.)

Provenance access points: MacTavish, Newton, 1875-1941

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SERIES 1: Correspondence

Dates of creation 1909-1961

Extent 1 cm of textual records

Scope and content Series consists of correspondence and other materials related to Newton MacTavish’s career and works, including a telegram from Prime Minister W.L. MacKenzie King. Also included is correspondence (1942- 1961) of Kate Johnson MacTavish.

Notes Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 1-17 (see Concordance).

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A. Corres- 1909 1961 1. 1 autographed letter signed (ALS) from G.H. Flater, 1909. 1-1 pondence 2. 1 telegram from William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1922. #1-17 3. 1 typed signed letter (TSL) re jacket design for Fine Arts in Canada, 1925. 4. 1 ALS from William R. Watson, 1925. 5. 1 ALS from J.W. Patterson, 1926. 6. 1 TLS from Walter L. Haight, 1926. 7. 1 ALS from Isabel E. MacKay, 1926. 8. 1 TLS from Government House, Ottawa re: Fine Arts in Canada, 1930. 9. 1 TLS from Louis L. Horch, 1932. 10. 1 TLS from Lachlan R. MacTavish, 1935. 11. 1 TLS from Newton MacTavish to E. Wyly Grier, 1910. 12. 1 TLS from Newton MacTavish to J. W. L. Forster, 1928. 13. 2 prospectuses describing Ars Longa, 1 order form. 14. 1 form letter and questionnaire from Kate Johnson MacTavish to various artists for her book Canadian Artists Abroad, 1942. 15. 5 TLS from Charles R. Sanderson to Kate Johnson MacTavish, 1952. 16. 1 TLS from Kate Johnson MacTavish to Frederick Wright, 1953. 17. 1 Christmas card from Kate Johnson MacTavish to Louise, 1961.

SERIES 2: Manuscripts

Dates of creation 1911-1938

Extent 4 cm of textual records

Scope and content Series consists of Newton McTavish’s typescripts, manuscripts and notes relating to his published articles. Series also includes manuscripts and typescripts by other authors, including William Colgate, M.O. Hammond, Kate Johnson MacTavish and Charlotte Eaton.

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Notes Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 18-35

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B. [192-?] [193-] 18. Typed MS Newton MacTavish, "Art in Canada". 1-2 Manuscripts 19. 2 typed MS, Newton MacTavish "The Beginning of Canadian Art," see item #18-27 number 40. 20. Autograph MS, portion of William Colgate's "Ars Longa and Artists Short", see offprint, item number 47. 21. Typed MS, Newton MacTavish, "Wyatt Eaton and the West". 22. Typed MS, M.O. Hammond, "Totems to National Gallery", see clipping, item number 47. 23. Newton MacTavish lecture notes for "Art and Personality", 26 leaves. 24. Typed summary of article by Margaret Aitken re: Kate Johnson's MacTavish MS Canadian Artists Abroad. See item number 55. 25. 2 typed MS, Kate Johnson MacTavish "Introduction" to Canadian Artists Abroad. 26. 2 typed MS, Kate Johnson MacTavish, "Canada's Contribution to American Art". 27. MS, Newton MacTavish, "Modernism in Canada".

Manuscripts [193-?] [193-?] 28. MS, Newton MacTavish, 16 chapters of Ars Longa. 1-3 #28

Manuscripts [19--] [19--] 29. Alphabetized list of artists featured in Kate Johnson MacTavish's Canadian 1-4 #29-35 Artists Abroad, 5 leaves. 30. Alphabetized list of artists featured in Kate Johnson MacTavish's Canadian Artists Abroad, 1 leaf (2 copies). 31. Alphabetized list of artists featured in Kate Johnson MacTavish's Canadian Artists Abroad, 1 leaf (2 copies). 32. 2 MS, Newton MacTavish, "Canadian Art Societies". 33. MS, Newton MacTavish, " in Canada". 34. MS, Newton MacTavish, "Canadian Artists". 35. MS, Charlotte Eaton, "Castle Mountain" (poem), 1 leaf.

SERIES 3: Offprints

Dates of creation 1902-1924

Extent 2 cm of textual records

Scope and content Series consists of magazine articles and a theatre program written by or referring to Newton McTavish

Notes Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 36-45.

