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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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American art, education and culture

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E.…

Date Range: [1900-1905]; 1929; 1930; 1937; 1955

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 49

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 49

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1900-1905]; 1929; 1930; 1937; 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (5 items ; 15 x 30.5 cm and smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in California; "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City; and various community events and a state fair in Minot, North Dakota.

Notes: Handbook is signed "N.K. Luxton" inside front cover

Name Access: Mulvaney, John; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Community events; Art; Artist; Painting; Tourism; History; Education; Airplane

Geographic Access: United States of America; New Jersey; Connecticut; Stamford; California; Salt Lake City; Utah

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Two items placed in mylar due to staining, creasing and fragile material

Category: Arts; Education; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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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Banff Centre and Banff School of Fine Arts

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program f…

Date Range: 1938; [1940-1945]; 1942; 1953; 1969; 1975; 1977-1978; 1983; 1985; [1985-1987]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 27

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 / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 27

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Organization record

Date Range: 1938; [1940-1945]; 1942; 1953; 1969; 1975; 1977-1978; 1983; 1985; [1985-1987]

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program for the 8th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Name Access: Banff Centre for the Arts; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Arts; Artists; Advertising; Entertainment; Events; Community events; Schools; Education; Performance; Films and film making

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calendars for 1912 and 1933

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different ima…

Date Range: 1912; 1933

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Responsibility: Painting "Fond Memories" produced by James Arthur

Date Range: 1912; 1933

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (2 calendars ; 37.5 x 50 cm and 23 x 48 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different image for each month pertaining to rural life, families, children, dogs and related subjects. 1933 calendar has an advertisement for "Dave White and Sons Ltd." company attached to the bottom.

Name Access: White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Arthur, James

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Businesses; Farmland; Agriculture; Animals; Dave White and Sons Ltd.; Dogs; Family and personal life; Children; Sports; Recreation; Canoes and canoeing; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Bow River

Language: English

Conservation: 1933 calendar has metal part attaching pages, keep away from other materials

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Stampede, teepee competition judging

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee compet…

Date Range: 1943; 1949; 1954

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

29 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 / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs LUX/I/D3c/PA-6 to 10 produced by photographer F. Gully.

Date Range: 1943; 1949; 1954

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee competitions in [including images of 1943 winner John Burns and his family].

Notes: Most individuals in photographs not identified.

Name Access: Bearspaw, David; Burns, John; Burns, Richard; Burns, Pat; Luxton, Norman; Godsell, Philip; Graham, Fred; Peacock, Mark B.; Powderface, Tom; Wildman, Dan, Sr.; Hunter, Enos; Hunter, John; Hunter, Judas; Hunter, Nat

Subject Access: Calgary Stampede; Events; Public events; Competition; Teepees; Arts; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism; Animals; Horses; Recreation; Ranches

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Bow Ranch

Language: English

Conservation: Consider storing individual items in mylar sleeves due to ink and pencil annotations on back of some contents

Related Material: LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 to 5

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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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

Name Access: Young, Mary (Mamie)

Subject Access: Art; Artists; Museums; Cultural pluralism; First Nations

Geographic Access: Canada

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution - loose contents

Language: English

Conservation: Album pages stored together in folded acid-free paper to keep contents together in correct order.

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Creative writing and play script excerpts

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of typed and handwritten short stories, writing excerpts and other written content by Eleanor Luxton, as well as a bibliography page. Includes a written and a typed copy of a short play titled "Past and Future" by Eleanor Luxton, both dated 1948.

