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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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Cigar label collection

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1890-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 44

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / B4 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 44

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1890-1920]

Physical Description: 8 cigar labels

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.

Subject Access: Travel; Souvenir

Language: English; Spanish

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected Material Series

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

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

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Physical Description: 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".

Notes: Series consists of four sub-series:; Textual records; Photographs; Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes); Audiovisual and sound records

Finding Aid: Electronic finding aid available

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected news articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 195…

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

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 / 51

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 1956 issue of "The Calgarian" signed on the cover by "Bessie L.[?] MacKay"; a loose article describing stretches and home exercises; and a four-page article from "Mining World" by Donald MacDonald discussing the construction of a coastal highway to Alaska.

Notes: New York Times scanned article has rough pencil sketch [possibly building layout?] on back side and math equations written on front in pencil

Name Access: MacKay, Bessie; MacDonald, Don

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Journalism; Newspaper; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Environment; Landscapes; Finances; Exploration; Construction; Travel; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; United States of America; Alaska

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.

Date Range: 1909-1995

Reference Code: LUX / II / A

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / A : Correspondence

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1909-1995

Physical Description: 1.37 m of textual records

Scope & Content: Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.

Notes: Series arrangement:; LUX / II / A / 1 to 47 : General correspondence, organized chronologically (see Content Details); LUX / II / A / 48 to 51 : Holiday greeting cards, dated (chronological order); LUX / II / A / 52 to 62 : Holiday greeting cards, not dated; LUX / II / A / 63 : Holiday gift tags; LUX / II / A / 64 to 65 : Thank you, friendship and get well soon cards; LUX / II / A / 66 to 67 : Easter and Valentine's Day cards; LUX / II / A / 68 to 70 : Birthday cards; LUX / II / A / 71 : Other holiday cards and letters; LUX / II / A / 72 : Postcards sent to Eleanor; LUX / II / A / 73 : Luxton family research correspondence

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Holidays; Correspondence

Access Restrictions: Access with permission. No reproduction

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of files

Content Details: LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / A - 1 to 47) :; * 1902 - 1920 (folder 1); * 1921 - 1930 (folder 2); * 1931 - 1935 (folder 3); * 1936 - 1940 (folder 4); * 1941 - 1948 (folder 5); * 1949 (folder 6); * 1950 (folders 7, 8); * 1951 - 1954 (folder 9); * 1955 - 1958 (folder 10); * 1959, 195- (folder 11); * 1960 - 1961 (folder 12); * 1952 - 1956 (folder 13); * 1967 - 1969 (folder 14); * 1970 - 1972 (folder 15); * 1973 (folder 16); * 1974 (folder 17); * 1975 (folder 18); * 1976 (folder 19); * 1977 (folder 20); * 1978 (folder 21); * 1979 (folder 22); -; * 197- (folder 23); * 1980 - 1981 (folder 24); * 1982 - 1983 (folder 25); * 1984 (folder 26); * 1985 (folders 27, 28); * 1986 (folder 29); * 1987 (folder 30); * 1988 (folders 31, 32); * 1989 (folders 33, 34); * 198- (folder 35); * 1990 (folder 36); * 1991 (folder 37); * 1992 (folders 38, 39); * 1993 (folders 40, 41); * 1994 (folder 42); * 1995 (folder 43); * 199- (folder 44); * undated (folder 45); * Christmas cards, undated (folder 46); * Cards, other, undated (folder 47)

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Correspondence - postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File a…

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

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 fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Physical Description: ca. 250 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w photograph : print ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File also includes one b&w photograph depicting a group of unidentified children.

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

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

Subject Access: Correspondence; Communications; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Postcards

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; California; Vermont; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Arizona; England; London; France; Paris; Africa; Ivory Coast

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from non-annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8].

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items are stored in 3 folders: LUX / III / A1 / 25 : Canada LUX / III / A1 / 26 : United States of America LUX / III / A1 / 27 : Foreign, Other

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence - William Luxton obituary articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings sent to Norman Luxton pertaining to the death of his father, William Fisher Luxton, in 1907. File includes accompanying mailing envelope sent from Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norman Luxton, and one page of genealogy notes pertaini…

Date Range: 1907; [1927-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 28

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

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 / A : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 28

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1907; [1927-1940]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings sent to Norman Luxton pertaining to the death of his father, William Fisher Luxton, in 1907. File includes accompanying mailing envelope sent from Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norman Luxton, and one page of genealogy notes pertaining to Norman Luxton's parents and siblings [produced 1927 or later].

