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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54220
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
- History / Biographical
- Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Geographic Access
- England
- Japan
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- 'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Annie McKenzie family portrait album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54702
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 27 photograph prints and 5 tintype photographs. Contents include black and white portraits of various unnamed individuals, as well as one photograph of a large group of children posing outside of a log building [possibly a schoolhouse].
- Date Range
- [ca. 1865 - 1870]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B2 / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Georgina Luxton series
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B2 : Personal papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B2 / PD - 2
- Responsibility
- Photographs in album produced by Charles H. Wright, James Sinclair, Burgess Photography [Guelph], T. Smith Photographic Artist [Guelph], and other unnamed photographers.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1865 - 1870]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (32 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 27 photograph prints and 5 tintype photographs. Contents include black and white portraits of various unnamed individuals, as well as one photograph of a large group of children posing outside of a log building [possibly a schoolhouse].
- Notes
- First page of album is annotated in black ink [see "Content Details"].
- Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of album [active periods of photographers credited in album overlap between ca. 1867 - 1870; album is signed by "Annie McKenzie", who married and became "Annie McDougall" in 1871].
- Material Details
- Leather bound album
- Name Access
- McDougall, Annie
- McKenzie, Annie
- Subject Access
- Children
- Family and personal life
- Immigration and homesteading
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Log structures
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile contents, handle with care
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Pages have been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- First page annotation: "Annie McKenzie [unintelligible] [unintelligible] Ont[ario]."
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Antique Maps of India and Germany, Walter Wilcox Mounts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54204
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 antique maps, 6 of which depict regions in India and 7 which depict regions in Germany. Content pertains to a small map collection originally issued to Tim Ffrench (?) during WWII which were later owned by Nicholas Morant. Some maps of reserves contain personal annotations and h…
- Date Range
- 1868
- 1892
- 1894
- 1903
- 1904
- 1917
- 1921
- 1950
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 54 to 66 O.S. & V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 96 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- M300 & V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 54 to 66 O.S. & V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 96 O.S.
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1868
- 1892
- 1894
- 1903
- 1904
- 1917
- 1921
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 13 Maps: print; b&w, and set of 4 rag paper mounts
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 antique maps, 6 of which depict regions in India and 7 which depict regions in Germany. Content pertains to a small map collection originally issued to Tim Ffrench (?) during WWII which were later owned by Nicholas Morant. Some maps of reserves contain personal annotations and highlighted/coloured routes; none of German maps are annotated. File also contains set of 4 rag paper mounts, annotated. 3 naming artist Walter Wilcox (likely formerly held his works but are now blank). One labelled 'Model'.
- Notes
- Maps were originally stored together in one poster tube labelled: "MAPS OF GERMANY INDIA See notes inside" Shipping label: PLS HOLD Armand To Nicholas Morant 222 Melville Ave Westmount Montreal" (with two 3 - cent stamps attached) Note inside, written by Nicholas Morant: "These maps were among those issued to Capt. Tim Ffrench (?) preparatory to intelligence work done during W. War II" Signed "Nick M." Wilcox mounts were stored in brown paper packaging with several other blank mounts (disposed of). Labelled section of original paper packaging has been stored with mounts in oversize box for reference.
- Geographic Access
- Germany
- India
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owners
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owners.
- Language
- English
- German
- Conservation
- Items must be kept only with items of similar materials, and stored with protective acid-free barriers to prevent further damage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Newbury Robb
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23925
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item
- Content Details
- Ambrotype in case. Case covered with black coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet and an adhesive sticker that reads “Catharine Newbury Robb.” The Ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56759
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Edward S. Morse
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23865
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image is of a young boy seated in a chair with book open in his hands for a portrait in a studio. Daguerreotype identified as Edward S. Morse.
- Date Range
- ca. 1860
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT-34
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT-34
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
- Date Range
- ca. 1860
- Physical Description
- 1 cased photograph : daguerreotype.
- Scope & Content
- Image is of a young boy seated in a chair with book open in his hands for a portrait in a studio. Daguerreotype identified as Edward S. Morse.
- Subject Access
- Family
- Photography
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item.
- Content Details
- Cased Daguerreotype in brown coated paper case. Case does not have a front cover. Back cover has debossed floral design. Two metal latches remain on the right edge of the case. Image is framed in a brass-coloured octagonal frame. A red adhesive sticker is found in the bottom left corner on the surface of the cover glass that reads “Edward S. Morse”. Cover glass is secured in place by a brass-coloured frame that is decorated with foliate motifs.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents a young man posing for a portrait. Possibly E.S. Morse.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 21
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 21
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents a young man posing for a portrait. Possibly E.S. Morse.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item
- Content Details
- Ambrotype in wooden case. Case covered with black coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet and an adhesive sticker that reads “E.S. Morse.” The Ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Margaret Pyncheon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23939
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tintype documents an older woman posing for a portrait in a studio setting. Her cheeks have been tinted. she has been idenitified as Margaret Pyncheon.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1860 - 1880]
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 29
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 29
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca. 1860 - 1880]
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w tintype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tintype documents an older woman posing for a portrait in a studio setting. Her cheeks have been tinted. she has been idenitified as Margaret Pyncheon.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item
- Content Details
- Tintype in wooden case. Case covered with brown coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet. The tintype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat. A small piece of paper is found loose in the case that reads “Margaret Pyncheon daughter of Dr. Joseph Pyncheon of Boston. Our Great Grandmother.”
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tin type documents a young girl, (possibly Marion Robb) seated for a portrait. Her cheeks have been tinted and her necklace has been tinted with metallic or gold paint.
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 9
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 9
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w tintype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tin type documents a young girl, (possibly Marion Robb) seated for a portrait. Her cheeks have been tinted and her necklace has been tinted with metallic or gold paint.