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36 1906 1906 36. Saturday Magazine Section containing "Men and Events," The Globe 17 2-12 November 1906, 5 leaves.

C. Offprints 1907 1911 37. Newton MacTavish, "The Part I Once Played," Toronto Press Club Third 1-5 #37-39 Annual Theatre Nights souvenir program 31 May 1907. 38. Newton MacTavish, "The Art of John Russell," The Canadian Magazine XXXVI.6 (April 1911) 557-565. 39. Newton MacTavish, "Laura Muntz and her art," The Canadian Magazine XXXVII.5 (September 1911) 419-424.

Offprints 1911 1918 40. Newton MacTavish, "A Renaissance of Art in Canada," Art and Progress 2.11 1-6 #40-42 (September 1911) 318-325. 41. Newton MacTavish, "Canadian Etchers," The Studio 63.262 (15 January 1915) 256-263. 42. John Russell, portrait sketch of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, The Statesman 27 July 1918.

Offprints 1924 1924 43. Newton MacTavish, "The Art of J. W. Morrice," (March 1924). 1-7 #43-45 44. "The Fine Arts from Canada," The Canadian Magazine LXIII.3 (July 1924) 133-144. 45. Newton MacTavish, "Homer Watson."

SERIES 4: Reviews

Dates of creation 1910-1938

Extent 1 cm of textual records

Scope and content Series consists of magazine and newspaper articles about and reviews of Newton MacTavish’s lectures on “Art and personality” and his books Ars Longa and Fine arts in Canada.

Notes Newsprint pages are fragile. Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 46-48.

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D. Reviews 1910 1931 46. Reviews of Newton MacTavish's lectures on "Art and Personality" from 1-8 #46 1910-1931. "Standard and Inspiration of Canadian Art and Artists," Sunday World 27 March 1910; "Expression of Art thru Personality," Mail & Empire 10 December 1925; "Newton MacTavish on Art and Personality," Ottawa Citizen 10 November 1926; "Newton MacTavish Gives Art Address," Ottawa Journal 10 November 1926; "Art is Striving for Eternal Fitness of Things, University Womens Club is Told," Ottawa Journal 21 March 1927; "Dr. MacTavish Suggests an Interesting Grouping of Artists," Montreal Citizen 10 October

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1928; "Deplores Lack of Interest in Art," Montreal Gazette 10 October 1928; "Personality Gives Vitality to Art," Kingston Whig Standard 26 March 1930; "Beauty Evasive, Comparative Depends on Artist's Conception," Mail & Empire 11 March 1931; "Says Artists Only Express Own Souls," 11 March 1931; "Dr. MacTavish Lectures on Art," n.d.; "Personality in Art," n.d.

Reviews #47 1938 1938 47. Reviews of Newton MacTavish's Ars Longa, 1938. 1-9 "In Boswell Role Tells About Artists," Toronto Star, 7 May 1938; "Life Among the Artists," Ottawa Journal, 19 May 1938; "Big Co. of Canadian Artists Surveyed by Newton MacTavish," Gazette 21 May 1938; "Library Table," Montreal Daily Star 21 May 1938; "Ars Longa and Artists Short," Bridle & Golfer XIV.6 (June 1938).

Reviews #48 1925 1925 48. Reviews of Newton MacTavish's Fine Arts in Canada, 1925. 1-10 "Roll Call of Canadian Artists," Saturday Night 21 November 1925; "Totems to National Gallery," The Globe 5 December 1925; "Recent Books and the Outlook," The Globe 9 December 1925; Mail and Empire 9 December 1925; "Canadian Art and Artists," Hamilton Spectator 12 December 1925; "Canadian Progress in the Arts," Family Herald and Weekly Star 16 December 1925; Willisons Monthly January 1926; New York Times 7 March 1926; Manchester Guardian 17 June 1926; "Canada's Art History," Christian Science Monitor 7 July 1926; Art Trade Journal September 1926; The Connoisseur September 1926; Canadian Gazette 24 March 1927; "De Libris" Vox Studentium [Geneva] December 1927; "Readers Notes," Manitoba Free Press 21 December 1928; Gossip 9 May 1938; "An Authority on the fine arts in Canada," n.d.; "A Canadian Bookshelf," Saskatoon Phoenix, n.d.; "Fine Arts in Canada - story of painting in Canada from the earliest days," n.d.; "Life and Literature, a Booklover's Corner," Ottawa Journal n.d.; "Problems of Booksellers," n.d.; "Review of Books," Canadian Historical Review n.d.; "Canada's Fine Arts," Toronto Star 30 January, n.d.; Winnipeg Tribune n.d.

