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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

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

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

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

Description Level: 5 / File

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

59 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous peo…

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

41 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 36 photographs (26 prints : b&w ; 26.6 x 18.5 cm or smaller - 10 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 7 x 13 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly at the Banff Winter Carnival], and photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor dressed in Indigenous outfits - possibly all for an Exposition in Toronto in 1920. Three portraits of Georgina show her in the outfit made for her naming ceremony by the Stoney Nakoda.

Notes: Prints with duplicates have only one scanned.

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

Subject Access: Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography; scenic; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

21 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

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

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin; Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hot Springs; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography; scenic; Stoney Nakoda; Swimming

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton, his brothers Lou and George, his sister Ollie, and their father William "W.F" Luxton, either together or individually, as well as W.F's gravestone. Also includes two photocopied sheets containing 5 prints not included in the file.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 8 / PA - 01 to PA - 06

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

11 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 8 / PA - 01 to PA - 06

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w ; 27.7 x 17.0 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton, his brothers Lou and George, his sister Ollie, and their father William "W.F" Luxton, either together or individually, as well as W.F's gravestone. Also includes two photocopied sheets containing 5 prints not included in the file.

Notes: PA - 06 housed in oversize, not scanned

Name Access: Luxton, William (Fisher); Luxton, Ollie; Luxton, George; Luxton, Louis; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; Portrait; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [May - July 1932]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [includin…

Date Range: 1932

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 88

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 88

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1932

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (155 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [including the death of Catharine's Aunt Helen and Edith Morse Robb's health], conversations with Earl Spencer, the death of Ruth Carpenter Mather [and subsequent reactions of family and locals], visiting and sketching in Yoho, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White to Vancouver, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White and Mary Schaffer Warren to Yoho, Catharine trading a painting for a grizzly hide, Peter getting a commission to paint a pair of portraits, Peter and Catharine's work hanging at the Banff Springs Hotel, painting trips to Larch Valley, Lake O'Hara and other locations, attending the Calgary Stampede [and corresponding art exhibition and an invitation to participate from Gwen[?] Hutton], and interactions and house visits from locals and others [including Norman Luxton, Jackie White, Fern Brewster, Tex Woods, the Moore family, the Brewster family, Earl Spencer, Barbara Carpenter White, Allan Mather, Fred Armbrister, Betty Painter, Belmore Browne, Mary Schaffer Warren, Frances James, Vic Kutschera, Carl Rungius, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Charlie Beil, Lila White Stockand, Norman Knight, Rupe and Chessy Edwards, Cyril Paris, Ted Paris, Dorothy White, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes [from Boston], Dan McCowan, Mr. Polenski, Mr. Kingsman, and Annie White].

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Mather, Allan; Brewster, Fern; Spencer, Earl; Crosby, Lou; Luxton, Norman; "Tex" Vernon Wood; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Armbrister, Fred; Painter, Betty; Browne, Belmore; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Kutschera, Vic; Rungius, Carl; Adaskin, Murray; Stockand, Lila (White); McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: Art; Artists; Banff Springs Hotel; Calgary Stampede; Camps; Cinema; Community life; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp; Lake O'Hara region; Marriage; Mount Royal Hotel; Painting; Portrait; Property; Stoney Nakoda; Whyte House

Geographic Access: Banff; Concord; Calgary; Vancouver; Yoho National Park; Shadow Lake; Castle Mountain; Larch Valley; Moraine Lake; Lake O'Hara

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton home views, Tunnel Mountain

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photograph prints [including one postcard print] depicting views of the Luxton family home and property in Banff. Postcard print depicts Tunnel Mountain facing the Luxton home [ca.1910?] with a letter to Norman Luxton from Henry William Leacock[?] [Possibly Walter Heacock] on the…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1908; [1930-1940]; 1954

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / PA - 1 to 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

10 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / PA - 1 to 9

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Responsibility: Some photos attributed to J. Howard. A. Chapman

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1908; [1930-1940]; 1954

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photograph prints [including one postcard print] depicting views of the Luxton family home and property in Banff. Postcard print depicts Tunnel Mountain facing the Luxton home [ca.1910?] with a letter to Norman Luxton from Henry William Leacock[?] [Possibly Walter Heacock] on the back dated 1954.

