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Archives General File collection

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…

Date Range: [after 1890]

Reference Code: M8 / S8 / V8

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Framed print; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Diary; Plan; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 8; S 8; V 8

Sous-Fonds: M8 / S8 / V8

Accession Number: Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database

Reference Code: M8 / S8 / V8

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Framed print; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Diary; Plan; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [after 1890]

Physical Description: 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings

Scope & Content: The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.; Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.

Name Access: Archives General File

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: electronic database

Creator: Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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

Title Source: Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.

Processing Status: Processed

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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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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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Banff

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Part Of: William Royle fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the …

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1970]

Reference Code: V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: William Royle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M587 / V808

Series: I.E. Prints - Misc.

Sous-Fonds: V808

Accession Number: 2021.29

Reference Code: V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1970]

Physical Description: 53 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the Cave & Basin swimming pool, the Banff Winter Carnival, and unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia as part of the Banff Indian Days parade. Group photographs have names written on the backs.

Name Access: Vockeroth, Don; Gow, John; Grillmair, Leo; Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi); Gmoser, Hans; Settzer, Ottomar; Geiber, Bob; Locke, Charlie; Royle, Bernard; Fuhrman, Peter; Schwarz, Hans

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Bears; Black Bears; Buildings; Cave and Basin; Club; Community events; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life; Mountains; Parade; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: William Royle fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and white photographs of a Banff Indian Days parade. Includes portraits of unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia [usually on horseback], horses and tepees at the Indian Days Grounds, and a group of bagpipers dressed in kilts.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1959]

Reference Code: V808 / I / B / PA - 01 to PA - 07

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: William Royle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M587 / V808

Series: I.B. Prints - Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V808

Accession Number: 2021.29

Reference Code: V808 / I / B / PA - 01 to PA - 07

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1959]

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w ; 12.9 x 8.9 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and white photographs of a Banff Indian Days parade. Includes portraits of unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia [usually on horseback], horses and tepees at the Indian Days Grounds, and a group of bagpipers dressed in kilts.

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

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Social Studies Report with prints

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story o…

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1969]

Reference Code: M8 / 2021.17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Print

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / S8 / V8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Sub-Series: Accession number: 2021.17

Accession Number: 2021.17

Reference Code: M8 / 2021.17

GMD: Textual record; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1969]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story of a family named West from Calgary visiting their cousins, the Cunninghams, in Banff sometime in the late 1960s, which is also when it is believed the report was written. It is unclear if the families are real or fictitious. The report describes in some detail the history of the area, features around town, environment, commerce, wildlife, and community and ends with a series of questions, presumably posed to students. The accompanying prints relate to the topics in the report and are numbered to correspond correctly - some prints have typed text notations attached either to the back or the front along an edge. Two prints show the town of Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain and a Mylar sheet has been laid overtop of each with landmarks, streets, and buildings noted in blue ink. Contents of the images include the afore mentioned aerial views, the Administration Building grounds, shops along Banff Avenue (which clearly show shop-front windows, signs, cars, and peoples' outfits), the original Whyte Museum building, the Banff High School, the Cave & Basin cave and pools, various wildlife, and Banff Indian Days.

Notes: Some prints came from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, as indicated either in the typed notations or stamped on the back of the print.

Subject Access: Academics; Animal Paddock; Animals; Architecture; Automobiles; Banff Avenue; Banff Community High School; Banff High School; Banff Indian Days; Banff Library; Bears; Big Horn Sheep; Bison; Bridges; Buffalo Block; Buildings; Businesses; Castle Mountain; Cave and Basin; Chairlifts and gondolas; Children; Deer; First Nations; History; Historical Banff; Holidays; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Photography; School; Tourism; Travel; Vintage; White Block

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

Access Restrictions: Copyright : Copyright on textual records resides with author/s until date calculated by term rules in copyright legislation

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bern Wilson to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1945]

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M215 / S54 / V176

Sous-Fonds: V176

Accession Number: 8012

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1945]

Physical Description: 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.

Name Access: Waterworth, Bill; Wilson, Bernice; Wilson, Tom

Subject Access: Animals; Banff Indian Days; Children; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Military; Portrait; Skiing; Sports, recreation and leisure; Weddings; Winter; Women

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

Access Restrictions: Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material

Creator: Waterworth, Bill

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Waterworth to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M215 / S54 / V176

Sous-Fonds: V176

Accession Number: 8012

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Physical Description: 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Name Access: Waterworth, Bill; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Wilson, Tom; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)

Subject Access: Aviation; Children; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Military; Portrait; Royal Canadian Air Force; Sports, recreation and leisure; Weddings; Winter

Geographic Access: Shadow Lake; Scarab Lake; Egypt Lake; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material

Creator: Waterworth, Bill

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian ceramic pottery exhibition album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.

Date Range: [1922-1923]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

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 / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1922-1923]

Physical Description: 1 album (32 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Mary Etta (Young) Hawkins entered a partnership with Norman Luxton to open a ceramic art business in 1922. Mary Etta married Stanley Hawkins in June 1923.

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.

Notes: Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on additional research and related contents in fonds - LUX / I / E1 contains original agreement between Mary Young and Norman Luxton re: opening of ceramic business in Banff, 1922