SERIES 5: Newspaper clippings

Dates of creation 1900-1946

Extent 1 cm of textual records

Scope and content Series consists of newspaper and magazine articles written by and about Newton MacTavish.

Notes Newsprint pages are fragile. Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 49-60.

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E. News- 1900 1946 49. Newton MacTavish, "The Capture of the Seadog," The Christmas Globe 1-11 paper [December 1900]. See also item number 80, 81. clippings 50. Newton MacTavish, "News of the Arts World - what artists are doing," The #49-60 Globe 30 October 1909. 51. Newton MacTavish, "Canadian West a Mecca for Artists," Winnipeg Free

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Press 18 October 1910. 52. Ottawa Citizen 15 February 1929. 53. Newton MacTavish, letter to editor, Toronto Telegram 14 October 1933. 54. [MacMillan thanks its authors] Globe and Mail 29 June 1946. 55. "Famed author MacTavish succumbs here," n.d. 56. Margaret Aitken, "Between You and Me," Toronto Telegram n.d. 57. Newton MacTavish, "Canadian Art: A Defense," n.d. 58. 16 clippings re: social functions held or attended by Newton MacTavish and Kate Johnson MacTavish. 59. 3 clippings re: MacTavish's presence in City, Fredericton, N. B., and an unnamed town in Scotland. 60. 3 clippings re: MacTavish's receipt of honorary degrees from McGill University, Acadia University; appointment to the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada.

SERIES 6: Original illustrations

Dates of creation 1900-1926

Extent 30 drawings and other graphic material

Scope and content Series consists of works by a number of artists including: , C.W. Jeffreys, F. Lake, Manly MacDonald, Paul Alfred (i.e., Alfred E. Meister), and John Wentworth Russell.

Notes Also includes 3 watercolours, 3 prints, 3 paintings Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 61-99

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#61-64 1900 1904 61. John H. Beyman, w/c of cabin in snow, 7.5 x 5 cm, signed, n.d. 2-1 62. William Brown, pen and ink sketch of golfing couple, 20.5 x 31 cm, signed, 1904. 63. [William Brymner] pen and ink sketch of spinning wheel, 21 x 24 cm, initialed, n.d. 64. [William Brymner] pen and ink sketch of spinning wheel, 21 x 14 cm, initialed, n.d.

#65 [19--] [19--] 65. A. E. Elias pen and ink sketch of tree, 10 x 10 cm, n.d. 2-2

#66 [19--] [19--] 66. W. Goode, pen and ink sketch of wheat, 10 x 22 cm, signed, n.d. 2-3

#67, 68, 70, [19--] [19--] 67. J.S. Gordon pen and ink sketch The Captive Cree Maiden, 18 x 26 cm, 2-4 71 signed, n.d. 68. Thomas Garland drypoint landscape with sheep, 20 x 25.5 cm, signed, n.d. 70. D. M. Jones w/c landscape of Montreux, Switzerland, 8 x 11 cm, signed, n.d.

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71. D. M. Jones w/c landscape of Gaspé Road on greeting card, 7.5 x 10cm, signed, n.d. .

69 [19--] [19--] 69. Jack Hamm washed pencil sketch of seated man, inscribed "You're a 2 (loose) helva man," 29.5 x 34.5 cm, signed, n.d.

#72-75 [19--] [19--] 72. C.W. Jeffreys pen and ink sketch of figures in field, 29 x 24 cm, signed, 2-5 n.d. 73. C.W. Jeffreys sketch of man with toads, 29 x 24 cm, signed, n.d. 74. C.W. Jeffreys pen and ink sketch of figures at bar, 32 x 26 cm, signed. Published in The Canadian Magazine November 1926. 75. C.W. Jeffreys pen and ink sketch The Brass Band Contest 29 x 37 cm, signed. Published in The Canadian Magazine November 1926.

