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Metadata
Accession # |
A2013.121.10 |
Title |
Fred Dahms fonds; SERIES 8: Miscellaneous photographs , 1973-2005. |
Date |
1973-2005 |
Description |
The Fred Dahms fonds consists of slides taken by Dr. Fred Dahms between 1959-2011, for the most part in the late 1970s and between 2000-2005. They include streetscapes, landscapes, buildings and interiors, agriculture, people, and events throughout Wellington County. Some of the images were taken during family outings or while visiting friends and villages in Wellington County, and several feature the photographer's wife, porcelaine artist Ruth Dahms (nee Keilhau). They were married 20 December 1958. At time of donation (2013), Dr. Fred Dahms is Professor Emeritus, founding member (1966) and former Chair of the Department of Geography, University of Guelph. His specialties are urban geography, planning, and the evolution of small rural settlements. Dr. Dahms notes that he refers to the latter as " 'resort, retirement, amenity communities' rather than 'dying villages' as they had been labeled by some who had done little real research on their evolution." He has written many academic papers and chapters of books concerning small towns in Canada. His books include The Heart of the Country [Deneau Pub., 1988], Beautiful Ontario Towns [Lorimer Pub., 2001], Picturesque Ontario Towns [Lorimer Pub., 2003], and Wellington County [Boston Mills Press, 2008]. Dr. Dahms took many of the slides in this fonds to illustrate his academic and popular publications. [ Note: each series is catalogued as a separate record ]. SERIES 8: Miscellaneous photographs, 1973-2005. Subseries 1: ARTISTS, ca. 2000-2005. - ph 40972 - ph 40973: Rosalinde Baumgartner with one of her paintings, and artwork in the studio of Rosalinde Baumgartner, located on her Erin Township farm, ca. 2005; from box, "Arts / Guelph / Rural / [__?__] / Orton / WR24". - ph 40974 - ph 40975: Woman [the artist?] outside the studio of Monica O'Halloran-Schut of Erin Township, and women inside the studio, ca. 2000; on slides, "Monica O'Halloran Schut Studio"; from box, "Arts / Guelph / Rural / [__?__] / Orton / WR24". - ph 40976 - ph 40980: Paul Morin of "near Rockwood" in his studio, explaining his artwork, ca. 2005; on slides, "P. Morin"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well"; [by 2013 Paul Morin had moved his studio to the old Alton Mill artist complex]. - ph 40981 - ph 40984: Paul Morin standing beside works in his show "Paul Morin: The Light Within" in the exhibition hall of the Wellington County Museum and Archives, ca. 2005; on slides, "Paul Morin WCM"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". - ph 40985 - ph 40987: Paul Morin in his studio, and sign outside his studio for the "Hills of Erin Studio Tour"; on slides, "Paul Morin / Studio"; from box, "Arts / Guelph / Rural / [__?__] / Orton / WR24". - ph 40988 - ph 40991: Paul Morin posing by his installation "White Lodge", ca. 2005; on slides, "Paul / 2500 River stones / White Lodge" and "Paul / White Lodge / Quick Sweat"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". - ph 40992 - ph 41000: Paul Morin in his kiva-like dug earth room installation, painted with tent covering, ca. 2005; on slides, "Paul / Kiva" and "P Morin / Kiva"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". - ph 41001 - ph 41003: Paul Morin outside his installation "Star Lodge", ca. 2005; on slides, "Paul / Star Lodge", "Paul / Perfect Star at top / Star Lodge", and "Paul / Star Lodge / Maple Sapling / Bent Ojibway"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". Subseries 2: MENNONITES, ca. 2005. - ph 41068: People, including Mennonite ladies with child, in Riverside Park, Guelph, ca. 2005; grounded paddleboat in background; on slide, "Mennonites 1"; from unlabled loose sheet. - ph 41069 - ph 41073: Mennonite farm buildings, and Mennonites farming with horses, riding in horse-drawn carriage, and