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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photography

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Physical Description: 77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.

Notes: Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts

Name Access: Cathcart, John George (Red); Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Woodworth; Campbell, Theodora; LaPorte, Eugene; Maunder, Ernest

Subject Access: Artist; Boats; Transportation; Travel; Sports; Hunting; Oil; Natural resources; Model boats; Mines and mineral resources; Immigration and homesteading; Indigenous Peoples; Industry; Recreation; Family and personal life; Cabins and shelters; Animals; Birds; Dogs; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Calgary; Inglewood; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Central America; Panama; Ontario; Lake Ontario; Newfoundland and Labrador; St. John's

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes

Related Material: LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285; LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]; LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; First nations; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.

Notes: Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.

Name Access: Ballard, Sidney; Ballard, Shirley; Ballard, Jack

Subject Access: Travel; Hiking; Hunting; Wildlife; Family and personal life; Canoes and canoeing; Boats; Transportation; Businesses; Children; Cabins; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Echo Lake; United States of America; New York; Montana; Yellowstone; Idaho; Wisconsin

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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British royal family [1939 - 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.

Date Range: 1939-1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 11

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1939-1940

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.

Subject Access: Royalty; Royal Visit; Politics; Public events; Regalia; Industry; Ship; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; England; London

Access Restrictions: Copyright status unknown

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright status unknown

Language: English

Conservation: Metal rings removed from binding and replaced with unbleached string to protect materials from rust damage; Two loose items have been stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Politics

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian commercial postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: [1910-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected materials

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E5 : Postcards

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Responsibility: Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker

Date Range: [1910-1930]

Physical Description: 63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Notes: Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist; Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]

Name Access: Hunter, Leah Rider; McDougall, David

Subject Access: Activities; Aerial photography; Animals; Businesses; Buildings; Buffalo; Bison; Black Bears; Communities; Community life; Community events; Dogs; Dogsledding; Environment; Hot Springs; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountains; Mount Royal Hotel; Photography; Postcards; Recreation; Scenery; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and recreation; Sports; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Travel; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Saskatchewan; Loon Lake; British Columbia; Fairmont

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Cultural pluralism; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian history and tourism publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian trave…

Date Range: 1902-1905; 1919; 1928; 1930-1931; 1934; 1940-1941; 1948; 1951; 1955-1957; 1960; 1963; 1979; 1988

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64

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 / 63 to 64

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1902-1905; 1919; 1928; 1930-1931; 1934; 1940-1941; 1948; 1951; 1955-1957; 1960; 1963; 1979; 1988

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian travel and promotional material.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Subject Access: Advertising; Travel; Tourism; Transportation; History; Geography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Victoria; Saskatchewan

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Natural resources; Politics; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File stored in two folders arranged by subject: LUX / II / F1 / 63 : Canadian history and research material LUX / II / F1 / 64 : Canadian tourism publications

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific souvenir and travel publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of brochures, souvenir booklets, travel guides and related materials pertaining to Canadian Pacific trips and destinations within North America. Locations include: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park; the Empress Hotel in Victoria; British Columbia; Ontario and the the Great L…

Date Range: [1905-1911]; 1909; [1915-1920]; 1917-1918; 1920-1921; 1923; 1928-1929; 1931; 1935-1938; 1940; [1940-1950]; 1974

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 15 to 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 15 to 17

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1905-1911]; 1909; [1915-1920]; 1917-1918; 1920-1921; 1923; 1928-1929; 1931; 1935-1938; 1940; [1940-1950]; 1974

Physical Description: 7.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of brochures, souvenir booklets, travel guides and related materials pertaining to Canadian Pacific trips and destinations within North America. Locations include: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park; the Empress Hotel in Victoria; British Columbia; Ontario and the the Great Lakes; Quebec; Alaska; and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. File also includes a map of the Canadian Pacific rail system [1918] and a copy of "Empress of the Pacific" cruise magazine [1936].