#76-79 1902 1902 76. F. Lake pen and ink sketch of Newton MacTavish, 31 x 20 cm, signed, 2-6 1902. 77. F. Lake pen and ink sketch Early Morning at Woodbine 26 x 46 cm, signed, n.d. 78. F. Lake pen and ink sketch of race horses, 23 x 47 cm, signed, n.d. 79. [C. S. Lewis] pen and ink sketch of [Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris], 17 x 13 cm, signed, n.d.

80 [19--] [19--] 80. [? Mack] Oil sketch on linen of sailor scene, 24 x 48 cm for short story 2 (loose) "The Capture of the Seadog."

#81 [19--] [19--] 81. [? Mack] Oil sketch on linen of storm at sea, 29 x 19 cm, signed, n.d. 2-7 Illustration for "The Capture of the Seadog", note by Kate Johnson MacTavish on verso.

Manly Mac- [19--] [19--] 82. Manly MacDonald, pen and ink sketch of family, 7.5 x 18 cm, initialed, n.d. 2-8 donald 82- 83. Manly MacDonald, pen and ink sketch of landscape, 7.5 x 18 cm, initialed, 84 n.d. 84. Manly MacDonald, pen and ink sketch of landscape, 6 x 12 cm, initialed, n.d.

85 [19--] [19--] 85. J. H. Naughton engraving of man in fur, 35 x 21 cm, n.d. 2 (loose)

#86, 87 [19--] [19--] 86. Alfred E. Meister pen and ink sketch of man in canoe, 14 x 11 cm 2-9 87. Alfred E. Meister pen and ink sketch of men fishing, 23 x 22 cm

#88, 90-93 1900 1900 88. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink sketch of two women, 15 x 17 cm, 2-10 John Russell signed, n.d. Published in Canadian Magazine December 1917. 90. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink sketch of painter smoking pipe, 23 x 29 cm, signed, n.d. 91. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink sketch of Scrooge and Marley, 20 x 14 cm, signed, n.d. 92. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink cartoon sketch of monocled, goateed man, 10.5 x 6.5 cm, signed, n.d. 93. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink sketch of India Gurkha, 20 x 25.5 cm, signed, n.d. Published in The Canadian Magazine December 1917. Verso pen and ink sketch of boy inscribed "Clarke's sketch, Feb 7, 1900".

89 [19--] [19--] 89. John Wentworth Russell, pen and ink sketch of two men, 29.5 x 46 cm, 2 (loose)

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signed, n.d.

#94-99 1904 1904 94. Jos. Sherbatt pen and ink sketch of figures on road, 19 x 13 cm, signed, 2-11 1904. 95. [Rex Woods] oil sketch of fox, 18 x 18 cm, n.d. 96. M. Sarkey, pen and ink sketch of hummingbird, 20 x 20 cm, signed, n.d. 97. Frederic Wright trial proof engraving of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, 16 x 20.5 cm, signed, n.d. 98. Anon. pen and ink cartoon sketch of woman, 14 x 9 cm, n.d. 99. Anon. pen and ink sketch of three figures, 20.5 x 17 cm, n.d.

SERIES 7: Photographic studies

Dates of creation [19--] – [19--]

Extent 248 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and content Series consists of rural scenes and seasonal landscapes photographed by Newton MacTavish and others including M.O. Hammond, as well as photographs of paintings by Walter R. Dufferin, Guardi, Herman Philips and John Wentworth Russell.

Notes Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 100-103

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G. [19--] [19--] 100. 109 photographs taken by Newton MacTavish, which include: 1-12 Photographic 8 photographs of trees in winter studies #100 7 photographs of trees in spring and summer (5 additional prints) 2 photographs of logging camps 3 photographs of rural scenes 40 photographs of rural houses, barns, structures (9 additional prints) 5 photographs of rural landscapes 16 photographs of livestock (2 additional prints) 13 photographs of scenes by water (1 additional print) 10 photographs of sail boats (2 additional prints) 5 photographs of steam locomotives and railway tracks.

Photographic [19--] [19--] [See above. Item number 100 contained in two file folders.] 1-13 studies #100

Photographic [19--] [19--] 101. 34 photographs taken by Newton MacTavish and/or M. O. Hammond (2 1-14 studies #101 additional prints).