- Subject Access
- Family
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item.
- Content Details
- Cased tin type in black coated paper case. Tin type is framed in a brass coloured frame. Inside of front cover has a design is debossed in red velvet. A red adhesive sticker that reads “Marion Robb” is found in the front cover. Front and back of case has a floral and architectural design in relief.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tin type documents a young girl, (possibly Marion Robb) seated for a portrait. Her cheeks have been tinted and her necklace has been tinted with metallic or gold paint.
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 10
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w tintype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tin type documents a young girl, (possibly Marion Robb) seated for a portrait. Her cheeks have been tinted and her necklace has been tinted with metallic or gold paint.
- Subject Access
- Family
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item.
- Content Details
- Cased tin type in brown coated paper case. Tin type is framed in a brass coloured frame. Inside of the front cover has a design is debossed in red velvet. A red adhesive sticker that reads “Marion Robb” is found in the front cover. Front and back of case has geometrical design in relief.
- Processing Status
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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54954
- 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
- 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
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tintype documents a young woman posing for the portrait in front of a non-descript background. She has been identified as a member of the Newbury family.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1860 - 1880]
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 24
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca. 1860 - 1880]
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w tintype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w tintype. Tintype documents a young woman posing for the portrait in front of a non-descript background. She has been identified as a member of the Newbury family.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item
- Content Details
- Tintype in wooden case. Case covered with brown coated paper. Front cover of case is no longer attached and present. Back cover features architectural and vegetal design in relief. An adhesive sticker that reads “Newbury” has been placed on cover glass.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters, certificates, scrapbook pages, ration book, notebook and publication pertaining to Julie Moore Raymond, James W. Brown and Brown family geneaology. Also includes a restaurant menu for 1812 House, Farmingham, Mass., the former Brown family residence.
- Date Range
- 1838-1950
- Reference Code
- M307 / V / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M307 / V439
- Series
- V. Moore and Browne families series
- Sous-Fonds
- M307
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M307 / V / 71
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1838-1950
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters, certificates, scrapbook pages, ration book, notebook and publication pertaining to Julie Moore Raymond, James W. Brown and Brown family geneaology. Also includes a restaurant menu for 1812 House, Farmingham, Mass., the former Brown family residence.
- Notes
- Bond issued by the Confederate States of America for 500 dollars, 1863, 1 item.
- Discharge document of James W. Brown, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1849, 1 item. Military commission certificate of James W. Brown, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1948 Held in oversize "B"
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Personal records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22126
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.C. Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records -- oversize textual records -- photographs
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Notes
- Series consists of 6 sub-series:
- C1 : Volunteer activities: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's involement with the Junior Red Cross, the Canadian Women's Press Club, the Historical Society of Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers' Association.
- C2 : Scrapbooks
- C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- C4 : Travel and hobbies
- C5 : Other (includes personal government documents, business and membership cards and some personal correspondence)
- C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[portrait of a two young men]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23931
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Ambrotype depicts a portrait of a two young men sitting [one man identified by the sticker on glass as ‘Patrick Robb on the left’].
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 20
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 20
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- ca. 1860 - ca. 1870
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
- Scope & Content
- Ambrotype depicts a portrait of a two young men sitting [one man identified by the sticker on glass as ‘Patrick Robb on the left’].
- Subject Access
- Home
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Cased ambrotype. Case covered with brown coated paper. Front and back covers feature a stylized design in relief. The inside cover features a floral design debossed in red velvet or silk fabric. There is an adhesive sticker stuck on the fabric that reads “Patrick Robb on the left”. The ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat. The decorative metal mat has two embossed A.SOMES.’ and ‘SCHEN’Y’
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include photographs of Edith Owen Morse through the years, including in kimono with John.
- Date Range
- ca.1867 to ca.1897
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 78 to 99
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Series: Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 78 to 99
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- ca.1867 to ca.1897
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 21 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to the Robb/Morse family and friends. Prints include photographs of Edith Owen Morse through the years, including in kimono with John.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
- 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
- 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
- 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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Unidentified child portrait
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55421
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph portrait of a small child, ca.1860-1880. Identity of the child is unknown.
- Date Range
- [1860-1880]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / PT - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- 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 / PT - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [1860-1880]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w tintype ; 6 x 9.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph portrait of a small child, ca.1860-1880. Identity of the child is unknown.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Children
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Fragile - restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Unidentified group portrait, three men
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55633
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph depicting three unidentified men posing together in an ornately decorated room. Date and location unknown.
- Date Range
- [ca.1860-1880]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / PT - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- 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 / PT - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1860-1880]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w tintype ; 7 x 10.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph depicting three unidentified men posing together in an ornately decorated room. Date and location unknown.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Access Restrictions
- Material is fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w daguerreotype. Daguerreotype documents young woman (possibly Ellen E. Owen) posing for a portrait. The young woman’s cheeks have been tinted.
- Date Range
- ca. 1840 - ca. 1860
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 12
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 12
- GMD
- Tintype
- Photograph
- Date Range
- ca. 1840 - ca. 1860
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w daguerreotype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w daguerreotype. Daguerreotype documents young woman (possibly Ellen E. Owen) posing for a portrait. The young woman’s cheeks have been tinted.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item.
- Content Details
- Daguerreotype in brown coated paper case and brass coloured metal frame. An adhesive sticker on the cover case reads “Ellen E. Owen.” Case features a geometric and floral design in relief on front and back covers. Cover glass is framed with a decorative brass foil border. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet. The design includes an inscription that reads “Tyler & Co. Daguerreotypes, [?Washington Corner of Winters?]”
- Processing Status
- Processed
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