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https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54746
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the H…
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C1 : Volunteer activities
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 17.5 x 21 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the Hudson's Bay Company which were read before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba [1950]; a report by the Social Science Research Council of Canada; Alberta Blue Cross membership information; and a copy of "Pioneer Naturalists of the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirks" published for the Calgary Field Naturalists' Society with a note to Eleanor Luxton from author Beryl Hallworth.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Hallworth, Beryl
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Events
- National parks and reserves
- Animals
- Charity
- Environment
- Government
- Personal and Professional Life
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff
- Edmonton
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Community and organization event invitations and newsletters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55152
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of event invitations, programmes and newsletters sent to Eleanor Luxton by various organizations, clubs and associations between 1974 and 1993. Includes content pertaining to the Canadian Broadcasting League, the University of Alberta President's Club, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian…
- Date Range
- 1974
- 1978-1981
- 1987-1988
- 1992-1993
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 34 to 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C1 : Volunteer activities
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 34 to 36
- Date Range
- 1974
- 1978-1981
- 1987-1988
- 1992-1993
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of event invitations, programmes and newsletters sent to Eleanor Luxton by various organizations, clubs and associations between 1974 and 1993. Includes content pertaining to the Canadian Broadcasting League, the University of Alberta President's Club, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Concordia University, the Kinette Club of Banff, the Arctic Institute of North America, the Glenbow Museum, the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Plains Research Center, and other organizations.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Folder LUX / II / C1 / 34 contains invitations and programmes; LUX / II / C1 / 35 and 36 contain newsletters
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Events
- Community events
- Organizations
- University
- Museums
- Research
- Education
- Environment
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items had metal paperclips removed
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Conference programmes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55046
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two programme booklets from conferences attended by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to a 1979 conference titled "Women Celebrate Women" held in Calgary, and a conference hosted in 1982 by the University of Alberta, titled "The Buildings of Alberta: A Useful Heritage".
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1982
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B7 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B7 : Other
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B7 / 2
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two programme booklets from conferences attended by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to a 1979 conference titled "Women Celebrate Women" held in Calgary, and a conference hosted in 1982 by the University of Alberta, titled "The Buildings of Alberta: A Useful Heritage".
- Material Details
- University of Alberta programme has yellow braided string attached to binding
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- University of Alberta
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54631
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941 - 1944
- 1950
- 1954
- 1956
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967 - 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Scrapbook
203 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by Associated Screen News Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941 - 1944
- 1950
- 1954
- 1956
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967 - 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 album (193 b&w photographs ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller -- 2 textual records)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of Eleanor Luxton as a child and as an adult, group and individual portraits of mostly unidentified individuals [likely immediate and extended family and friends of Eleanor, including Norman and Georgina Luxton], unidentified children playing, images from the Calgary Stampede parade [ca. 1940s], unidentified Indigenous groups and individuals [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members during Banff Indian Days], Dr. Casey's Ranch [1944], and a family picnic. File also includes one small textual record describing a 1943 Curtiss-Wright Corporation staff event, as well as an annotated Christmas card from Ruth and Frank Neustadt [n.d.].
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on back
- Items not in chronological or other clear order
- Material Details
- Album has clear plastic layer on surface of front and back covers
- Green plastic stitched around border of both covers and side bindings
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Ross, George
- McDougall, George
- Smith, Mary
- Smith, Archie
- Casey, Anne Ross
- Ross, Jean
- Knight, Sidney S.
