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- Luxton family fonds 32
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- John Murray Gibbon fonds 1
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 1
Alberta to British Columbia Trip Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54821
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka…
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1036
- Reference Code
- M3 / 26
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 25 x 31 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka Lakes, and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Also features photographs from the Banff menagerie.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Animals
- Banff Zoo
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Laggan
- Vancouver Island
- Lethbridge
- Toronto
- Niagara Falls
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…
- Date Range
- 1933
- [1935-1950]
- 1936
- 1943
- 1945
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E4 : Photography
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
- Date Range
- 1933
- [1935-1950]
- 1936
- 1943
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.
- Notes
- Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts
- Name Access
- Cathcart, John George (Red)
- Luxton, Norman
- Campbell, Woodworth
- Campbell, Theodora
- LaPorte, Eugene
- Maunder, Ernest
- Subject Access
- Artist
- Boats
- Transportation
- Travel
- Sports
- Hunting
- Oil
- Natural resources
- Model boats
- Mines and mineral resources
- Immigration and homesteading
- Indigenous Peoples
- Industry
- Recreation
- Family and personal life
- Cabins and shelters
- Animals
- Birds
- Dogs
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Inglewood
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Central America
- Panama
- Ontario
- Lake Ontario
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. John's
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes
- Related Material
- LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285
- LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]
- LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114
- Category
- Arts
- Cultural pluralism
- First nations
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 3 of 5]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55327
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 pertaining to extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes group and individual portraits of unidentified family members, as well as one image depicting the grave of Isaac Montgomery Narwood.
- Date Range
- 1890-1915
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 118 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
20 images
- 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 / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 118 to 132
- Date Range
- 1890-1915
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 pertaining to extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes group and individual portraits of unidentified family members, as well as one image depicting the grave of Isaac Montgomery Narwood.
- Notes
- Individuals in portraits are not identified.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Memorial
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Collingwood
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 4 of 5]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55328
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs pertaining to extended family members and/or friends of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes one portrait of Lillian E. Hardisty; other individuals are not identified.
- Date Range
- 1890-1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 133 to 145
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
15 images
- 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 / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 133 to 145
- Responsibility
- Some photographs in file produced by R. Robinson, [William] Notman & Fraser, Ball & Sons, McIntyre (Perth, Ontario), La Course (St. Catharines), and Binkley & Hood
- Date Range
- 1890-1910
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 21.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs pertaining to extended family members and/or friends of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes one portrait of Lillian E. Hardisty; other individuals are not identified.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on the back
- Name Access
- Hardisty, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Perth
- St. Catharines
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Consider separate storage for mold damaged photograph(s) if condition worsens to prevent cross-contamination of other materials in file
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Responsibility
- Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
- Notes
- Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Train
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Commerce and industry
- Cruise ships
- Indigenous Peoples
- Government
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- St. John
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Transportation
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian travel and wildlife
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.
- Date Range
- 1910-1940
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028
- Date Range
- 1910-1940
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs : b&w prints ; 23.5 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Marble Canyon
- Quebec
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carl Rungius Letters
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File docume…
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / B : Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records (23 x 34 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File documents, among other things, the death of Louise (Carl's wife) in 1940; exhibiting Carl's work in the National Gallery of Canada, 1942 and 1956; and Carl's visits to the Wardle family home in Ottawa. Records also include a postcard and two Mayfair articles from 1943.
- Notes
- In 1983, Dorothy gifted photocopies of Carl's correspondence with her family. In 2003, the originals were donated as part of Dorothy's estate. The photocopies (accn. 5296) were discarded.
- Carl Rungius was a wildlife and landscape painter who frequented and had a studio in Banff. The Wardle family was good friends with Rungius.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Rungius, Carl
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artist
- Banff
- Community life
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some tape leftover on some of the pages, may present issues in the future.
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carleton College
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M…
- Date Range
- 1942-1998
- 1942-1943
- 1947
- 1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 6-7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Calendar
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 6-7
- Date Range
- 1942-1998
- 1942-1943
- 1947
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (23 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M. Tory at Carleton College (photocopies and handwritten originals), and two envelopes, 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the founding, early years, and community impact of Carleton College, including instructor profiles, corporation and registration, a tribute to Dr. H.M. Tory (college head), and Dorothy's personal experiences and memories while working at the college from 1942-1944 as the first secretary. Newspaper clippings come from the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal and are dated:
- September 14, 1942
- June 30, 1943
- November 7, 1942
- November 4, 1943
- June 9, 1942
- August 29, 1942
- February 7, 1947 Correspondence between Dorothy and Blair Neatby is dated February 19 and February 25, 1998.