Date Range: [1930-1950]; 1948

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 146

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 / B1 : Personal education

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 146

GMD: Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Eleanor Luxton

Date Range: [1930-1950]; 1948

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of typed and handwritten short stories, writing excerpts and other written content by Eleanor Luxton, as well as a bibliography page. Includes a written and a typed copy of a short play titled "Past and Future" by Eleanor Luxton, both dated 1948.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Arts; Plays; Education

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Metal paperclips replaced with archival plastic clips

Creator: Eleanor Luxton

Category: Arts; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Daffodils photograph and miniature calendar

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one colour print depicting five yellow daffodils with a back background. Print is attached to matboard with additional matboard border attached to front. Includes miniature calendar for year 1956 on the bottom which is obscured by matboard border. Envelope containing print is addre…

Date Range: 1955-1956

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PA - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Calendar

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PA - 1

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Calendar

Date Range: 1955-1956

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 20.5 x 26 cm on matboard 26 x 31 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one colour print depicting five yellow daffodils with a back background. Print is attached to matboard with additional matboard border attached to front. Includes miniature calendar for year 1956 on the bottom which is obscured by matboard border. Envelope containing print is addressed to Eleanor Luxton, dated December 15, 1955.

Notes: Item stored with original envelope in file

Material Details: Print attached to matboard with adhesive. Matboard has blue and silver dye/paint around edges, small blue ribbon attached at top.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Hotel; Flowers; Photography; Calendar

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been placed in mylar

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Mailing stamp on upper right cover of original envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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David George McDougall Ross certificates, oversize

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 rolled certificates pertaining to the military and academic career of David George McDougall Ross. Includes 2 certificates of military qualification, one under the title of Second Lieutenant dated April 5, 1940 and one under the title of Lieutenant C.A.C. (A.F.) dated May 18, 194…

Date Range: 1933; 1939-1940; 1942

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 8 to 12 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Government 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 / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 8 to 12 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Government record

Date Range: 1933; 1939-1940; 1942

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records (5 rolled pages ; 54 x 43 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 rolled certificates pertaining to the military and academic career of David George McDougall Ross. Includes 2 certificates of military qualification, one under the title of Second Lieutenant dated April 5, 1940 and one under the title of Lieutenant C.A.C. (A.F.) dated May 18, 1942; one Training Centre certification form marking the completion of training, 1942; a Declaration of Enlistment for World War II, 1939; and a University of Alberta Bachelor of Arts degree certificate for David George McDougall Ross, dated 1933.

Notes: Items originally stored together in storage tube with University of Alberta mailing address label for "Mr. David George Ross" on front

Name Access: McDougall Ross, David; University of Alberta

Subject Access: Education; Military; World War II; Arts; Government

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items have been placed in mylar

Category: Education; Arts; Government; Military

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Original storage label: [upper left]: "UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA EDMONTON, ALBERTA" [Center of label]: "Mr. David George Ross, 517 - 4th Ave. West, CALGARY, Alberta."

Processing Status: Processed

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Event invitations and programs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Wa…

Date Range: 1917; 1937; 1940; 1955; 1960; 1968; 1975-1976

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 30

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1917; 1937; 1940; 1955; 1960; 1968; 1975-1976

Physical Description: 0.8 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Ware Cabin, the Banff Public Library and Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Government House in Edmonton, and a commemoration program for Edouard Gaston Deville.

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray; Ware, John; Deville, Edouard Gaston

Subject Access: Community events; Concert; Memorial; Music; Museums; National parks and reserves; Tourism; Library; Banff Springs Hotel; Events; Government

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Edmonton; British Columbia; Yoho National Park; Red Deer

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Education; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature [1939 - 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front…

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 27

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front cover which reads "The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature" .

Notes: Some pages are numbered in black ink, in upper right corner; No loose contents

Name Access: de Rimanoczy, Jean; Pons, Lily; Dickenson, Jean; Mitchell, Herbert; Pelletier, Wilfred; Friml, Rudolf; Yeats, William Butler; Moore, Grace; Hayes, Helen; Ouzarova, Zina; Hofmann, Josef

Subject Access: Music; Musicians; Performance; Poetry; Poets; Opera; Orchestra; Arts; Concert

Geographic Access: Canada; England; London; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Two metal binder rings have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons

Category: Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title written on front of scrapbook