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Neustadt, Ruth
- Neustadt, Frank
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Businesses
- Children
- Community events
- Picnics and picnicking
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Events
- Geographic Access
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- United States of America
- New York
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Loose items in album have been placed in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family, friends, Luxton home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55175
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday ce…
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Physical Description
- 285 photographs : col.; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday celebrations [including a 1967 New Years party at the Luxton family home], school portraits, family trips within Canada and the United States, child and newborn portraits, and other related subjects. Items LUX / II / E / PA - 310 to 335 are stored in a miniature photo album. Several photographs are stored with corresponding holiday greeting cards which were sent to Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Some individuals in photographs are not identified; many photographs are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Entertainment
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Holidays
- Home
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Portrait
- Recreation
- School
- Sports
- Swimming
- Travel
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- United States of America
- California
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family history notes, editing notes, other
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55126
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes writ…
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes written on an envelope which was previously mailed to Georgina Luxton in 1924.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Genealogy
- Recreation
- Sports
- Hunting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Helen (Fulmer) Wells scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5904
- Part Of
- Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing a broad selection of clippings, photographs and notes pertaining to the history of Banff, including development, events, buildings and personalities. Material pertains to the period between ca.1890 and ca.1970
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1970]
- Reference Code
- M480 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M480 / V675
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Sous-Fonds
- M480
- Accession Number
- 3881
- Reference Code
- M480 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Extensive annotation by Helen Wells and Sylvia Vosburgh
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1970]
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records (190 pages ; 30.5 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing a broad selection of clippings, photographs and notes pertaining to the history of Banff, including development, events, buildings and personalities. Material pertains to the period between ca.1890 and ca.1970
- Name Access
- Wells, Helen Fulmer
- Peyto, Bill
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Liddell, Ken
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
- Architecture
- Art
- Banff Crag and Canyon
- Banff Indian Days
- Bridges
- Buildings and facilities
- Community events
- Community life
- Events
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mountaineers
- Newspaper
- Obituary
- Oldtimers
- The Albertan
- Townsite development
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Bow Lake
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Valley
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title supplied by Sylvia Vosburgh, daughter of Helen Wells and written on outside cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56901
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Local trips, Rocky Mountain landscapes, holiday gatherings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55183
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 43 b&w and colour photographs. Content pertains to friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton, views of Banff National Park and Montana, decorations inside the Luxton family home and exterior views, and family Christmas gatherings.
- Date Range
- 1957
- [1960-1970]
- [1972]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 454 to 496
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 454 to 496
- Date Range
- 1957
- [1960-1970]
- [1972]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w and col.; 19 x 15.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 43 b&w and colour photographs. Content pertains to friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton, views of Banff National Park and Montana, decorations inside the Luxton family home and exterior views, and family Christmas gatherings.
- Notes
- Most photographs in file are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Kehr, Ernie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Holidays
- Christmas
- Home
- Winter
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- United States of America
- Montana
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Memberships and donations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55167
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of receipts, correspondence and other documents sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1978 and 1994. Contents pertain to memberships for various organizations and charities which Eleanor Luxton was involved with, including the Whyte Museum, the University of Alberta Alumni Association, the A…
- Date Range
- 1978-1994
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 205 to 209
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / D : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 205 to 209
- Date Range
- 1978-1994
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of receipts, correspondence and other documents sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1978 and 1994. Contents pertain to memberships for various organizations and charities which Eleanor Luxton was involved with, including the Whyte Museum, the University of Alberta Alumni Association, the Arctic Institute of North America, the Canadian Liver Foundation, and others; donations and academic scholarship funds; and related publication orders.