Notes: Item LUX/I/D1a/PA-2 possibly produced by George Luxton

Material Details: Item LUX/I/D1a/PA-3 has postage stamp affixed to back side

Name Access: Luxton, George; Luxton, Norman; Leacock, Henry William (Harry)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Home; Townsite development; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Settlement; Roads; Mountain; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Tunnel Mountain

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Nancy Ear and Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Nancy Ear [wife of Peter Ear] on horseback shaking hands with Norman Luxton during the Banff Indian Days Parade - "Mrs Peter Ear Norman K. Luxton" written in pencil and "Kind regards, F. Gully" in black ink on the back

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1308

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1308

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Nancy Ear [wife of Peter Ear] on horseback shaking hands with Norman Luxton during the Banff Indian Days Parade - "Mrs Peter Ear Norman K. Luxton" written in pencil and "Kind regards, F. Gully" in black ink on the back

Name Access: Ear, Nancy; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Parades; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Natural bridge]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of negatives depicting the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park. Norman Luxton is the subject of NA -6

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 5 to NA - 6

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

2 images

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 - 5 to NA - 6

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Physical Description: 2 photographs: b&w negative ; 7 x 4.5 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of negatives depicting the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park. Norman Luxton is the subject of NA -6

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Waterfalls; Rivers; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Related Material: Corresponding prints: LUX / I / E4 PA-48, PA-49

Processing Status: Processed

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News scrapbook

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman an…

Date Range: 1933; 1935 - 1940; 1947; 1950; 1956; 1960 - 1965; 1968; 1969; 1974

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Articles mainly published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald

Date Range: 1933; 1935 - 1940; 1947; 1950; 1956; 1960 - 1965; 1968; 1969; 1974

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 52 pages ; 31 x 39 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman and Georgina Luxton, Jimmy Simpson Sr. and Jim and Fern Brewster; articles on achievements by Jimmy Simpson Sr., Norman Luxton, Norman B. Sanson and others; and other news including opinion articles, sports updates and articles on construction/expansion projects and local events held in Banff.

Notes: Newspaper articles attached to inside of scrapbook cover wide range of dates. Scrapbook has been placed in sub-series M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] as a large portion of articles fall within specified dates.; Some articles are loose in scrapbook

Material Details: Most newspaper clippings attached inside with adhesive, some items loose.

Name Access: Wheatley, Alice; Wheatley, Frank; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; LaCasse, Annie; LaCasse, Ulysses; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Kidney, Maude; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Sanson, Norman; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Harmon, Byron; Brett, Robert G.

Subject Access: Businesses; Calgary Herald; Community events; Commerce and industry; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Family and personal life; Funeral; Hockey; Sports; Travel; Tourism; Townsite development; Skiing; Politics; Photography; Advertising; Industry; Indigenous Peoples

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

Access Restrictions: Physical access may be restricted due to fragile state

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and prevent loss or misplacement of loose articles inside; Item stored flat and separately from other materials to prevent further physical damage; Consider digitizing contents of scrapbook and limiting access to the physical copy due to its poor condition and risk of loose contents

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of candid portraits and photographs of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton, posing separately and together.

Date Range: [ca.1905]; [1910-1912]; 1920; [1925-1930]; [1950-1960]; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 1 to 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

19 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 1 to 13

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1905]; [1910-1912]; 1920; [1925-1930]; [1950-1960]; 1961-1962

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of candid portraits and photographs of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton, posing separately and together.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton biographical articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newsp…

Date Range: 1934; 1957

Reference Code: LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E2 : Personal papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1934; 1957

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newspaper (September 26, 1957).

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Biography; Newspaper; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; Saskatchewan; Saskatoon

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton business documents

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissione…

Date Range: [1915-1925]; 1923-1924; 1930; [1945-1950]; 1932; 1938; [1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

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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 / E1 : Business records

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

Date Range: [1915-1925]; 1923-1924; 1930; [1945-1950]; 1932; 1938; [1960]

Physical Description: 0.7 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissioned to make souvenirs for the Indian Trading Post [1945-1950?]; flyers and tickets for film showings of “Mighty Lak’ a Rose”, “The Dawn Patrol”, “Captain of the Guard”, "Lilies of the Field" and "Make Me a Star" at the Lux Theatre between 1923 and 1938; a pamphlet pertaining to the King Edward Hotel; and stationery with letterheads promoting the King Edward Hotel and the Luxton Museum.