Content Details: [Table of Contents:] Bells and Music Sanroma (violinist) and Stravinsky's Capriccio Toscanni [sic] and Radio Opera: Rimanoczy (violinist) Sibelius: Lily Pons (Composer and Opera Star) Menuhin (violinist): Metropolitan Bach (composer): Radio Wagner (composer): Zimbalist (composer) Horowitz (pianist): Barbirolli (conductor) Opera: Ballet Recordings Bernard Shaw: Robert Burns: Samuel Pepys William Yeats: Canadian Writers Grand Opera Rachmaninoff (pianist) Music and Art Bachs Musical Offering: Ballet: Masefield's Poems Opera over the Radio World Views Opera and Abe Lincoln Colbourne, Shaw, and Canada - Sibelius as his wife sees him Growth of Orchestras - Misrepresenting Wagner

Processing Status: Processed

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Flower illustrations

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 29

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Drawing; Painting

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 / 29

GMD: Drawing; Painting

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Physical Description: 6 drawings : illustration, pencil and paint ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].

Notes: Artist(s) and date(s) of materials unknown; date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist

Material Details: Illustrations traced in pencil and filled in with watercolour paints.

Subject Access: Art; Flowers

Language: English

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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George Brown wildlife portraits

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album pertaining to artwork by wildlife painter George Browne. Front cover reads "Snap Shots", with "Calgary Canada" written in pen near the bottom right corner. Album contains photographs of 22 wildlife paintings by Browne, mostly depicting geese, ducks, grouse and…

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album; Scrapbook

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 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Album; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Physical Description: 1 album (23 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 16.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: George Browne (1918-1958) was the youngest child of artist Belmore Browne (1881-1954) and writer Agnes Evelyn (Sibley) Browne (1882-1976). George's parents purchased a summer home in Banff in 1921, and throughout his childhood George travelled across Canada and the United States, spending much of this time camping and hiking in the Canadian Rockies where his father drew inspiration for his wildlife and landscape art. George first began to develop his drawing and painting skills as a child and young adult by learning from his father. George attended the California School of Fine Arts for five years from the age of 15, before being drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. George continued to paint during and after his military service, and from 1947 George dedicated most of his time to his art. George Married Isabel "Tibby" Magregor in 1948, and the couple moved to a cabin in the Canadian Rockies shortly afterwards where they had two children. In his spare time, George was an avid hunter and outdoorsman and went on numerous duck-hunting trips with his dog, an Irish Setter named Kelly O'Toole. George died during a hunting accident in 1958.

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album pertaining to artwork by wildlife painter George Browne. Front cover reads "Snap Shots", with "Calgary Canada" written in pen near the bottom right corner. Album contains photographs of 22 wildlife paintings by Browne, mostly depicting geese, ducks, grouse and other wildlife. Photographs are individually captioned underneath with the painting's title and dimensions. Album also includes one photograph of George's dog, Kelly, posing with a duck.

Material Details: Covers made of red-brown soft leather with pressed decorative border design. Front cover depicts bust of unidentified Indigenous man wearing a feather headdress, surrounded by trees on left and right sides with a blue background. Album is bound with brown shoelace.

Name Access: Browne, George

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Birds; Animals; Dogs; Fish; Hunting; Landscapes; Painting; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Biographical Source Notes: https://albertaonrecord.ca/browne-family-fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78654902/george-browne; https://www.cherrygallery.com/journal/george-brownes-a-bluebill-drake/

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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George Browne wildlife paintings photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and …

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Art produced by George Browne; Some photographs produced by LaFayette Studio, San Francisco

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm and 25.5 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and items LUX/I/E4/PA-204 and 205 also have photographer stamp [LaFayette Studios].

Name Access: Browne, George

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Birds; Wildlife; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; United States of America; California; San Francisco

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Arts; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Glenbow publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a newsletter publication [1971] and two copies of an information booklet, all of which are titled "Glenbow". Content pertains to exhibits, educational programming, collections and membership at the Glenbow museum in Calgary.

Date Range: [1969]; 1971

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 25

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1969]; 1971

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (3 volumes ; 27.7 x 17.7 cm and 15 x 22.8 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of a newsletter publication [1971] and two copies of an information booklet, all of which are titled "Glenbow". Content pertains to exhibits, educational programming, collections and membership at the Glenbow museum in Calgary.

