Mary Schwall: Traveller, Grenfell Mission Volunteer and Amateur Photographer
In 1913 and 1915, E. Mary Schwall, a school principal from New Bedford, Massachusetts, travelled to the Grenfell Mission as a summer volunteer. She documented her travels and experiences in a collection of 135 black and white photos. As a set of material artefacts, her photographs map travel routes across Newfoundland and Labrador, help establish an identity for the Grenfell Mission, and justify its work with migratory and indigenous populations in the (then) colony of Newfoundland and in Labrador.
The exhibit runs from December 10 to January 15 and was curated by Dr. Katherine Side of the Department of Gender Studies.