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Luxton family fonds

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
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
Electronic Resources
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Tom Wilson family fonds

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members. Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed …
Date Range
1861-1982
Reference Code
M10 / V701
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 10
V 701
Sous-Fonds
M 10
V 701
Accession Number
551, 981, 1234, 1578, 1634, 2097, 3039, 7750 (unproc)
Reference Code
M10 / V701
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1861-1982
Physical Description
2 v. and 2 cm of textual records. -- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 cm of print material
History / Biographical
The Wilson family were guides, outfitters and ranchers at Morley, Kootenay Plains, Banff and Nordegg, Alberta, Canada. Thomas Edmonds (Tom) Wilson, 1859- 1933, and Minnie McDougall Wilson, 1865-1936, had six children, including sons John Clark Wilson, 1888-1932, and Thomas Edmonds (Ed) Wilson, 1892-1973. Daughters were Ada, 1886-1967?, Rene, Bessie and Dora. Tom Wilson is credited with the discovery of Lake Louise in July of 1882, while working as a packer on the Canadian Pacific Railway survey through the mountains. In 1883, Wilson established his own business at Banff, Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia. After selling the business in 1904, Tom Wilson operated a horse ranch at Kootenay Plains. He later retired to Banff. Ed Wilson was born at Morley and raised in Banff. Around 1910 he began working for Brewster Trading Company at Banff and, later, Lake Louise. Just before the First World War, he moved to Nordegg, where he worked for the Bighorn Trading Company for many years.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members.
Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed Wilson, the Wilson family, and early guiding and exploration in the Canadian Rockies (photocopy in two volumes); miscellaneous papers, 1905-1929, including a holograph speech by D. D. Galletly on the cave at Banff; letter and note re sale of horses to Frank Wellman, 1920; letters to Catharine Whyte from Ada Wilson re personal matters and Wilson family history, 1964-1965; transcripts of manuscripts by Tom Wilson and B. M. (Bess) Wilson re the CPR and tourism and 1916 pack trip Lake Louise to Kootenay Plains; letters of Col. Robert O'Hara to Tom Wilson, 1895- 1914, re Mount Assiniboine and Lake O'Hara; letter by Catharine Robb Whyte to Tom Link, 1965, re Lake O'Hara history based partly upon above material; diary, Trip to ranch by B. M. Wilson; essay, The last of the pathfinders by Dorie (Wilson) Legit; programmes, articles, clippings re Tom Wilson, 1924-1982; Eliza Edmonds certificate, 1845, and later clipping.
Photographs pertain to outfitting and guiding activities of Tom, John and Ed Wilson, including clients, associates and trips throughout the Rocky Mountains; Wilson family, friends and associates; Stoney Indians; Kootenay Plains; Banff people and events; Banff townsite and surrounding area; Canadian Pacific Railway; Nordegg area; 1861-1930. Includes photograph of Tom Wilson at Lake Louise inscribed to A. O. Wheeler, 1932. Many of the early photographs were taken by clients of Tom Wilson. Later, after settling at Kootenay Plains, Wilson was apparently given a camera by Mary Vaux and likely took many of the Stoney Indians views. Ed Wilson was an amateur photographer and likely took most of the views of staff at Lake Louise and of Nordegg.
Name Access
Wilson, Ada
Wilson, Ed
Wilson, Tom
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
modern reference prints
Creator
Wilson, Ed
Wilson, Tom
Category
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 / Unprocessed
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1902 calendar, Sam Livingston

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Date Range
1902
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1902
Physical Description
1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm
History / Biographical
Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Name Access
Livingston, Sam
Subject Access
Calendar
Advertising
Commerce and industry
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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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of an account book. Front pages have been removed; expenses are recorded in back of book.
Date Range
1959-1960
Reference Code
LUX / II / D - 12
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / D - 12
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of file
Date Range
1959-1960
Physical Description
1 volume textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of an account book. Front pages have been removed; expenses are recorded in back of book.
Processing Status
Processed
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Adam Poucette? (left) [1900]