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, William (Fisher); Luxton, Sarah

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Genealogy; Obituary; Biography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Winnipeg; United States of America; Minnesota

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence and publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal correspondence and personal items including a cheque register with cheque stubs and a brass name plate for calling cards [Mrs. George E. Luxton]. Also included is a City of Winnipeg tax receipt made out to Mrs. Geo. E. Luxton, 1907; a magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tr…

Date Range: 1901-1953

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 - 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

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 / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 - 15

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

Date Range: 1901-1953

Physical Description: 4.0 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of personal correspondence and personal items including a cheque register with cheque stubs and a brass name plate for calling cards [Mrs. George E. Luxton]. Also included is a City of Winnipeg tax receipt made out to Mrs. Geo. E. Luxton, 1907; a magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, June 3, 1951 featuring George Luxton; and two newspaper articles pertaining to George and Patricia Luxton's meetings with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor [1941 and ca. 1937-1940 respectively].

Name Access: Luxton, George; Luxton, Ada (Livingston)

Subject Access: Publication; Journalism; Professional and Personal Life; Photography; Royal Visit; Royalty

Geographic Access: United States of America; Illinois

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Two torn newspaper clippings placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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CPR Advertising Posters and Glacier House Blueprints

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct lin…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]; 1926; [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]; 1986

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Blueprint; Poster

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.

GMD: Textual record; Blueprint; Poster

Responsibility: Nichols Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]; 1926; [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]; 1986

Physical Description: 6 Prints: posters and blueprints/illustrations; colour and b&w

History / Biographical: The Glacier House was originally built in 1886 to remove the burden of heavy dining cars by acting as one of multiple attractive pit stops for CPR passengers to take their meals. The building was expanded multiple times over the following 3 decades to accommodate a growing demand for overnight accommodation and increased railway traffic. Glacier House became less marketable by the 20's as dining service improved onboard trains, and the building closed in 1925. Plans were made for new extensions in 1926, but these were never realized.

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct line from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and one reprint of a poster, date unknown, which originally promoted the CPR in the early 20th century). Also consists of a blueprint design for a proposed extension to the original Glacier House building in the Selkirks (dated 1926) and one print copy of a painted illustration depicting another proposed building design for the Glacier House, date unknown. The blueprint and illustration are possibly more recent copies of older items, and therefore a later date range of [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970] has been added to this file description.

Storage Range: In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 13 O.S.

Subject Access: Travel; tourism; Hotels; Canadian Pacific Railway; Glacier House

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

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items in this file must be stored in mylar to prevent further surface damage while in storage.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/decouvrir-discover/natcul6.aspx http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/smithd/477/2010/2010_05_paper.pdf http://doug56.net/CPRMS1887/glacier-house.html

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David McDougall business stationery

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".

Date Range: [1900-1909]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Related 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 / 7

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: [1900-1909]

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records (15 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm and 21 x 17.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See entry for David McDougall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".

Notes: Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of file

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Administration; Businesses; Finances; Commerce; Animals; Taxidermy

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley

Access Restrictions: Contents are fragile, handle with caution

Reproduction Restrictions: Contents are fragile, handle with caution

Language: English

Conservation: Items in file have been placed in mylar due to potential for damage during handling

Creator: David McDougall

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Each document is pre-dated "190_" with space to fill in specific year, none of items in file are annotated with exact date

Processing Status: Processed

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Day journal, 1893-1898

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.

Date Range: 1893-1898

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 4

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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 4

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1893-1898

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 136 pages ; 22 x 33 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.

Subject Access: Agriculture; Farmland; Land use; Labour; Family and personal life

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; 1907; 1955; 1958

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 12

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Postcard

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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 12

GMD: Textual record; Postcard

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; 1907; 1955; 1958

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.

Notes: Documents were possibly used as research material in the creation of the book Leaves from the Medicine Tree, published in 1960 by the High River Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association

Name Access: MacLeay, Roderick Riddle; MacLeay, Laura

Subject Access: Commerce; Industry; Finances; Poetry; History; Ranches; Ranching; Correspondence; Communications; Research

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Red Deer; High River

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Early 20th Century Rocky Mountains / Selkirks Books

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 published books. Contains a copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter Dwight Wilcox (1906) with 2 attached poems (clippings) and paper with author's signature inside front cover; also one copy of 'Mountaineering and Exploring in the Selkirks' by Howard Palmer (1914) with attached…

Date Range: 1906; 1914

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to 21

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Walter Dwight Wilcox, Howard Palmer

Date Range: 1906; 1914

Physical Description: 2 Textual records: books

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 published books. Contains a copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter Dwight Wilcox (1906) with 2 attached poems (clippings) and paper with author's signature inside front cover; also one copy of 'Mountaineering and Exploring in the Selkirks' by Howard Palmer (1914) with attached regional map inside.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 21

Name Access: Wilcox, Walter

Subject Access: Travel; Poetry; Mountains; Exploration

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Selkirks

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.

