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Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Resources

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.

Date Range: 1885

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 11

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by Burns and Elliott

Date Range: 1885

Physical Description: 1 cm of txtual records (1 volume ; 14 x 23 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.

Material Details: Red covers with red, yellow and green marbled interior pages (first and last pages and inside covers only)

Subject Access: Commerce; Industry; Businesses; Municipal views

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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King James Holy Bible

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].

Date Range: 1886

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 36

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / B4 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 36

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Date Range: 1886

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 8.7 x 14 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].

Notes: Inside cover is signed "G.E. Luxton W.L. College" [presumably referring to Georgina Luxton and Wesleyan Ladies' College, where she attended school ca. 1890-1895].

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina; Harmon, Aileen; Soole, Violet

Subject Access: Religions; Personal and Family Life; Education; Schools

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; England; London

Access Restrictions: Item is very fragile, consult with Archives/Library staff prior to handling

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Religions; Education; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Contains several loose inserts: Annotated business card for "Thwaites Sadler, Whip and Harness Maker, Bishopsgate Without, London" [1850-1870?] between pages 50 and 51; torn paper scrap with handwritten poem/excerpt between pages 552 and 553; annotated business card for "Your Restaurant" [possibly operated in Montreal, Quebec] between pages 606 and 607; 1922 newspaper clipping pertaining to political debate involving William Luxton in 1877; small newspaper clipping pertaining to a meeting with members of the Literary-Dramatic Club in Banff between pages 738 and 739; and a newspaper clipping from 1901 mentioning Norman Luxton and John Voss' global canoe trip aboard the Tilikum.

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel journal, Canada and United States

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.

Date Range: 1886

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1886

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.

Notes: Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Exploration; Leisure

Geographic Access: Canada; United States

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Lady of the Lake

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.

Date Range: 1898

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published 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 / 13

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1898

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 16.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.

Material Details: Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.

Name Access: McDougall, May

Subject Access: Publication; Poetry

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution as contents may be fragile

Language: English

Conservation: Item stored in separate file folder from other archival materials

Category: Family and personal life; Arts

Title Source: Title used is original from item in file

Content Details: [Annotation on first page:] "Miss May McDougall Morley, Alberta May, 10/98."

Processing Status: Processed

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Ireland Ranche guest book, May McDougall

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.

Date Range: 1898

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 17

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1898

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records ; 1 volume ; 10 x 16.5 cm

History / Biographical: Ireland Ranche may have been associated with members of the Copithorne family who settled as ranchers near Jumping Pound, Alberta between the 1880s and early 1900s.

Scope & Content: File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.

Name Access: McDougall, May

Subject Access: Businesses; Land use; Ranchers and ranching; Ranches; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Pressed flower stored inside book has been left in original position. Handle book with caution as flower is very brittle.

Creator: May McDougall

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Communications; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Tilikum certificate, 1901

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.

Date Range: 1901

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / B1 : Tilikum voyage

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / B1 / 19 :

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 19

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1901

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records (1 certificate : 38 x 25 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.

Material Details: Certificate has one blue ribbon and one red ribbon attached to bottom left and right corners, respectively

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Woodworth

Subject Access: Canoes and canoeing; Exploration; Travel

Geographic Access: Australia

Language: English

Conservation: Item stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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1902 calendar, Sam Livingston

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.

Date Range: 1902

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1902

Physical Description: 1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm

History / Biographical: Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.

Name Access: Livingston, Sam

Subject Access: Calendar; Advertising; Commerce and industry

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton, John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks)

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) posed in front of a tipi.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: LUX III D PC-039

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Reference Code: LUX III D PC-039

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 27x34cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) posed in front of a tipi.

Notes: Framed size 32x39cm

Conservation: Physical condition: ec

Processing Status: Processed

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Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton, John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks)

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) posed in front of a tipi.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: LUX III D PC-039

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Reference Code: LUX III D PC-039

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 27x34cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Norman Luxton and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) posed in front of a tipi.

Notes: Framed size 32x39cm

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Conservation: Physical condition: ec

Processing Status: Processed

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Celebrating incorporation of Alberta as a province, Edmonton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts large crowds and several individuals on a raised stage, during celebrations in Edmonton marking the incorporation of Alberta as a Canadian province, September 1, 1905.

Date Range: 1905

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 12

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 / PC - 12

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 33 x 28 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts large crowds and several individuals on a raised stage, during celebrations in Edmonton marking the incorporation of Alberta as a Canadian province, September 1, 1905.

Material Details: Photograph is in dark brown wooden frame with brown paper backing and metal hanging wire attached to back.

Subject Access: History; Government; Events; Public events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Language: English

Category: Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Sign of the Goat taxidermy poster and calendar, 1906

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one b&w poster advertising Norman Luxton's taxidermy products sold at the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff. Poster has small monthly 1906 calendar attached at bottom.

