- SCA118-GA202-10-123
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- 1913, 1947, 1949
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One typescript and two printed poems by Orpheus Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One typescript and two printed poems by Orpheus Schantz.
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Schantz family : 1913 family reunion.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Outdoor group portrait taken at the 1913 Schantz family reunion. All people present in the portrait are descendants of Benjamin Schantz. Over 880 people attended the reunion; this portrait shows only a few of them. Sophie Schantz is seen seated, second from left, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz is seen seated at far right.
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Ephemera : Wild Flower Preservation Society.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Five identical decal prints from the Wild Flower Preservation Society: Illinois Chapter. The decals say "Enjoy-Do Not Destroy" around the edge and the middle shows a drawing of pink blossoms. The Wild Flower Preservation Society was a branch of the Illinois Audubon Society of which Orpheus Schantz was a board member.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Poems by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Informal outdoor group portrait of Mary Schantz with some of her children and grandchildren. The photograph was mounted and made into a 1915 calendar.
Left to right: Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Mary Schantz (nee Moyer) (seated), Worth Flagler Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), Sophie Emma Schantz.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Orpheus Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her uncle Orpheus Schantz, Chicago, Ill. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera and dressed in a suit and tie.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of the Schantz family taken in front of the Schantz home at 43 Schneider Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. Left to right: Walter Spelman (holding Dorothy Spelman), Ruth Schantz (with Walter Bishop Spelman and Margery Ruth Spelman), Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Sophie Schantz, Florence Schantz, Mary Moyer Schantz, Dorothy White, Worth Schantz.
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The Geographic Society of Chicago : year book, 1919-1921.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
The Geographic Society of Chicago Yearbook for 1919 to 1921. In the yearbook, Orpheus Moyer Schantz is listed as a member of the society.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera and dressed in a suit and tie.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills. Some of the photographs are hand-tinted. Most photographs are not identified. Identified photographs include:
Denton: "Suddaby School, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 19, 1923: instructors", group portrait, includes Dorothy R.; Suddaby School, Kitchener, 1923", untitled view of Victoria Public School.
Snapshots: Victoria park activities: scenic views, bridge, pavilion, duck pen, swimming, skating carnival with races and pairs, athletic field, Highgate, Lake Erie, "Rondeau 1924", lake and beach scenes including cattle on the beach, canoeing and scenery such as lakes, rocks and pines.
Group and single portraits of friends and relatives including: Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Mary Schantz, Flemming Clarke Russell, Dorothy Etta Russell, and people swimming at beach.
Grand River: in flood at Bridgeport upstream from bridge, views from Cressman's Woods.
St. Mary's Hospital.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of rear channel in Victoria Park. The area is surrounded by trees with lily pads in water and detritus on exposed sandbar. A bear cage and picnic shelter are partially visible at right.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of west pathway and lake in Victoria Park including view of Swan Island and, in the distance, the Roos Island bridge. Victoria School tower is faintly visible in background skyline.
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Victoria Park rear island and channel
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Photograph of rear island and channel in Victoria Park, featuring a large leafy tree and a partial view of a wooden bridge. An automobile is visible in background, at left.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of tree-lined west pathway, along lake's edge in Victoria Park. The crossed legs and feet of a seated man appear immediately at left, and a group walking toward Roos Island bridge are visible further down the path.
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Photograph of Victoria Park lake taken from Roland Street bridge, including view of Swan Island. Smoke tower from old glue factory partially visible in background skyline.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of Chinese geese, chickens and other fowl in Victoria Park fowl pen that includes a small waterway and a barn-like shelter. The smoke tower from the old glue factory is faintly visible in background skyline.
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Photograph of Chinese geese, ducks and chickens grazing in Victoria Park fowl pen. Enclosure includes barn-like shelter with dovecote on roof.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of Victoria Park lake taken near Roos Island bridge. An adult and child are visible canoeing in the background, as are others seated with their backs to the camera, on the bridge near Water Street kiosk.
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Schneider Avenue from Victoria Park gate
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of Schneider Avenue taken from stone gates at Victoria Park entrance. Leafy trees, wooden electrical poles and pedestrian sidewalks line the length of the residential street.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of trees, one with a stump seat, in Victoria Park. A wrought iron bench and lampposts are visible in the background.