Creator: Walter Dwight Wilcox, Howard Palmer

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Early Canada Books

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel ag…

Date Range: 1887; 1925

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland

Date Range: 1887; 1925

Physical Description: 2 Textual records: books

Scope & Content: File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel agent's business card, ca. 1900.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 51.

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items with risky materials, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items. Damaged bindings on these items may need additional packaging to prevent further damage while being moved.

Creator: J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Early Luxton family holiday cards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas/holiday greeting cards sent by various friends and family to members of the Luxton family [primarily Norman and Georgina] between ca.1905 and 1940. Includes several unsent holiday cards made by Norman and Georgina Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1905-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 20 to 22

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

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 / 20 to 22

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1905-1940]

Physical Description: 8 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas/holiday greeting cards sent by various friends and family to members of the Luxton family [primarily Norman and Georgina] between ca.1905 and 1940. Includes several unsent holiday cards made by Norman and Georgina Luxton.

Notes: File may contain duplicates; Items are not arranged by date within file; some items not dated

Material Details: Some items have attached string and/or decorative ribbons

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

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

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Communications; 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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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

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

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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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Equipment and livestock sale records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound volume with notes pertaining to purchases and sales of tools, wagons, cattle and horses between 1901 and 1907.

Date Range: 1901-1907

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 7

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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 7

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1901-1907

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 21.5 x 33 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound volume with notes pertaining to purchases and sales of tools, wagons, cattle and horses between 1901 and 1907.

Material Details: Day book with red textured covers, leather bindings and corners, blue and brown marbled interior pages (first and last pages)

Subject Access: Agriculture; Commerce; Industry; Animals; Businesses

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Extended family records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…

Date Range: 1893-1970

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.C. Extended Family

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1893-1970

Physical Description: 0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Financial account books

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two bound volumes containing financial account records for 1901-1908 and 1909-1913, respectively. Expenses listed include agricultural equipment, real estate, transportation and personal expenses.

Date Range: 1901-1908; 1909-1913

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 8 & 9

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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 8 & 9

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1901-1908; 1909-1913

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 34 x 22 cm and 33.5 x 21 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of two bound volumes containing financial account records for 1901-1908 and 1909-1913, respectively. Expenses listed include agricultural equipment, real estate, transportation and personal expenses.

Material Details: LUX/II/C6/8 has dark brown leather and grey cloth covers, blue and red marbled design inside covers; LUX/II/C6/9 has dark blue textured covers and light grey/brown leather binding

Subject Access: Agriculture; Commerce; Industry; Animals; Businesses

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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General accounts

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to business, properties, rentals, banking, house and personal accounts

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / C1 / 60 to 71

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / C : Business, legal and financial

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

Reference Code: LUX / I / C1 / 60 to 71

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1960]

Physical Description: 11 v. and ca.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to business, properties, rentals, banking, house and personal accounts

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: LIST OF VOLUMES (LUX / I / C1 - 60 to 71):; * [Account ledger], ca.1905, 1 v. Entries pertain to Merchants Bank, H. E. Sibbald, David McDougall, and personal accounts. Some entries are dated 1906 and 1907 (folder 60); * Transient ledger : [sheets], 1911, 1.5 cm. Re house, bar, livery and curio accounts (folder 61) - Oversize storage; * [Account ledger], 1912-1928, 1 v. Re businesses (curio, coal, livery, other) and personal accounts (folder 62); * Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1914-1928, 4 sheets. Re properties. Involves Byron Lee Smith and Robert Vass (folder 63) - Oversize storage; * Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1915-1927, 1.5 cm. Re properties, businesses, insurance and personal accounts (folder 63) - Oversize storage; * [Account ledger], 1917, 1 v. Re mainly horse and hay accounts with individuals and businesses (folder 64) - Oversize storage; * Daily statement of business : [cash and charge records], 1917-1918, 2 v. (folder 65) - Oversize storage; * [Property record books], 1907-1928, 3 v. Property records describe Luxton properties, enhancements, rents, furnishings, renters, etc. Books cover 1918-1922 (with loose items back to 1907), 1922-1925, and 1923-1928. Includes loose items (folder 66); * [Account book], 1925-1936, 1 v. Re personal accounts, including sundries and banking, also curio shop etc (folder 67) - Oversize storage; * [Account ledger], 1932-1945, 1 v. Re business, rental and personal accounts (folder 68); * [Account sheets], 1935-1939, .5 cm. Re sundries, banking, curio store, personal and car accounts (folder 68B) - Oversize storage; * [Account sheets], 1943-1944, .5 cm. Re business, property and personal accounts (folder 69) - Oversize storage; * [Account ledger], 1948-1956, 1 v. Re properties, business leases, rents and taxes (folder 70); * [Account book sheets], before 1962, .5 cm. Re accounts with Stoney individuals, perhaps at Morley (folder 71)