saw mill, all at Wallenstein, Waterloo County, ca. 2005; on slides, "Mennonite / Wallenstein" and "Wallenstein". Subseries 3: MISCELLANEOUS, 1973-2005. - ph 41004: Fred Dahms' desk, ca. 2005; visible are filing cabinets, computer, printer, scanner, and speaker, glasses and case, calculator, glass paperweight, pens and yellow duster in University of Guelph stein, compact disk, wallet, telephone, brush, diary and ephemera, scissors, stapler, lip balm, books, buttons, certificate, artwork, photograph, name tags from various conferences, tape, staple remover, and boxes of slides; writtten on slide, "check[?] 401"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". - ph 41005 - ph 41007: Trilliums and other woodland flowers, June 1979; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41008: Waterlily and lilypads, September 1973; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41009: Chickadee on branches, ca. 1998; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41010: Birds on water, ca. 1987; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41074: House with topiaried spruce trees on Sideroad 20, likely in Wellington County, ca. 2005; on slide, "Sideroad 20 / 2"; possibly Elora area as was filed by photographer with slides of that area; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41075: Hexagonal brick barn, likely in Ontario, November 1981[?]; buildings in background appear to suggest barn is located on a university or college campus; on slide, 'Round Barn"; from binder, "Well / Old / --> / 03/05 / Air / Mennonites / Agric / Rural / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsburgh / Rockwood / Guelph / Elora / Fergus". - ph 41076: Log house in southwestern Ontario, possibly in Wellington County, ca. 1977; on slide, "1 L B / LaTreat[?]"; was filed by photographer with slides of Eramosa Township, as well as slides from counties that abut Wellington; from loose sheet, "Guelph CPS 1979". - ph 41091: Map showing "boundary of Guelph Central Place System", with railway lines and communities by size, 1970; [duplicate made by University of Guelph in 1990]; written on slide, "Guelph Cl / Syst"; from loose sheet, "Well. Cty SeV / oFet 339 1"; [Geographer, Amanda Briney, notes on About.com that, "Central place theory is a spatial theory in urban geography that attempts to explain the reasons behind the distribution patterns, size, and number of cities and towns around the world. It also attempts to provide a framework by which those areas can be studied both for historic reasons and for the locational patterns of areas today.";] the image in this slide was possibly used in, or considered for, the article by Fred Dahms and James Forbes, "A Comparison of Three Central Place Systems: Guelph, Barrie, and Owen Sound" which was published in the journal "The Canadian Geographer," Vol.20, issue 4, 1974, pages 349-444. |
Creator \ Maker |
Dahms, Fred |
Item Name |
Slide Map |
Person \ Organization |
Alton Mill Arts Centre Baumgartner, Rosalinde Dahms, Fred Hills of Erin Studio Tour Morin, Paul O'Halloran-Schut, Monica Saw Mill Wellington County Museum and Archives |
Place |
Alton Centre Wellington Elora Eramosa Twp. Erin Twp. Guelph Ontario Riverside Park Rockwood Wallenstein Waterloo County Wellington County |
Subject |
Agriculture Animals Architecture Arts Birds Children First Nations Flowers Geography Interiors Mennonites Mill Railroad |
Photo, Map # |
ph 40972 ph 40973 ph 40974 ph 40975 ph 40976 ph 40977 ph 40978 ph 40979 ph 40980 ph 40981 ph 40982 ph 40983 ph 40984 ph 40985 ph 40986 ph 40987 ph 40988 ph 40989 ph 40990 ph 40991 ph 40992 ph 40993 ph 40994 ph 40995 ph 40996 ph 40997 ph 40998 ph 40999 ph 41000 ph 41001 ph 41002 ph 41003 ph 41004 ph 41005 ph 41006 ph 41007 ph 41008 ph 41009 ph 41010 ph 41068 ph 41069 ph 41070 ph 41071 ph 41072 ph 41073 ph 41074 ph 41075 ph 41076 ph 41091 |
Year Range from |
1973 |
Year Range to |
2005 |
Accession # |
A2013.121.10 |
Containers |
STACKS |