Photographic 1908 1908 102. 5 photographs, 3 taken by A. Pringle and Sons, Quebec, P.Q. of the 1-15

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Folder/ Start End Contents Box/ Unit title date date file studies #102 Quebec tercentenary pageant, , 1908. Published in The Canadian Magazine 31.5 (September 1908).

Photographic [19--] [19--] 103. 12 photographs of paintings, measurements indicate size of photo: 1-16 studies #103 [landscape] Walter R. Dufferin, 7.5 x 11.5 cm; Guardi, 16.5 x 12.5 cm; The Troubador Herman Philips, 9 x 23 cm; Under the Silver Branches [A. Suzor- Côté] 23 x 15.5 cm; Portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier John Wentworth Russell, 23 x 17 cm; [Reclining nude] John Wentworth Russell, 23 x 26 cm; Portrait of His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent J. Weaver, 23 x 16 cm; Unidentified [ship at sea], 15 x 20 cm; [William Johnston], 11.5 x 18.5 cm; [cabin in valley], 13 x 18.5 cm; [girl by a cabin] 17 x 23.5 cm, photo by Photographic Services of the British and Colonial Press; [Sleeping Soldiers], 18 x 21.5 cm, photo by Photographic Services of the British and Colonial Press.

SERIES 8: Photographs of Canadian artists

Dates of creation [ca. 1905] – [ca. 1926]

Extent 57 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and content Series consists of photographs of Newton MacTavish and 54 other Canadian artists including: W.E. Atkinson, M.O. Hammond, J. Wentworth Russell, Homer Watson, Curtis Williamson, Horatio Walker, Edmund Morris, James MacCallum, C.W. Jeffreys. Group photographs include the members of the , the Wembley Jury of the British Empire Exhibition and members of the Royal Canadian Academy.

Notes Items in Box 3 marked † are matted for exhibition. All photographs in Box 4 are so matted. Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series II, Items 1-49.

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†1.a. Photographer unknown, William Edwin Atkinson, n.d., silver print, 5.5 x 4 cm, mounted on paper signed "W.E. Atkinson". †1.b. Photographer unknown, William Edwin Atkinson, painting, n.d., silver print, 12.5 x 10 cm †2.a. Photographer unknown, [Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith], n.d., albumin, 14 x 10.25 cm †2.b. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 15.5 x 12 cm †3. Photographer unknown, Dudley C. Carter at his studio, Carmel, California, n.d., silver print, 12 x 17 cm, notes on verso. †4. Herbert S. Palmer, Woodbridge, Ontario, Frederick S. Challener, May 1916, silver print, 21 x 16 cm †5. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print on linen paper, 24 x 16 cm

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6. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 13 x 10 cm 7. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 9 x 11.75 cm 8. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 9.5 x 6 cm 9.a. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 15.6 x 11.5 cm 9.b. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 12.7 x 9.8 cm 10. Photographer unknown, M.O. Hammond, n.d., silver print, 11 x 8 cm †11.Hamilton Crawford, Arthur Heming, [1905], platinum print, 14 x 10 cm †12.Photographer unknown, Frank Hennessey, Ottawa, n.d., bromide silver print, 18.5 x 15 cm 13. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, [1924-1925], toned silver print, 20.5 x 23.2 cm 14. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, n.d., silver print, 25 x 18 cm 15. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, n.d., toned silver print, 19.8 x 13.1 cm 16. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, [1924-1925], toned silver print, 20.5 x 22.9 cm †17. Photographer unknown, J. W. Morrice, n.d., platinum print, 13.5 x 9.5 cm †18. Ording, A. Phimister Proctor, n.d., silver print, 24 x 19 cm 19. Henry J, Ross, Montreal, Gyrth Russell, n.d., silver print, 13 x 9 cm 20.a. [Newton MacTavish], John Wentworth Russell in his studio in Paris, [1910], gelatin silver print, 10 x 12 cm (2). †20.b. [Newton MacTavish], John Wentworth Russell outside his studio in Paris, [1910], gelatin silver print, 11 x 9 cm (2). †20.c. [Newton MacTavish], John Wentworth Russell, after sketching in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, [1910], gelatin silver print, 12 x 10 cm (2). †21. Photographer unknown, Dorothy Stevens etching, n.d., bromide, 24 x 19 cm †22. William Notman and Sons, Montreal, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté, [1918], bromide silver print, 23.5 x 18.5 cm †23. [M.O. Hammond], Homer Watson, n.d., silver print, 24.5 x 19.5 cm 24. J. Easson, Preston, Ontario. [Homer Watson], n.d., toned bromide, 14.25 x 10 cm