Notes: Full names of individuals listed on typed paper slip in file are provided under "Full Text" and "Name Access" fields in this entry; correct spellings under "Name Access"

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Kaquitts, George; Hunter, John; Hunter, Leah Rider; Rabbit, Nelson; Rabbit, Flora; Hunter, Annie; Twoyoungmen, Isaac; Simeon, Leah; Crawler, George; Rider, Eli; Soldier, Annie; Bearspaw, Gladys; Simeon, Mrs. Tom; Simeon, Cinderella (Kaquitts); Wesley, Winnifred

Subject Access: Businesses; Luxton Museum; Lux Theatre; Advertising; Hotel; Artists; Souvenir; Museums; Cultural pluralism; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Films and film making

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Lake Minnewanka

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some items placed in mylar due to thin and fragile material

Category: Commerce and industry; Cultural pluralism; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members, friends, acquaintances or dogs. Includes comic portraits, ca.1905, and joint x-ray negatives, ca.1916. File also includes Norman Luxton attestation paper military service exemption, 1917

Date Range: [ca.1880-ca.1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 1 to 4

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 1 to 4

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1880-ca.1960]

Physical Description: ca.130 photographs (ca.112 prints, 18 negatives). -- 1 textual record

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members, friends, acquaintances or dogs. Includes comic portraits, ca.1905, and joint x-ray negatives, ca.1916. File also includes Norman Luxton attestation paper military service exemption, 1917

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Portrait; Photography

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members or dogs, as well as comic portrait strips. Some portraits are mounted on cardboard frames or envelopes.

Date Range: [ca.1880-ca.1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 1 / PA - 01 to 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

25 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 1 / PA - 01 to 15

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1880-ca.1960]

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 21.6 x 16.7 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members or dogs, as well as comic portrait strips. Some portraits are mounted on cardboard frames or envelopes.

Notes: Many prints have duplicates, only one from each was scanned.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Children; Dogs; Portrait; Photography

Geographic Access: Winnipeg; Calgary; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of Norman Luxton, alone, with family members and friends, or dogs. Includes shots of him inside and out front of the Trading Post, scenic landscaps, wildlife, candid sidewalk portraits, a collection of stuffed and mounted animal taxidermy, and Norman Luxton's enlistment f…

Date Range: [ca.1927-1961]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 4 / PA - 01 to PA - 50

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

67 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

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

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 4 / PA - 01 to PA - 50

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1927-1961]

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w ; 21.5 x 28.6 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of Norman Luxton, alone, with family members and friends, or dogs. Includes shots of him inside and out front of the Trading Post, scenic landscaps, wildlife, candid sidewalk portraits, a collection of stuffed and mounted animal taxidermy, and Norman Luxton's enlistment form.

Notes: PA - 14 & 15 have accompanying letters rehoused to Luxton correspondence before scanning. Prints with duplicates have only one scanned.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Bearspaw, David

Subject Access: Automobiles; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Winter Carnival; Bison; Buffalo; Businesses; Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hoodoos; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography; scenic; Stoney Nakoda; Swimming; Taxidermy; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: PA - 17 was removed at some point, there is an out slip with no date or name, and has not been returned.

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman Luxton's extended family, friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and other photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton, his extended relatives and friends. Name individuals include: Eleanor and Georgina Luxton; George, Ada and Patricia Luxton (Norman's brother, sister-in-law and niece); Louis Luxton, Harry Addison Luxton and Harold Malloch…

Date Range: 1886; [1890-1900]; 1894; 1899; [ca.1900]; 1904; 1906-1907; 1920-1921; [1920-1930]; 1930; 1937; 1939-1940; 1950; [1950-1960]; 1962

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 20 / PA - 1 to 63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

100 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 20 / PA - 1 to 63

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by: Algot Anderson (St Paul), Byron Harmon (Banff), Nelson Photo Studios (St Paul), Ambassador Atelier (St Paul), Zintsmaster (Minneapolis), Frank Cooper (London, Ontario), Steele and Co [Coy?] (Winnipeg), A.H. Opsahl (Minneapolis), Rembrandt Grand (St Paul), Geo. E. Luxton (Minneaplos Times), Reynolds Studio (Minneapolis), Perkins, J. Douglas Eckhert (St Paul), Calgary Photo Supply Co, Pringle & Booth (Toronto), Glenbow Foundation, J [Rosrit?] Calgary Herald Photographer, Robert Lefroy

