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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
- 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
- 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
- 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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3 unidentified children on horse
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Stoney First Nation]
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-1925]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3297
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3297
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian children, three on horse
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- [Stoney First Nation]
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Recognizing Relations Collection
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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3 unknown people and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right)
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of three unknown individuals and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right) posed together in a group photo.
- Date Range
- 1950
- Reference Code
- V227 / 5283
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 5283
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of three unknown individuals and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right) posed together in a group photo.
- Notes
- Note: Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 296
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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529. Stoney Indian Camp
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified First Nations people sitting and standing along a loose row of tepees at the Banff Indian Days grounds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1302
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
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 - 1302
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified First Nations people sitting and standing along a loose row of tepees at the Banff Indian Days grounds
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Recognizing relations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tepee
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adam Poucette? (left) [1900]
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- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
- Date Range
- 1900
- Reference Code
- V701 / LC - 272
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M10
- V701
- Sous-Fonds
- V701
- Reference Code
- V701 / LC - 272
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
- Subject Access
- Stoney Nakoda
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 544
- Creator
- Wilson, Tom
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identification made by Big Horn Elders: Charlie Abraham and John Wesley
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adam Solway & Ben Calfrobe, Blackfoot
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Adam Solway and Ben Calfrobe wearing regalia on horseback side by side, Ben Calfrobe is holding a narrow wooden pole.
- Date Range
- 1954
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1858
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1858
- Date Range
- 1954
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 transparency, 35mm, col.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Adam Solway and Ben Calfrobe wearing regalia on horseback side by side, Ben Calfrobe is holding a narrow wooden pole.
- Name Access
- Solway, Adam
- Calfrobe, Ben
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number RR 383
- Title Source
- This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adolphus Weaselchild
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 negative ; col.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Weaselchild, Adolphus
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Recognizing relations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- NA
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number RR 357
- Title Source
- This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Date Range
- 1936
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - 1579C
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - 1579C
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1936
- Physical Description
- Negative: b&w 35mm negative
- Scope & Content
- [Agnes Alexis Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Notes
- Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project
- Name Access
- Twoyoungmen, Agnes Alexis
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Recognizing Relations Collection
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter and Catharine
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Agnes Kaquitts
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of portrait of Agnes Kaquitts (sometimes pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- 1945-1950
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1667
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36
- V683
- S37
- Series
- V683 / III
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Sub-Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1667
- Parallel Title
- Shots of horses 1945-50
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1945-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of portrait of Agnes Kaquitts (sometimes pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) at Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Agnes
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- See file level description
- Title Source
- Title is based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Agnes Kaquitts and Nancy Daniel, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- George McLean fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a print photograph of Agnes Kaquitts and Nancy Daniel.
- Date Range
- 1924-1966
- Reference Code
- V422 / PA - 90
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- George McLean fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M42
- V422
- Series
- II. Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V422
- Reference Code
- V422 / PA - 90
- Date Range
- 1924-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a print photograph of Agnes Kaquitts and Nancy Daniel.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Agnes
- Daniel, Nancy
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 501
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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