Subject Access: Tourism; Travel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Cruise ships; Banff Springs Hotel; Hotel; Empress Hotel; Train; Railways

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Quebec; Great Lakes; United States of America; Alaska

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items divided into 3 files: LUX/II/C4/15: Ontario, Quebec, Alaska and Canadian coastal guide books [ca. 1915-1920] LUX/II/C4/16: Canadian Rockies guides and information booklets LUX/II/C4/17: Other Canadian Pacific material

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…

Date Range: 1924; 1926; 1928; 1939; 1941; 1945; 1952; 1957; 1969

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1924; 1926; 1928; 1939; 1941; 1945; 1952; 1957; 1969

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.

Notes: Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Advertising; Travel; Train; Tourism; Tourist information; Banff Springs Hotel; Hotel; Commerce and industry; Cruise ships; Indigenous Peoples; Government; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Edmonton; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Vancouver; Victoria; Quebec; New Brunswick; St. John

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Transportation; Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Environment; Cultural pluralism; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected photographs, 1920 to 1950

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Content pertains to various friends (some unidentified), local trips and landmarks, images of a sculpture my Eommond[?] Hahn and an unidentified painting, and a signed portrait of Charles Murray Gratz.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 143 to 160

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 143 to 160

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Physical Description: 18 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Content pertains to various friends (some unidentified), local trips and landmarks, images of a sculpture my Eommond[?] Hahn and an unidentified painting, and a signed portrait of Charles Murray Gratz.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

Name Access: Gratz, Charles Murray

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Portrait; Recreation; Leisure; Landscapes; Grave; Art

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley; Marble Canyon; British Columbia; Victoria

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III/ D : Other materials

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Subject Access: Advertising; Events; Environment; European travel; Environment and Nature; Travel; Tourism; Waterfalls; Wildlife; Leisure; Landscapes; History; Mountains; Public events; Public entertainment; National parks and reserves; Centennial; Buildings and memorials; Banff National Park; Art; Photography; Postcards; Royalty; Seascapes; Ship; Souvenir; Sports and recreation; Tourist information; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie; Owen Sound; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Yellowstone National Park; Colorado; Denver; Florida; California; Chicago; Michigan; France; Paris; England; London; Cuba; Mexico; Ireland; Dublin

Reproduction Restrictions: Some copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]

Processing Status: Processed

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Dated holiday greeting cards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas and holiday season greeting cards sent to members of the Luxton family including Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes a calendar for 1934 annotated with a Christmas greeting to the Luxton family from Percy Armstrong on the back [1933].

Date Range: 1933; 1935; 1938; 1942

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 14 to 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Calendar

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 14 to 18

GMD: Textual record; Calendar

Date Range: 1933; 1935; 1938; 1942

Physical Description: 20 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas and holiday season greeting cards sent to members of the Luxton family including Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes a calendar for 1934 annotated with a Christmas greeting to the Luxton family from Percy Armstrong on the back [1933].

Notes: Items have been organized by date [see Content Details]

Material Details: Some items have string and/or ribbon attached

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor; Armstrong, Percy

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Holidays; Christmas; Correspondence

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Vernon

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items stored in five folders which are organized by date: LUX/III/A1/14 : 1933 LUX/III/A1/15 : 1935 (folder 1 of 2) LUX/III/A1/16 : 1935 (folder 2 of 2) LUX/III/A1/17 : 1938 LUX/III/A1/18 : 1942

Processing Status: Processed

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David McDougall article, Anglo Canadian News Service

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an article published by the Anglo Canadian News Service pertaining to the life of David Nawash McDougall.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1915]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 33 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 33 (oversize)

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1910-1915]

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records : 3 pages ; 26.5 x 36.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of an article published by the Anglo Canadian News Service pertaining to the life of David Nawash McDougall.

Notes: File contains three identical copies of article

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Biography; Personal and Professional Life; Settlement; Research; History; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Event invitations and programs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Wa…

Date Range: 1917; 1937; 1940; 1955; 1960; 1968; 1975-1976

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 30

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 / 30

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1917; 1937; 1940; 1955; 1960; 1968; 1975-1976

Physical Description: 0.8 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Ware Cabin, the Banff Public Library and Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Government House in Edmonton, and a commemoration program for Edouard Gaston Deville.