- Notes
- Carleton College is now Carleton University.
- Blair Neatby was a historian who wrote a biography of Carleton College.He contacted Dorothy (ca. 1997-1998) to solicit her experiences and memories of when she worked there. "Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University" was published in 2002.
- Envelopes were originally used to file the records. There are notations and labels on them created by Dorothy.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Tory, Dr. H.M.
- Neatby, Blair
- Subject Access
- Education
- History
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Professional and Personal Life
- World War II
- Biography
- Geographic Access
- Ottawa
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Clippings are taped and glued together. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charity, educational and research organizations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54746
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the H…
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization 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 / C1 : Volunteer activities
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 17.5 x 21 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the Hudson's Bay Company which were read before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba [1950]; a report by the Social Science Research Council of Canada; Alberta Blue Cross membership information; and a copy of "Pioneer Naturalists of the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirks" published for the Calgary Field Naturalists' Society with a note to Eleanor Luxton from author Beryl Hallworth.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Hallworth, Beryl
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Events
- National parks and reserves
- Animals
- Charity
- Environment
- Government
- Personal and Professional Life
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff
- Edmonton
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Christmas at the Seigniory Club
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 hand-made album comprised of 6 colour photographs, 13 x 9 cm. File pertains to the Wardle family's Christmas visits to the Seigniory Club in Montebello, Quebec. File documents the interior and exterior of the hotel during the winter, including the lounge, ice rink, and the Papine…
- Date Range
- c.1930-c.1960
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Private record
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 1
- Date Range
- c.1930-c.1960
- Physical Description
- 1 album (6 photographs : col. ; 13 x 9 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 hand-made album comprised of 6 colour photographs, 13 x 9 cm. File pertains to the Wardle family's Christmas visits to the Seigniory Club in Montebello, Quebec. File documents the interior and exterior of the hotel during the winter, including the lounge, ice rink, and the Papineau Manor.
- Notes
- Album is made with yellow paper and bound with a green ribbon.
- The Seigniory Club is now known as the Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello. The album is undated, but the Seigniory Club opened in 1930 and was leased to the Club until 1970.
- Album has "To Mother and Dad, With happy memories of our wonderful Christmases at the Seigniory Club, Dorie" written on the front.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Subject Access
- Hotel
- Christmas
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Quebec
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Tissue is interwoven between the photographs.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Collected photographs, 1890 to 1920
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs mostly consist of portraits, postcard prints and group photographs of unidentified individuals.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 128 to 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 128 to 142
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1920]
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w prints ; 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs mostly consist of portraits, postcard prints and group photographs of unidentified individuals.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Military
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Ontario
- Toronto
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected photographs, 1950 and later
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55494
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 23 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Children
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Wisconsin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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David George McDougall Ross education and military records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55098
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Depa…
- Date Range
- 1919
- [1925-1930]
- 1942
- 1945
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual 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 / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 19
- Date Range
- 1919
- [1925-1930]
- 1942
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual materials
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Department of National Defence regarding his service in World War II.
- Name Access
- Ross, David George McDougall
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Education
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Personal and Professional Life
- School
- History
- Military
- War
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Diaries, James Geddes and Jessie Geddes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55315
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal fami…
- Date Range
- 1889-1893
- 1911
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 2, 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 2, 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1889-1893
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- James Geddes (1836-1908) and Jessie Geddes (née Dick Wares, 1836-1920) were both born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland and were married in Edinburgh in 1865. James and Jessie were the parents of Malcolm Daniel Geddes, as well as his siblings Daniel, James William and Jessie Esther. Following the family's move to Canada in 1877, James Geddes worked as a farmer and lay preacher in Ontario.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal family history and genealogical timelines for the Geddes family between 1877 and 1911.
- Name Access
- Geddes, James
- Geddes, Jessie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Contains loose/damaged material - handle with caution
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/james-geddes
- "Record of the Geddes Family 1802 - 1977" [biofile material, donated to Whyte Museum by Ruth Elliott as part of accession 2015.8558]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drafts, edited copies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55248
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and correcti…
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / I / B : Manuscripts and drafts
- Accession Number
- 7846
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and corrections.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Exploration
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Summit
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ontario
- Parry Sound
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Education, Military, & Club Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54870
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of academic, sports, and military newsclippings, certificates, and letters. Includes documents from Trinity College School, Ontario Militia, Alpine Club of Canada, and Royal Military College of Canada. Contains newspaper clippings, hand-written letters, certificates, pr…
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M169
- Series
- II Scrapbooks
- Sous-Fonds
- M169
- Accession Number
- 22000
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records (103 pages ; 24.5 x 30 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of academic, sports, and military newsclippings, certificates, and letters. Includes documents from Trinity College School, Ontario Militia, Alpine Club of Canada, and Royal Military College of Canada. Contains newspaper clippings, hand-written letters, certificates, programmes, ledger pages, cartoons and sketches, telegrams, invitations, and steamliner tickets.
