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Luxton family fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Reference Code: LUX

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Accession Number: Lux1 - EL estate, 1996; Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000; Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001

Reference Code: LUX

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Physical Description: ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)

History / Biographical: The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.; Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.; Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.; In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.; The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.; Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.; Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.; Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.

Notes: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:; I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.; II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.; III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].

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

Subject Access: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First Nations; Professional and Personal Life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Research

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material; box list for unprocessed material

Creator: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Paddock album

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Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 9 b&w prints. Photographs pertain to animal caretaker Adam Dalgleish with moose and antelope during winter season at the Banff Paddock [ca. 1900-1910]. Front cover of album has personal letter written to Norman Luxton from Mary Schaffer Warren [ca. 1…

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album; Scrapbook

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 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1930]

Physical Description: 1 album (9 photographs : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 9 b&w prints. Photographs pertain to animal caretaker Adam Dalgleish with moose and antelope during winter season at the Banff Paddock [ca. 1900-1910]. Front cover of album has personal letter written to Norman Luxton from Mary Schaffer Warren [ca. 1930?].

Notes: Date provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on format and context of file contents.

Material Details: Album pages bound with light purple ribbon tied in bow

Name Access: Warren, Mary Schaffer; Luxton, Norman; Dalgleish, Adam

Subject Access: Animals; Moose; Personal and Family Life; Wildlife; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected photographs - George Mandryk

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of negatives depicting unidentified people, including nurses, World War I soldiers, dogs, children. Photographs collected by George Mandryk.

Date Range: [1910s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 92 to NA - 112

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

21 images

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 / E / 4 : Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 92 to NA - 112

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: [woman in a long dress]; [nursing sister]; [group of people sitting on river bank; woman taking a photograph]; [group of people on a picnic]; [group at picnic table outside house]; [unidentified woman]; [2 unidentified women]; [man by fence]; [unidentified man wearing sweater by fence]; [2 women in backyard]; [2 soldiers]; [soldier unidentified]; [unidentified soldier]; [young woman in flower garden]; [group of people on porch]; [mother and baby]; [mother holding up baby]; [dog portrait]; [2 unidentified people sitting under tree]; [woman sitting outside of house]

Date Range: [1910s]

Physical Description: 21 photographs: b&w negatives ; 11 x 7 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of negatives depicting unidentified people, including nurses, World War I soldiers, dogs, children. Photographs collected by George Mandryk.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; World War I; WWI

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Processing Status: Processed

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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album

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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

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

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

Category: Family and personal life; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Dogs

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Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 11, 12

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 11, 12

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Physical Description: ca.205 photographs (ca.95 prints, ca.110 negatives). -- .5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses

Subject Access: Animals; Dogs; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor as child at Luxton home, Norman Luxton

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Scope & Content: File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to Eleanor and Norman Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor as a baby and a young girl at the Luxton family home in Banff; a view of the Luxton family's backyard; and two images of Norman Luxton, ca.1950-1960.

Date Range: ca.1908; [ca.1915-1920]; [ca.1950-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 244 to 249

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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 / NA - 244 to 249

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1908; [ca.1915-1920]; [ca.1950-1960]

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15 x 9 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to Eleanor and Norman Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor as a baby and a young girl at the Luxton family home in Banff; a view of the Luxton family's backyard; and two images of Norman Luxton, ca.1950-1960.

Notes: Photographs LUX/II/E/NA-248 and 249 are accompanied in file by print duplicates and original photo envelopes

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Children; Home; Property; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton and family

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Scope & Content: File consists of two negative photographs depicting members of the Luxton family gathered around a car, and Eleanor Luxton standing outside of the Luxton family home in Banff.

Date Range: [ca.1910]; [ca.1925]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 256 to 257

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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 / NA - 256 to 257

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1910]; [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 14.5 x 9 cm and 12.5 x 7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of two negative photographs depicting members of the Luxton family gathered around a car, and Eleanor Luxton standing outside of the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Children; Home; Automobiles

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

59 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 - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Physical Description: 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, David; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Animals; Children; Birds; Farmland; Property; Community events; Family and personal life; Dogs; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs; Loose images have been placed in mylar; Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.; Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future

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

Subject Access: Christmas; Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Family; Communications; Correspondence; Indigenous Peoples; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and fl…

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (scrapbook ; 31 x 36 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and flyers for various community events; membership cards; and a scanned copy and one original copy of a journal dated 1862, titled "Rossville Mission Journal 1862". Journal contains early newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to George and John McDougall, and multiple religious missions and settlements located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Notes: Scrapbook possibly compiled by Georgina Luxton