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
Date Range
1900
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 272
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M10
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 272
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1900
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
Subject Access
Stoney Nakoda
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Horses
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 544
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identification made by Big Horn Elders: Charlie Abraham and John Wesley
Processing Status
Processed
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Administrative notebook, board records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association
Date Range
1908
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 6
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 / 6
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1908
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 17 x 27.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association
Notes
Charts in volume refer to "board" and provide list of names below, with daily checklist. Context not known.
Name Access
Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
Subject Access
Administration
Organizations
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Alberta business and news publication history

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's…
Date Range
[1905]
1950
1955
[1956-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 39
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 39
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[1905]
1950
1955
[1956-1960]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 23 x 29.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's business and financial development; and Alberta's economy.
Subject Access
Advertising
Businesses
Buildings
Construction
Commercial products
Commerce
Industry
History
Anniversary
Calgary Power Ltd.
Finances
Newspaper
Publication
Natural resources
Land, settlement and immigration
Land use
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Alberta historical photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered …
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 6
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Physical Description
1 album (14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm)
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered outside of a building [possibly the North-West Mounted Police Barracks in Canmore]; a cattle ranch, possibly located on a Blackfoot reserve; and other related subjects.
Notes
Photographs are copies of older images which were reproduced by Eleanor Luxton, ca.1955-1960. Dates and ownership details of original images is unknown.
Subject Access
Research
History
Animals
Club
Community life
Environment
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Oil
Organizations
Ranchers and ranching
Ranches
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Morley
Canmore
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Language
English
Category
Environment
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Almanacs and recipe books

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and …
Date Range
[ca. 1895]
1908
1927
1931
1933
1934
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 13
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Calendar
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 / 13
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Calendar
Responsibility
Published by Murray Printing Co. Ltd.; The Dodds Medicine Co. Ltd.; Dr. Williams Medical Co.; and The W.H. Comstock Co. Ltd
Date Range
[ca. 1895]
1908
1927
1931
1933
1934
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and Methods of Home Treatment for Common Diseases", annotated on the back cover in blue/purple ink with recipe for a health drink.; and one copy of "Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills", stamped "D.C. McDougall Morley, AB" on the back cover.
Name Access
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Advertising
Commerce and industry
Medicine
Astronomy
Health services
Geographic Access
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Last two items in file stored in mylar, due to staining and more fragile condition than other file contents
Category
Commerce and industry
Health services
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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American art, education and culture

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E.…
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 49
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 49
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (5 items ; 15 x 30.5 cm and smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in California; "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City; and various community events and a state fair in Minot, North Dakota.
Notes
Handbook is signed "N.K. Luxton" inside front cover
Name Access
Mulvaney, John
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Community events
Art
Artist
Painting
Tourism
History
Education
Airplane
Geographic Access
United States of America
New Jersey
Connecticut
Stamford
California
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Two items placed in mylar due to staining, creasing and fragile material
Category
Arts
Education
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph of Annie House seated on the grass holding a blanket.
Date Range
ca.1904
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 334a
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M10
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 334a
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1904
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph of Annie House seated on the grass holding a blanket.
Name Access
House, Annie
Subject Access
Stoney Nakoda
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 609
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
Processing Status
Processed
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Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Annie House in a long dress stood in front of a stretched animal hide.
Date Range
ca.1904
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 334b
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M10
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 334b
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1904
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Annie House in a long dress stood in front of a stretched animal hide.
Name Access
House, Annie
Subject Access
Stoney Nakoda
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 610
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
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Annie House (left), unknown, Wapta mnûtha Wîyâbi (Big Horn women)

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Wapta mnûtha Wîyâbi (Big Horn women), Annie House seated on the left next to a child and unknown woman seated on the right holding a baby.
Date Range
ca.1904
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 337
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M10
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 337
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1904
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Wapta mnûtha Wîyâbi (Big Horn women), Annie House seated on the left next to a child and unknown woman seated on the right holding a baby.
Name Access
House, Annie
Subject Access
Stoney Nakoda
Big Horn
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 614
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
Processing Status
Processed
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Annie McKenzie family portrait album