26.a. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print, 9.8 x 12.4 cm 26.b. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., proof stat, 16.8 x 21.9 cm 26.c. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print (reverse copy) 9.8 x 12.4 cm 27.a. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., proof stat, 16 x 22 cm 27.b. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print (reverse copy) 9.8 x 12.4 cm 28.Cockburn, Paris, Paul Wickson, n.d., bromide silver print, 14 x 10 cm

32. Aimé Dupont Studio, subject unidentified, n.d., toned silver print, 23 x 18 cm 33. Photographer unknown, subject unidentified, silver print (postcard), 2.5 x 3.5 cm

34. a. Photographer unknown, John Wentworth Russell, M.O. Hammond, and Newton MacTavish, n.d., gelatin silver print, 7.7 x 10 cm 36. b. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, Edmund Morris, Curtis Williamson, Horatio Walker, James W. Morrice, n.d., silver print, 8 x 10.5 cm †37. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, Dr. James MacCallum, Curtis Williamson, seated in Williamson's studio, n.d., gelatin silver print, 18 x 20 cm 37. a. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish, Dr. James MacCallum, Curtis Williamson, seated in Williamson's studio, n.d., gelatin silver print, 7.6 x 10.1 cm (2). 38. a. Newton MacTavish, [Curtis Williamson], J. Archibald Brown, [John Russell], n.d., silver print, 10 x 11 cm 38. b. Newton MacTavish, John Russell, Curtis Williamson, J. Archibald Browne in Williamson's studio, n.d., silver print, 18 x 20 cm (2). 39. [Newton MacTavish], J. Archibald Browne, John Russell, Curtis Williamson, n.d., proof stat, 17.3 x 19.7 cm

42. Photographer unknown, Edmund Morris, William Hoffs, James W. Morrice, Clarence Gagnon, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print, 9 x 11 cm (2).

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43. Photographer unknown, Horatio Walker, Mrs. M. O. Hammond, Miss Pretty in Walker Gardens, St. Petrouille, Isle of Orleans, n.d., silver print, 8.8 x 11.6 cm 44. Photographer unknown, unidentified subject, A. P. Proctor, Walter Allward, Curtis Williamson, Edmund Morris, James W. Morrice, Horatio Walker, William E. Atkinson, Archibald Browne, Homer Watson, n.d., magazine reproduction, 10 x 16 cm

48. Photographer unknown, J. Archibald Browne, n.d., (2). 49.a, b, c, d. Photographer unknown, , n.d., silver prints

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25.a. Photographer unknown, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print, 10 x 5.5 cm 25.b. Photographer unknown [possibly Cam Nagy], Horatio Walker, n.d., silver print, 15.5 x 12 cm

29. Photographer unknown, Curtis Williamson, 1926, silver print, 10 x 8 cm 30.a. Photographer unknown, Curtis Williamson, n.d., silver print, 7.5 x 5.5 cm 30.b. Newton MacTavish, Curtis Williamson in his studio, Toronto, n.d., silver print, 12 x 10 cm 31.a. Photographer unknown, subject unidentified, n.d., silver print, 9.5 x 7.5 cm 31.b. Newton MacTavish, Frederick Challener, n.d., silver print, 11.5 x 9 cm

34. Photographer unknown, John Wentworth Russell, M.O. Hammond, and Newton MacTavish, n.d., gelatin silver print, 15 x 20 cm

35.a. Photographer unknown, Arthur Stringer and Arthur William Brown, n.d., silver print, 9 x 9.5 cm 35.b. [Newton MacTavish?], Homer Watson in his studio, Doon, Ontario, n.d., silver print, 9.5 x 12 cm 36.a. Photographer unknown, Newton MacTavish and John Wentworth Russell, n.d., silver print, 8 x 10 cm

40. William James, Toronto, C. W. Jeffreys, Robert F. Gagen, Homer Watson, William Brymner, n.d., silver print, 11.5 x 16 cm 41. Photographer unknown, Edmund Morris, Newton MacTavish, James W. Morrice, Curtis Williamson, Homer Watson, n.d., silver print, 9 x 11 cm (2).