Date Range: 1886; [1890-1900]; 1894; 1899; [ca.1900]; 1904; 1906-1907; 1920-1921; [1920-1930]; 1930; 1937; 1939-1940; 1950; [1950-1960]; 1962

Physical Description: 63 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and other photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton, his extended relatives and friends. Name individuals include: Eleanor and Georgina Luxton; George, Ada and Patricia Luxton (Norman's brother, sister-in-law and niece); Louis Luxton, Harry Addison Luxton and Harold Malloch Luxton (Norman's brothers); Mary Hosking Groeber (Norman's niece); Olive Luxton Hosking (Norman's sister), her husband Edgar and her daughter Dorothy; and Eleanor "Nellie" Luxton Foster (Norman's sister).

Notes: Some photographs are annotated. PA-15 is annotated at Emerald Lake, this is now known as Lake Louise

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, George; Luxton, Ada (Livingston); Luxton, Patricia; Luxton, Louis; Luxton, Harold; Hosking, Olive (Luxton); Hosking, Edgar; Hosking, Dorothy; McDougall, David Hardisty; Foster, Nellie (Luxton); Dodd, Florence E

Subject Access: Portrait; Family and personal life; Leisure; Animals

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; United States of America; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Radium; Lake Louise; Montreal; Field; Marble Canyon

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Teepee]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph negatives of unidentified women, man child in front of tipi. Norman Luxton is in NA-20

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 20 to NA - 21

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

2 images

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 - 20 to NA - 21

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 7 x 4.5 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph negatives of unidentified women, man child in front of tipi. Norman Luxton is in NA-20

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Tipi; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Corresponding prints: LUX / I / E4 PA-134 to PA-148.

Processing Status: Processed

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To Mount Rundle

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1925-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 691 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

1 image

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 - 691 (O.S.)

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Mary Belle Rich

Date Range: [ca.1925-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30 x 40 cm

History / Biographical: Mary Belle Rich was a published poet and children's book author. Mary Belle grew up in Buffalo, New York before purchasing a large ranch and moving to Pincher Creek, Alberta in her adult years. Mary Belle's best-known work is her compilation of children's poems, titled "Fairy Tales and Grown-up Talk" (published ca.1913).

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.

Notes: Item in file possibly produced during or shortly following Mary Belle Rich travelled to Banff in 1927.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Rich, Mary Belle

Subject Access: Art; Poetry; Photography; Mountains

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

Language: English

Creator: Mary Belle Rich

Category: Arts

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34621443/edmonton-journal-21-july-1927/; https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.992326/53?r=0&s=1

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Trading Post photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo tax…

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

52 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / C4 : Topical files

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo taxidermy includes an annotated envelope from the Sanitarium Hotel addressed to George Paris. The wolf pelt is annotated as from July 1920 and measures 7'4".

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.

Subject Access: Animals; Businesses; Taxidermy; Sanitarium Hotel; Regalia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Trading Post photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of colour and black and white photographs depicting The Sign of the Goat and Indian Trading Post interiors, exteriors, artwork, taxidermy, and furs, in addition to portraits of Norman Luxton with identified and unidentified people, and the Luxton dogs. Some photographs are captioned w…

Date Range: [1920s]; 1936; 1948; [1940s]; 1957

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 31 / PA - 1 to PA - 37

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

51 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / C4 : Topical files

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 31 / PA - 1 to PA - 37

GMD: Photograph

Responsibility: Some photographs attributed to Lloyd Harmon

Date Range: [1920s]; 1936; 1948; [1940s]; 1957

Physical Description: 37 photographs : colour and b&w prints ; 26.7 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of colour and black and white photographs depicting The Sign of the Goat and Indian Trading Post interiors, exteriors, artwork, taxidermy, and furs, in addition to portraits of Norman Luxton with identified and unidentified people, and the Luxton dogs. Some photographs are captioned with names and dates.

Notes: Some photographs are stamped with Taylor Made Snapshot Service Stamp, Processed by Munshaw Colour Print, and Lloyd Harmon. PA-14 was sent from [Kim?] and Lyle Figley from Winnipeg, Manitoba.