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Victoria Park rear island and bridge
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Photograph of a scenic view of the rear island and bridge in Victoria Park surrounded by large trees. Two blurry figures are visible walking along a pathway at right.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of west pathway and lake in Victoria Park, including view of Swan Island and, in the distance, the Roos Island bridge. A white swan is in the water, at centre, and a couple is partially visible, at left, walking along the path.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One group portrait of Worth Schantz, Emily (Worth's girlfriend at the time) an unidentified woman and Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Seven items of correspondence between Orpheus Moyer Schantz and members of his family including Dorothy Russell and Franklin Abram Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Twenty holiday greeting cards from Orpheus Moyer Schantz and sometimes also his son Worth Flagler Schantz. Each card features a photograph taken by Orpheus and some have ms. notes or a signature from Orpheus.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Clippings relating to, or written by, Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes articles written by Orpheus on flora and fauna, articles on Orpheus' poetry and lectures, a poem written by Orpheus, a biography an article on Cressman's Woods and an article on Orpheus' car.
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Three identical "photogravure" sections of the broadsheet newspaper "The Chicago Daily News" from Saturday, October 3, 1925. The second page of the section features a radio photologue by Orpheus Moyer Schantz about the proposed establishment of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, with which Orpheus was involved. A photographic portrait of Orpheus is also present.
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Correspondence : Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine from Schantz, Orpheus Moyer.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Date and Place from: November 23, 1927 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine. From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer. Attachments: Bird Stories in Rhyme by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Berwyn, Illinois, 1927.
Date and Place from: July 19, 1928 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine. From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer. Attachments: Envelope. Notes: Written on Schantz Tours letterhead.
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Schantz Family : correspondence received.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two letters, one a Christmas postcard, the other is a letter from Worth Flagler Schantz regarding the death of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included in the letter are newspaper clippings on Orpheus Moyer Schantz and a funeral card.
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Great Smoky Mountains tour brochures.
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Brochures for tours through the Great Smoky Mountains from Schantz Tours as well as from Wolfe Way Tours, for whom Orpheus Moyer Schantz worked and lead tours.
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Advertisement for bird lectures.
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An advertisement for bird lectures given by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz by Loubell Studios. Orpheus is wearing a bowler hat and top coat.
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Two new years cards from Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The front of the cards feature a photograph of Orpheus and the interior a photograph of the woods and a poem about new years.
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Two lecture announcements for talks being given by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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A snapshot of Joan Elizabeth Schantz seated outside on a stool and smiling at something off camera.
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Photograph of Constance Demaris Spelman, aged five years and nine months, Richard Ogden Spelman, aged four years and eleven months, and Joan Elizabeth Schantz, aged three years. The cousins are seen outdoors seated in a row on a bench.
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A group portrait of Joan Elizabeth Schantz and Constance Demaris Spelman. The cousins are standing in a garden holding hands. The photograph was taken by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and has been hand coloured.
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Schantz, Worth Flagler : home.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A snapshot of the exterior home of Worth Flagler Schantz taken from across the street by his father Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Russell, Harold Clarke Franklin : correspondence received.
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6 letters. Correspondents include his mother Dorothy, brother Don and Uncle Orpheus Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Material created and accumulated by Franklin Abram Schantz. Includes correspondence between Franklin Abram Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Five snapshots of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Two are head and shoulders shots, two show Orpheus outside writing and one shows him standing in front of a tree.
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Correspondence to Franklin Abram Schantz from Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One letter. Includes original envelope with stamp.
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The Geographic Society of Chicago : February bulletin.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A February bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago which includes an article by Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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A reprint snapshot of members of the Schantz family including Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Carrie Flagler Schantz.
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An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Orpheus Moyer Schantz, 1881-1951: A personal memory by Harold Russell based on letters, photographs, ephemera & recollections.” The article provides biographical information about Orpheus Moyer Schantz and is based on family letters, photographs, ephemera and Harold Russell's own personal recollections.
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An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Schantz Family of Berlin: The Children of Tobias and Mary Schantz.” The article provides biographical information about the children of Tobias and Mary Schantz including Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), Sophie Emma Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, and Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz.
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Transcriptions of letters sent by Orpheus Moyer Schantz to various family members between 1881 and 1951. The letters were transcribed by Harold Russell. Also includes an introductory article written by Harold Russel titled, “Affectionately Orpheus: Orpheus M. Schantz’s Letters Home.” The article provides biographical information about Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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