45.a. Photographer unknown, Canadian Art Club: A. Phimister Proctor, Walter Allward, Curtis Williamson, Edmund Morris, William E. Atkinson, Horatio Walker, J. Archibald Browne, n.d., silver print, 9.5 x 12.5 cm 45.b. Photographer unknown, Canadian Art Club: A. Phimister Proctor, Walter Allward, Curtis Williamson, Edmund Morris, William E. Atkinson, Horatio Walker, J. Archibald Browne, (superimposed at left) J. W. Morrice, n.d., silver print, 9 x 12 cm 46. H. Hands, Ottawa, [The Wembly Jury, British Empire Exhibition, 1924: Clarence Gagnon, Florence Wyle, Frederick Challener], Randolph Hewton, Eric Brown, Arthur Lismer, Horatio Walker, Franklin Brownell, Edmund Wyly Grier, Harry Orr McCurry, n.d., gelatin silver print, 15.25 x 20 cm 47. James & Sons, Toronto, A Group of OSA Members: W.S. Maxwell, F. McGillivray Knowles, George A. Reid, Thomas Mower Martin, Mary Wrinch, Mrs. Gertrude Spurr Cutts, Edmund Wyly Grier, Robert F. Gagen, Horatio Walker, Herbert S. Palmer, Frederick S. Haines, Ernest Fosberry, F. M. Bell-Smith, C. W. Jeffreys, Edward Dyonnet, Homer Watson, Frederick Challener, William Cutts, Robert Holmes, C.M. Manly, Owen P. Staples, T.M. Green, Walter S. Allward, [1918], gelatin silver print, 12 x 16 cm

SERIES 9: Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists

Dates of creation [19--] –[19--]

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Extent 208 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and content Series consists of photographs from Canadian Magazine, including works by Carmichael, Cullen, Gagnon, Harris, Jackson, Kane, Krieghoff, Lismer, Morrice, Suzor-Côté, Thomson, Varley and Watson.

Notes Gift of Lachlan MacTavish, 1971. Photographers include Pringle and Booth, Toronto; N.E. Montross, ; Arthur A. Gleason, Montreal; Canadian Photo News Service; Photographic Services of the British and Colonial Press. Comprises Series III, Items 1-36 of the ca. 1997 finding aid.

Location

Box 5

Folder Contents

III-1 7 photographs of paintings by W.E. Atkinson

III-2 1 photograph of a painting by George T. Berthon

III-3 7 photographs of paintings by Archibald Browne

III-4 5 photographs of paintings by Franklin Brownelle

III-5 2 photographs of paintings by Florence Carlyle. 1 photograph of Florence Carlyle, photographer unknown, n.d.

III-6 3 photographs of paintings by Franklin Carmichael

III-7 8 photographs of paintings by Frederick Challener. 2 photographs of panels painted by Challener for R. S. McLaughlin's home, Oshawa

III-8 1 photograph of a painting by Arthur Crisp

III-9 12 photographs of paintings by Maurice Cullen

III-10 1 photograph of a painting by Alice Des Clayes

III-11 1 photograph of a painting by Gertrude Des Clayes

III-12 5 photographs of paintings by Robert Gagen

III-13 6 photographs of paintings by Clarence Gagnon

III-14 9 photographs of paintings by Lawren Harris

III-15 4 photographs of paintings by A.Y. Jackson

III-16 2 photographs of paintings by Franz Johnson

III-17 1 photograph of a painting by Henri Julien

III-18 2 photographs of paintings by Paul Kane

III-19 3 photographs of paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff

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Folder Contents

III-20 5 photographs of paintings by André Lapine

III-21 2 photographs of paintings by Arthur Lismer

III-22 1 photograph of a painting by

III-23 1 photograph of a painting by J.E.H. MacDonald

III-24 24 photographs of paintings by James Wilson Morrice

Box 6

Folder Contents

III-25 1 photograph of a painting by H.S. Palmer

III-26 4 photographs of paintings by Paul Peel

III-27 1 photograph of a painting by Lorna Fyfe Reid

III-28 11 photographs of paintings by John Russell. 4 magazine reproductions of paintings by John Russell, from The Canadian Magazine