Name Access: McDougall, Annie; McDougall, David; McDougall, George; McDougall, John; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Churches; Calgary Stampede; Family and personal life; Family; History; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Memorial; Membership; Missionaries; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Obituary; Religions; Sports and recreation; Rodeo

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; Saskatchewan

Access Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Reproduction Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Language: English

Conservation: Contents of scrapbook placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Land, settlement and immigration; Religions; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Panoramas

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Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives depicting a family with twin babies, mountain sheep skulls, horse drawn sled near the Bow River with a bison carcass, mountains roads [potentially by the Spray River] street scenes, wagons, fish trophies, packtrain, hot springs and a cat.

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 86 to NA - 99

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 86 to NA - 99

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Physical Description: 13 photographs: b&w negatives ; 31 x 9.7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives depicting a family with twin babies, mountain sheep skulls, horse drawn sled near the Bow River with a bison carcass, mountains roads [potentially by the Spray River] street scenes, wagons, fish trophies, packtrain, hot springs and a cat.

Notes: Some photographs have "Copyrighted Luxton, Banff" annotated

Subject Access: Banff; Sheep; Big Horn Sheep; Big Horn; Family and personal life; Family; Horses; Hot Springs; Horse packing; Taxidermy; Fish

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Bow River

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

4 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Physical Description: 4 photographs: b&w negatives ; 11.3 x 7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta

Subject Access: Banff; Garden; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Banff

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Picnics and Outings Panoramas

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives of unidentified people picnicking and fishing [possibly beside the Bow River]

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 80 to NA - 85

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 80 to NA - 85

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Physical Description: 6 photographs: b&w negative ; 31.5 x 9.7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives of unidentified people picnicking and fishing [possibly beside the Bow River]

Subject Access: Picnics and picnicking; Fishing; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Banff; Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Southern Alberta research project

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal records

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Physical Description: 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.

Subject Access: Activities; Agriculture; Animals; Buildings; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Communications; Correspondence; Environment; Family and personal life; Farmland; Finances; Genealogy; History; Homestead; Immigration and homesteading; Inventory; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Manufacturing; Municipal views; Oil; Postcards; Portrait; Property; Real estate business; Research; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Family and personal life; Environment; Land, settlement and immigration; Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Toboggan run, Caribou Street in Banff

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two glass negative photographs pertaining to a toboggan run on Caribou Street in Banff, ca.1920. Photographs were taken by Norman Luxton or his brother, George Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / NG - 1 & 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D2 : Recreation

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / NG - 1 & 2

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w glass negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of two glass negative photographs pertaining to a toboggan run on Caribou Street in Banff, ca.1920. Photographs were taken by Norman Luxton or his brother, George Luxton.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, George

Subject Access: Sports; Recreation; Family and personal life; Winter sports; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Fragile - restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Fragile - restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and home records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

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

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Physical Description: 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Exploration; Home

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Quebec; United States of America; Panama; Japan; China

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and mountain views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].

Date Range: [1925-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 25 to 77

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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 / NA - 25 to 77

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1925-1940]

Physical Description: 53 photographs : b&w negatives ; 4.5 x 4 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].

Notes: Original envelope for items LUX/II/E/NA-40 to 53 has small piece of paper attached with handwritten notes pertaining to school classes and assignment deadlines [possibly written by Eleanor Luxton].; Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Mountains; Family and personal life; Landscapes; Cabins

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Conservation: Items have been stored in negative sleeves

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel scrapbook of commercial postcard prints and souvenirs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the At…

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

Responsibility: Some items produced by George S. Cladds [?], Byron Harmon, Gerta Christoffersen, Detroit Publishing Co., and A.C. Leighton

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : ca. 200 b&w and col. postcards ; 14 x 21.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the Athabasca River; portrait paintings of unidentified Indigenous girls by artist Gerta Christoffersen; scenes from Australia, Brussels, Venice, Bermuda, Fiji, Portugal, London, Windsor Castle, California, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Montana, Niagara Falls, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania; and sketched art by A.C. Leighton depicting horses and riders. Many postcards are colorized.

Notes: A few postcards are annotated, mostly blank

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Christoffersen, Gerta; Leighton, Alfred Crocker

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; Environment; Mountains; Indigenous Peoples; Art; Biography; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; England; London; Australia; Belgium; Italy; Venice; Bermuda; Fiji; Portugal; United States of America; California; Maine; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Lake Louise; Massachusetts; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Athabasca Falls; Niagara Falls; British Columbia