- Notes
- Contents are arranged by subject: LUX / II / D / 205 : Membership and donation receipts, confirmations LUX / II / D / 206 : Membership and donation correspondence LUX / II / D / 207 : Historical association memberships, publication orders (1988) LUX / II / D / 208 : Donation and membership cheque receipts, 1992-1993 LUX / II / D / 209 : Donation acknowledgements and thank-you letters, 1992-1994
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Finances
- Membership
- Education
- Personal and Professional Life
- Charity
- Publication
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Pamphlets, programmes, books, other publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55117
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an e…
- Date Range
- 1892
- 1905
- 1914
- [1920-1925]
- 1921-1922
- 1924-1928
- 1930
- 1932-1937
- 1939-1940
- 1943
- 1950
- 1955-1959
- 1977
- 1981
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
- Date Range
- 1892
- 1905
- 1914
- [1920-1925]
- 1921-1922
- 1924-1928
- 1930
- 1932-1937
- 1939-1940
- 1943
- 1950
- 1955-1959
- 1977
- 1981
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 12.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an exhibit opening at the Glenbow Museum [1981]; scientific theory and human evolution; Japanese study books; Canadian and global politics; international travel; and various other subjects.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Advertising
- Art
- Banff Community High School
- Animals
- Businesses
- Calgary Gun Club
- Ceremony
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Dancing
- Education
- Glenbow Foundation
- History
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Industry
- Japanese
- Language
- Military
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Music
- Organizations
- Politics
- Politics and government
- Public events
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Religions
- Royal Visit
- Royal tours
- School
- Science and technology
- Shooting
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- United States of America
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Latin
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Religions
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items in file are organized into 4 file folders based on contents: LUX / II / F1 / 67 : Pamphlets, event programs and booklets LUX / II / F1 / 68 : Booklets and small publications LUX / II / F1 / 69 : Books and bound publications LUX / II / F1 / 70 : Loose and other published materials
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Professional records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 7 sub-series: *1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summ…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890] - 1993
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional Series
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B
- Date Range
- [ca.1890] - 1993
- Physical Description
- 16 m textual records, graphic materials and sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 7 sub-series:
- *1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summer school; the Provincial Normal School in Edmonton; post-secondary schooling at Sir George Williams College where she studied Commerce, Engineering, and received her Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.). Between 1933 and 1952, Eleanor Luxton participated in numerous other personal education activities, including: drama studies, 1933 (Banff School of Drama? and/or Banff School of Fine Arts?); Garbutt Business College, Calgary (office practices, 1937), St. Stephen's College, Edmonton (1940), Ottawa Technical High School (machine draughting, 1940-1941); German language studies (1951); Banff School of Fine Arts (radio writing and techniques, 1951, 1952); Western Canada Institute, Calgary (literature, before 1952).
- *2. Teaching career: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's teaching career and include her teaching papers from secondary school and university.
- *3. Engineering career, 1935-1946: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's work at the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal.
- *4. Historical research, 1890-[ca.1995]: Records in this sub-series pertain to biographical research files on individuals and families in the High River area and other ranching communities of southern Alberta; research notes, files, and recordings gathered for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects; articles, photographs collected for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects, and project records relating to the Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects on High River and southern Alberta ranching. These records include project outlines, monthly and annual reports, expense statements, correspondence, register book, lists and notes. Also included in this sub-series are Canadian and western history research papers; McDougall family research papers; Luxton family research papers.
- *5. Literary papers, 1969-1975: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's writings on Luxton's Pacific Crossing; Banff, Canada's First National Park; Latch String Out; Stoney Medicine.
- *6. Lectures and Speeches, [195-]-1993.
- *7. Other, 1936-1979.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Professional and Personal Life
- School
- University
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- History
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Edmonton
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Category
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
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Souvenir travel books and guides
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
- Notes
- Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Camping
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Ecology
- Environment
- Flowers
- Geography
- Government
- Guiding
- Guide
- Hiking
- History
- Hot Springs
- Industry
- Leisure
- Museums
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Photography
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Travel
- The Albertan
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Pincher Creek
- Turner Valley
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Marble Canyon
- United States of America
- Montana
- Japan
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
- ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Natural resources
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
- Processing Status
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Travel and Christmas holidays
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; …
- Date Range
- [1930-1974]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 352 to 387
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 352 to 387
- Date Range
- [1930-1974]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; landscape views and monuments in the Canadian Rockies; a memorial concert in Miami [1955]; and a cruise ship [in Hawaii?].
- Notes
- One photograph of Eleanor Luxton posing with an RCMP officer was removed for scanning in 2009; file contains scanned copy, original photograph is not in file.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Christmas
- Holidays
- Ceremony
- Public events
- Children
- School
- Education
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Cruise ships
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- United States of America
- Florida
- Miami
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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