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray; Ware, John; Deville, Edouard Gaston

Subject Access: Community events; Concert; Memorial; Music; Museums; National parks and reserves; Tourism; Library; Banff Springs Hotel; Events; Government

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Edmonton; British Columbia; Yoho National Park; Red Deer

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Education; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choi…

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 773 to 844

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 - 773 to 844

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Physical Description: 72 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 17.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choir performance; and various friends and family members.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Hiking; Bridges; Mountains; Landscapes; Choir; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper; Banff National Park; Great Divide; British Columbia; United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; China

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Film negatives

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River

Date Range: [1907-1911]

Reference Code: V527 / NA - 1 to 136

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Series: II.C. Photographs: negatives

Sous-Fonds: V527

Accession Number: 2764, 5248

Reference Code: V527 / NA - 1 to 136

GMD: Negative

Date Range: [1907-1911]

Physical Description: 136 photographs : negatives; film

Scope & Content: Negatives pertain mainly to explorations, including landscapes, participants, camps and activities; also fauna, flora and Japan. Areas include Fortress Lake, Maligne Valley and Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Columbia and Athabasca River

Notes: NA-101: Sky is masked out by a combination of fabric and paintlike substance.

Name Access: Schaffer, Mary; Warren, Billy; Lewis, John Swift; Sharples, Paul; Sharples, Carrie; Moberly, John

Subject Access: Animals; Big Horn Sheep; Bighorn Sheep; Bison; Environment and Nature; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Japanese; Landscapes; Tourism; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Banff; Jasper; Maligne Lake; Mount Robson

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: English

Finding Aid: Item list available. Some reference prints are available.