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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
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Tintype
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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Appraisals and certificates of authenticity

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's imports of cultural property and include correspondence with the National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario and Canada Customs regarding a Charles Russell bronze "Nature's People"; correspondence with Canada House, Banff, Alberta regarding purchases; cor…
Date Range
1959-1989
Reference Code
LUX / II / C5 - 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.C. Personal Series : Other
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / C5 - 1
Date Range
1959-1989
Physical Description
2.5 cm textual records.-- 2 photographs: b&w, col.
Scope & Content
File consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's imports of cultural property and include correspondence with the National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario and Canada Customs regarding a Charles Russell bronze "Nature's People"; correspondence with Canada House, Banff, Alberta regarding purchases; correspondence with other galleries in Banff, Alberta and Montana Historical Society; correspondence regarding certificates of authenticity with the Franklin Mint and the Wellings Mint Limited. Also included is a safety deposit box key in an envelope. Written on the envelope is: "Mrs. A.O. Wheeler, Canadian Bank of Commerce" and a safety deposit box number. Photographs are of Charles Russell's bronze sculptures - "Sitting Bear", "Glacier Park Grizzly" and "Red Bird", a bronze sculpture of Russell's own horse.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of copy negatives of print photographs depicting Indigenous artificats.
Date Range
n.d.
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / NA - 113 to NA - 118
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  6 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / NA - 113 to NA - 118
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
n.d.
Physical Description
6 photographs: b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of copy negatives of print photographs depicting Indigenous artificats.
Subject Access
Art
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Assorted entertainment, business cards, advertisements

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising…
Date Range
[1920-1940]
1947
1949
[1950-1965]
[1969-1975]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 52
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 / 52
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Responsibility
Postcard illustration produced by L.H. Larsen
Date Range
[1920-1940]
1947
1949
[1950-1965]
[1969-1975]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising La Ronde Revolving Restaurant in Edmonton; a copy of "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" by Esso Imperial Service containing an article about Banff National Park [pages 2-3]; a Laura Secord advertisement and info booklet, "The History of Our Flag"; a partial pack of blank score cards titled Auction Bridge; a page titled "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred"; a newspaper clipping with comics on both sides; and a large [23 x 15 cm] postcard with illustration titled "What Would You Have Done?" [see notes].
Notes
NOTE: Large postcard "What Would You Have Done?" contains outdated and potentially offensive language which is reflective of the time period in which it was produced.
"Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" publication has mailing stamp on back addressed to Norman Luxton.
"Rules for the Game of Five Hundred" card annotated in pencil
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Businesses
History
Entertainment
Hotel
Travel
Tourism
Sports
Skiing
Recreation
Finances
Commerce
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Automobile insurance

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of insurance certificates issued to Norman Luxton.
Date Range
[1936-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6 - 4
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D. 6. Personal and professional : Other activities and interests
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6 - 4
Date Range
[1936-1960]
Physical Description
1 cm textual material
Scope & Content
File consists of insurance certificates issued to Norman Luxton.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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[Backus water motor]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57546
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of a photograph negative of a Backus water motor.
Date Range
1900-1950
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / NA - 2
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
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 - 2
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1900-1950
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ;
Scope & Content
Item consists of a photograph negative of a Backus water motor.
Subject Access
Industry
Commercial products
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Related Material
Corresponding print LUX / I / E4 / PA - 39
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Physical Description
29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.
Notes
Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.
Name Access
Ballard, Sidney
Ballard, Shirley
Ballard, Jack
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Hunting
Wildlife
Family and personal life
Canoes and canoeing
Boats
Transportation
Businesses
Children
Cabins
Landscapes
Land, settlement and immigration
Land use
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Echo Lake
United States of America
New York
Montana
Yellowstone
Idaho
Wisconsin
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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