III-29 1 photograph of a painting by Charles W. Simpson

III-30 7 photographs of paintings by W. St. Thomas Smith

III-31 26 photographs of paintings by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté. 2 photographs of his sculpture

III-32 4 photographs of paintings by . 1 photograph of his studio

III-33 1 photograph of a painting by Frederick Varley

III-34 14 photographs of paintings by Horatio Walker

III-35 15 photographs of paintings by Homer Watson

III-36 10 photographs of paintings by Curtis Williamson

SERIES 10: Negatives

Dates of creation [19--] – [19--]

Extent 14 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope and content Series consists of negatives of photographs in Series 8 in this fonds, Photographs of Canadian artists.

Notes

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The number of photographs in the extent area is based on the ca. 1997 finding aid. In December, 2003, folder contained 3 negatives (1 glass). This series is not included in Joanne Lombardo’s finding aid.

Location

Box 4

14 negatives (6 glass) for photographs in Series II. Two negatives of sketches by [C. M.] Russell, n.d.

SERIES 11: Miscellaneous

Dates of creation 1912-1932

Extent 8 prints : woodcuts 6 leaves of textual records 2 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and content Series consists of pages and title pages from published material, woodcuts and photographs.

Notes Comprises Joanne Lombardo’s Series I, Items 104-113.

Location

Folder/ Start End Contents Box/ Unit title date date file

Miscella- 1912 1918 104. The Canadian Magazine (September 1916) 372. 1-17 neous 105. The Canadian Magazine (April 1918) 1 page. 106. 4 pages from unidentified monograph featuring pen and ink sketches by [A. Coates] dated [February 1912]. 107. 3 chapter title pages from unidentified monograph with pen and ink still sketches, n.d. 108. Plate of William Frederick Ballard's The Rendezvous from Canadian National Exhibition catalogue, n.d. 109. Newton MacTavish's obituary for J. W. Morrice, n.d. 110. Title page of Newton MacTavish, Ars Longa illustrated by Richard Taylor. 111. Title page of Newton MacTavish, Thrown In. 112. Photograph of the Mohawk Church, 19 x 24 cm. On verso "From C.C. Parker, Box 591, Ottawa". 113. Photograph of Dudley C. Carter's The Prospector, 17 x 11 cm. Carving was part of the Shasta Cascade Facade at San Francisco World Fair.

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CONCORDANCE

The 2003 description was prepared after two earlier finding aids were completed: • 1987 finding aid: Lombardo, Joanne M. “Finding aid for the Newton MacTavish Collection of archival material” (for Faculty of Library Science, 1987) • ca. 1997 finding aid: modified by Kathleen McLean, “Newton MacTavish Collection” Art Gallery of Ontario, [ca. 1997] Differences between the three documents are shown in the two comparative tables below, Table 1: Series, and Table 2: Box numbering (following page):

Table 1: Series

2003 description 1987 finding aid Ca. 1997 finding aid 1 Correspondence I A. Correspondence I Correspondence

2 Manuscripts I B. Manuscripts I Manuscripts

3 Offprints I C. Offprints I Offprints

4 Reviews I D. Reviews I Reviews

5 Newspaper clippings I E. Newspaper clippings I Newspaper clippings

6 Original illustrations I F. Original illustrations I Original illustrations

7 Photographic studies I G. Photographic studies I Photographic studies

8 Photographs of Canadian II Photographs of Canadian II Photographs of artists artists artists

9 Photographs of paintings by [omitted] III Photographs of paintings by Canadian artists Canadian artists

10 Negatives [omitted] IV Negatives

11 Miscellaneous I H. Miscellaneous I Miscellaneous

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Table 2: Box numbering

2003 description Ca. 1997 finding aid Box 1 SCA-2-3-1

Box 2 SCA-2-3-2

Box 3 SCA-2-3-3

Box 4 SCA-2-3-4

Box 5 SCA-2-4-2

Box 6 SCA-2-4-3

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