Creator: Mary Schaffer

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF NEGATIVES (V527/NA) :; 1 [Mary Schaffer and others on mountain side]. -- 1906; 2,3 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906; 4 [Laughing Falls]. -- 1906; 5 [Unidentified mountains and lake]. -- 1906; 6 Valley of the Lakes. -- 1906; 7 Mr. Muggins : [dog]. -- 1906; 8 [Flowers]. -- [1907 or 08]; 9 [Mt. Saskatchewan from Castleguard?]. -- [1907 or 08]; 10 Pinto Lake. -- [1907 or 08]; 11 Wildflowers : [Bow Park]. -- [1907 or 08]; 12 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- [1907 or 08]; 13 Sun Wapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]; 14, 15 Vaux Canyon : [Sunwapta Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]; 16 Sunwapta Canyon. -- August 13, [1907 or 08]; 17 Tete Jaune Cache; 18 [Hoodoos and Cascade River at Anthracite]. -- [1907 or 08]; 19 [Bird]. -- [1907 or 08]; 20 [Packtrain near mountain]. -- [1907 or 08]; 21 Moberly : [John Moberly?] . -- 1908; 22 Lewis John Swift. -- 1908; 23 [Mrs. Swift? and child]. -- 1908; 24 Moberly : [John Moberly?]. -- 1908; 25 [Man on horse on mountain pass]. -- [1907 or 08]; 26 [Billy Warren launching raft on Maligne Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]; 27 Head of Maligne Lake [and view of Mount Mary Vaux]. -- [1907 or 08]; 28 Mount Robson. -- 1908; 29 [Girl with dog at Lake Louise]; 30,31 Athabasca River Valley panorama from the Bump : [Mt. Kitchener]. -- 1908; 32,33 [Panorama from Wilcox Pass?: Mt. Kitchener to Mt. Stutfield, Song Sangen Creek and Snow Dome]. -- 1907?; 34 [View from the Bump - Wilcox Pass and Snow Dome?]. -- 1908; 35-37 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908; 38-39 Athabasca River Valley panorama. -- 1908; 40-41 [Unidentified mountains]. -- [1907 or 08]. -- #41 is reverse neg of #40; 42 [Fortress Lake]. -- [1907 or 08]; 43 [Unidentified mountain and lake]. -- [1907 or 08]; 44 [Horses by fire]. -- [1907 or 08]; 45 [Horse and rider by Ptarmigan Lake?]. -- [1907 or 08]; 46 [Horse with saddle]. -- [1907 or 08]; 47 [Laughing Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]; 48 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]; 49 [Takakkaw Falls]. -- [1907 or 08]; 50 [Unidentified mountain scene]. -- [1907 or 08]; 51 Castle Mountain. -- [1907 or 08]; 52 Elk. -- [1907 or 08]; 53 Elk. -- 1906; 54-57 Buffalo in animal paddock. -- [1907 or 08]]; 58 [Unidentified cabins at animal paddock, Banff?]. -- [[1907 or 08]]; 59 Wild flowers. -- [1907 or 08]; 60 [Unidentified rock tower]. -- [1907 or 08]; 61 [Japanese lady at table]; 62 [Japanese woman in doorway]; 63 [Japanese woman in garden]; 64 [Japan scene]; 65 Maligne Lake : [camp]; 66 [Schaffer party on raft, Maligne Lake]; 67 Head of Maligne [Lake]; 68 Morning mists on Maligne : [Maligne Lake]; 69 Maligne Valley : [teepee poles]; 70 [People in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]; 71 Mount Unwin : [Paul Sharples and Carrie Sharples? in boat on Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]; 72 Maligne Lake near Sampson's Narrows; 73 Head of Maligne : [Maligne Lake]; 74,75 [Maligne Lake?]; 76 Sampson Peak : [Sampson Peakand Maligne Lake]. -- [1911]; 77 Sampson at dawn; 78 [Mary Schaffer, Paul Sharples, Carrie Sharples with teepee]. -- [1911]; 79 Shoulder of Charlton : [Paul Sharples in boat]. -- [1911]; 80 The Ramparts; 81 Henry House : [site of Henry House]; 82 [Horses on unidentified pass]; 83 Columbia : [packtrain near Mount Columbia]; 84 Bow Summit; 85 Pyramid Mountain; 86 Wilcox Summit; 87 [Trout hanging from tree]; 88 Mt. Columbia; 89 [Unidentified Indigneous woman and child with teepee]; 90 [Indigenous person with teepee on Kootenay Plains]; 91 [Unidentified mountain - winter scene]; 92 [Forest fire along the Athabasca River]; 93 Moberly's : [packtrain fording Athabasca River]; 94 Moberly's : [three people crossing Athabasca River in dugout canoe]; 95 [Wrecked raft? along river]; 96 Robson; horses grazing : [Mount Robson]; 97 Nashan : [Nashan Peak and Watchtower lake]; 98 [Indigenous people and horses on Kootenay Plains]; 99 [Chaba River?]; 100 [Unidentified mountains]; 101 [Horses on trail beside unidentified river]; 102 [Man and woman blowing up air mattresses]; 103 [Unidentified mountain]; 104 [Mary Schaffer and horses]; 105 Fortress : [Fortress Lake]; 106-109 [Fortress Lake]; 110 [Mount Quincy?]; 111 [Unidentified mountain and lake]; 112 [Unidentified mountain]; 113 [Camp scene]; 114 [Unidentified river]; 115, 116 [Unidentified lake and mountains]; 117 Athabasca : [Mount Athabasca]; 118 [Mount Columbia]; 119 [Unidentified mountains]; 120 [Mount Charlton and Pixie Valley]; 121 [Packhorses on steep trail]; 122 [Unidentified mountains]; 123 [Unidentified lake and mountains]; 124 [Person with horse on edge of gorge]; 125 [Vermilion Lakes]; 126 [Mount Rundle from Vermilion Lakes]; 127 [Moose calves at animal paddock]; 128 [Sheep in slough]; 129 [Woman feeding antelope at animal paddock]; 130 [Woman with moose calves at animal paddock]; 131 [Sheep]; 132 [Mountain sheep]; 133 [Antelope and buffalo at animal paddock]; 134 [Sheep]; 135, 136 [Flowers]

Processing Status: Processed

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Following the trail in the Northern Rockies has many a time of hardship

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 4 - 10

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 11. General

Reference Code: V527 / PS 4 - 10

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Physical Description: 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.

Notes: Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern

Name Access: Addison, Billy; LaPorte, Eugene; Reynolds, Wiley R.; Deegan, Howard James; Ashton, Philip; Cathcart, John George (Red); Brooks, Matt (Sarsen); Barnes, Harry; Sutherland, George Bain; Blackley, Bonnie Lee; Brewster, Fred

Subject Access: Boats; Military; Ship; World War II; Memorial; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Landscapes; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Grande Prairie; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Ottawa; England; France; Verdun; Frobisher Bay; Northwest Territories; United States of America; Idaho; Toronto; Kenora; Manitoba; Winnipeg