Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Ephemera : drawings.
Level of description
File
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
21 drawings : pencil, coloured pencil, and black ink ; 31 x 46 cm or smaller
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Schantz Family in North America is large and widespread; alternative spellings of the last name includes variations such as Tschantz, Shantz, Shonts, and Schanz. The family descended from Jacob Schanz (June 12, 1710-February 5, 1781) who emigrated to ... »
Name of creator
Biographical history
Orpheus was born to Tobias and Mary Schantz (nee Moyer) on May 27, 1864 in Port Elgin, Ontario and raised alongside his seven siblings; Etta Lydia Mary Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Arthur Benjamin Schantz, ... »
Scope and content
Twenty drawings and sketches by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included are portraits, studies of animals, technical drawings for a boat, one ink drawing of the back of a woman in a gown, two drawings after C.D. Gibson- "When Doctors Disagree" and "Mr. Pipp just ... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Some of the drawings are brittle and one has snapped into three pieces. They are also dirty and in many cases the pencil has been smudged.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Harold and Lynne Russell in 2011.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Name access points
- Schantz, Orpheus Moyer (Subject)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
- Described by JB in 2012.
- Revised by NM in January 2019.
Language of description
- English