Name Access: Florendine, Janice; Rundle, Robert Terrill

Subject Access: Art; Glenbow-Alberta Institute; Museums; Conservation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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H. Boylston Dummer wildlife portraits

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 photographs depicting wildlife paintings by artist H. Boylston Dummer, including one portrait depicting three bighorn sheep and one portrait of a cougar. Items were gifted to Norman Luxton and his brothers.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6, 7 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A3 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6, 7 (O.S.)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 40 x 34.5 cm and 34.5 x 21 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 photographs depicting wildlife paintings by artist H. Boylston Dummer, including one portrait depicting three bighorn sheep and one portrait of a cougar. Items were gifted to Norman Luxton and his brothers.

Notes: Items in file not dated, date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist; Item LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6 annotated on bottom right corner in black ink: "To the Luxton Brothers with Best Wishes H. Boylston Dummer"

Name Access: Dummer, H. Boylston

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Animals; Wildlife; Bighorn Sheep; Cougar

Language: English

Conservation: Item LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6 stored in mylar to prevent further separation of materials

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Holiday greeting cards, dated

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of dated Christmas and holiday cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1940 and 1994. Includes cards sent from various family members, friends and organizations which Eleanor was involved with [including the National Philatelic Centre and the University of Alberta]. Some cards have attac…

Date Range: 1940-1994

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 48 to 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / A : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 48 to 51

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1940-1994

Physical Description: 14 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of dated Christmas and holiday cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1940 and 1994. Includes cards sent from various family members, friends and organizations which Eleanor was involved with [including the National Philatelic Centre and the University of Alberta]. Some cards have attached photograph prints or personal images printed into the cards [i.e. family photographs].

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Christmas; Correspondence; Holidays; Art; Photography; Organizations; University

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

Language: English; French; German

Conservation: Some items with attached photograph prints stored in mylar

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items stored in 4 folders organized by date: LUX/II/A/48 : 1940-1969 LUX/II/A/49 : 1970-1979 LUX/II/A/50 : 1980-1989 LUX/II/A/51 : 1990-1994

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Holiday greeting cards, not dated

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of non-dated Christmas and holiday greeting cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between ca.1940 and 1994. Cards are signed by various friends, family members and coworkers of Eleanor, as well as some organizations and groups which Eleanor was involved with [including the Trail Riders of the …

Date Range: 1940-1994

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 52 to 62

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / A : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 52 to 62

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1940-1994

Physical Description: 32 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of non-dated Christmas and holiday greeting cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between ca.1940 and 1994. Cards are signed by various friends, family members and coworkers of Eleanor, as well as some organizations and groups which Eleanor was involved with [including the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and UNICEF].

Notes: Some cards have personal photographs printed onto front covers, or have photograph prints physically attached.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Christmas; Holidays; Correspondence; Art; Photography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; United States of America

Language: English; French; German; Mandarin

Conservation: Some items with photograph prints attached have been stored in mylar

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Cards sorted into 11 folders: LUX / II / A / 52 to 53 : [ca.1940-1970] LUX / II / A / 54 to 62 : [ca.1970-1994]

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Indigenous artifacts and textiles display

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts display area with [Stoney Nakoda?] Indigenous artifacts and decorative textiles on two tables and hanging on two walls [n.d.], specific location unknown - possibly part of a museum, gift shop or a family home. Photograph is attached to dark grey/black matboard which is annotated …

Date Range: [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 558

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / E6 : Photographs : Stoney

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 558

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 22 x 16.5 cm on matboard 30 x 25 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts display area with [Stoney Nakoda?] Indigenous artifacts and decorative textiles on two tables and hanging on two walls [n.d.], specific location unknown - possibly part of a museum, gift shop or a family home. Photograph is attached to dark grey/black matboard which is annotated on bottom in white pencil.

Notes: String for hanging photograph is attached to back of matboard with glue and thin paper; Date range is estimate by Processing Archivist based on content and format of photograph

Subject Access: Art; Cultural pluralism; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Pincher Creek

Language: English

Conservation: Item placed in mylar

Category: Arts; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Content Details: Annotations on matboard: "Hammond Photo Pincher[?] Alta. [illegible]"

Processing Status: Processed

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