- Name Access
- Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Accidents
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Art
- Awards
- Biographical
- Cadet camp
- Competition
- Education
- Hockey
- Membership
- Military
- School
- School athletics
- Sports
- University
- War
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Ottawa
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Black pages not scanned
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward O.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Eleanor and Norman Luxton, family and friends
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55176
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor…
- Date Range
- 1906
- [1912-1913]
- [1915-1920]
- [1939]
- [1940-1945]
- [1971]
- 1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 340 to 351
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 340 to 351
- Date Range
- 1906
- [1912-1913]
- [1915-1920]
- [1939]
- [1940-1945]
- [1971]
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 12 photograph prints : b&w and col.; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor Luxton; Moses and Mark Dixon of the Stoney Nakoda tribe with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England [1939?]; Eleanor Luxton with professional colleagues [ca.1940-1945?]; and a university graduation portrait of Della Stanley with a note addressed to Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- File includes three duplicate copies of LUX / II / E / PA - 340
- Some items are annotated
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Community events
- Community life
- Events
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Indigenous Peoples
- Personal and Professional Life
- Publication
- Animals
- Dogs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Quebec
- Montreal
- New Brunswick
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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English teaching notes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55603
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of English teaching notes and sample tests used by Eleanor Luxton during her time working for McGill University in Montreal, dated 1951.
- Date Range
- 1951
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B2 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B2 : Teaching career
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B2 / 33
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of English teaching notes and sample tests used by Eleanor Luxton during her time working for McGill University in Montreal, dated 1951.
- Notes
- Materials in file accompanied by original annotated envelope
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Education
- University
- Professional and Personal Life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Minor wear, folding and creasing around edges of materials
- Accompanying envelope torn in several places, creased and worn
- Category
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family and Friends
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at…
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 82 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at the snowshoe tramp for the Banff Winter Carnival (1919-1920); snapshots from a trip to Big Bend (1930); Norman Sanson's 1000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain in 1931; class photographs from the Mountain School (1932, 1935); various trips with Carl Rungius, including Lake McArthur and Lake O'Hara (1933), Ottawa (1945), and the Laurentians (1949); a trip to the Panama Canal (1933); miscellaneous photographs of school events (including the Alma Mater Society election that resulted in Dorothy being the first female president) of Dorothy and friends at Queen's University (1938-1941); the Swedish Legation in Ottawa (1946-1950); and photographs of Frank Kaquitts and his artwork (1963).
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the backside of the print.
- V75 / I / PA -193 : Includes an accompanying list identifying everyone in the class photograph (Dorothy attended the Mountain School as a young child).
- V75 / I / PA -239 to 247 : includes handwritten notes regarding Frank Kaquitts. Dorothy originally filed these images with M521 / I / A / 10 ([Indigenous] Story Material).
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Education
- Art
- Artist
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Sulphur Mountain
- Panama
- Panama Canal
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V75 / I / NA - 2 to 3
- V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55240
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w photographs pertaining to friends and immediate and extended family of Malcolm Geddes. File includes portraits of members of the Waters family, including Jennie [Waters] Geddes and her siblings; Daniel Geddes; Malcolm Geddes with his wife Jennie and their children, Alvin and…
- Date Range
- [1870 or 1871]
- [1900]
- 1903
- 1911-1912
- 1922
- 1924
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / C / PA - 7 to 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / C / PA - 7 to 32
- Responsibility
- Some photographs are copies of images from the Provincial Archives of Alberta
- Date Range
- [1870 or 1871]
- [1900]
- 1903
- 1911-1912
- 1922
- 1924
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w photographs pertaining to friends and immediate and extended family of Malcolm Geddes. File includes portraits of members of the Waters family, including Jennie [Waters] Geddes and her siblings; Daniel Geddes; Malcolm Geddes with his wife Jennie and their children, Alvin and Enid; Malcolm and his family in Ontario; and a copy of a family portrait depicting Malcolm Geddes, two of his siblings and his parents [ca. 1870 or 1871].
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on reverse side
- Some individuals in photographs not identified
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Waters, Anna
- Geddes, Alvin
- Geddes, Enid
- Sharp, Belle
- Waters, Eva
- Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
- Waters, Ada
- Waters, William
- Geddes, Daniel
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Photography
- Children
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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