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 15 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Calendar; Poster

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LIX / I / E : Collected material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E1 : Business records

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 15 (O.S.)

GMD: Calendar; Poster

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 print : b&w poster ; 28 x 42 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one b&w poster advertising Norman Luxton's taxidermy products sold at the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff. Poster has small monthly 1906 calendar attached at bottom.

Material Details: Poster has metal [brass?] covers on top and bottom edges of poster, and metal ring attached to upper back of poster [for hanging on wall?]

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Commerce and industry; Animals; Taxidermy; Calendar

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Conservation: Item flattened and stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Stoney Nakoda portrait copies - Byron Harmon

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 copies of portrait photographs of Stoney Nakoda men taken by Byron Harmon in 1906. Portraits depict Sampson Beaver, Silas Abraham and Chief Hector Crawler.

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 123 to 127

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 123 to 127

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by Byron Harmon, 1906

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 5 photographs :b & w prints ; 23.5 x 30 cm and 9.5 x 23.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 copies of portrait photographs of Stoney Nakoda men taken by Byron Harmon in 1906. Portraits depict Sampson Beaver, Silas Abraham and Chief Hector Crawler.

Name Access: Beaver, Sampson; Abraham, Silas; Crawler, Hector

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Portrait; Photography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English

Category: First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Interview notes, Michel Pablo

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one notebook with notes pertaining to a 1907 interview with Michel Pablo [owner of the herd involved in the buffalo round-up of 1907-1912]. Notebook also contains an envelope attached to the inside front cover with additional notes and small illustration of a bull[?] head, and two …

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: LUX / I / D4 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

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 / D4 : Writing

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D4 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 14 x 22.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one notebook with notes pertaining to a 1907 interview with Michel Pablo [owner of the herd involved in the buffalo round-up of 1907-1912]. Notebook also contains an envelope attached to the inside front cover with additional notes and small illustration of a bull[?] head, and two diagrams at the back of the notebook depicting dimensions of a large cow .

Notes: Item is believed to be annotated by Norman Luxton.

Name Access: Pablo, Michel; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Bison; Buffalo; Animals; Research; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: United States of America; Montana

Language: English

Creator: Norman Luxton

Category: Natural resources; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Papaschase Indian Reserve land zoning map

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one zoning map depicting the Papaschase Indian Reserve south of the Saskatchewan River and surrounding area. Map is titled "Plan of Township 52 Range 24 West of the Fourth Meridian".

Date Range: 1908

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 22

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Map

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 22

GMD: Map

Responsibility: Produced by the Canadian Department of the Interior

Date Range: 1908

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w photozincograph print ; 34 x 41 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one zoning map depicting the Papaschase Indian Reserve south of the Saskatchewan River and surrounding area. Map is titled "Plan of Township 52 Range 24 West of the Fourth Meridian".

Subject Access: Cartography; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Government; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Saskatchewan River; Edmonton

Access Restrictions: Fragile material - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Government; Indigenous Peoples; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Administrative notebook, board records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association

Date Range: 1908

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 6

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1908

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 17 x 27.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association

Notes: Charts in volume refer to "board" and provide list of names below, with daily checklist. Context not known.

Name Access: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Administration; Organizations

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indian Affairs report

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of a 58-page report titled "Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs" submitted by the Indian Association of Alberta in 1960, and an accompanying bound index. Pertains to various topics of Indigenous rights including education, healthcare, t…

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 35

Description Level: 5 / File

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 / 35

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 21.5 x 35.5 cm and 21.5 x 28 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of a 58-page report titled "Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs" submitted by the Indian Association of Alberta in 1960, and an accompanying bound index. Pertains to various topics of Indigenous rights including education, healthcare, treaty rights, employment and land use.

Subject Access: First Nations; Government; Indigenous Peoples; Laws and legislation

Geographic Access: Canada

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: First nations; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Georgina Luxton's Will

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a letter to Mrs. Norman Luxton from her lawyers regarding her will and a copy of Georgia Elizabeth Luxton's Last Will & Testament.

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / B3 - 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.3. Georgina Luxton : Business, Financial, and Legal Papers

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B3 - 4

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 2 items textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a letter to Mrs. Norman Luxton from her lawyers regarding her will and a copy of Georgia Elizabeth Luxton's Last Will & Testament.

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Legal and Financial

Access Restrictions: Access restricted- permission required from Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation

Reproduction Restrictions: Reproduction restricted- permission required from Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Law and justice

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family headstone

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.

Date Range: 1966

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3a / PA - 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency

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 / A3a / PA - 9

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency

Date Range: 1966

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. print ; 12.5 x 9 cm -- 2 col. transparency slides, 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.

Notes: Date range provided by Processing Archivist

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Grave

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored together in file

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Til…

Date Range: 1900-1964

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / A : Correspondence

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1900-1964

Physical Description: 3.5 metres of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Tilikum voyage. Includes letters of news and concern from Luxton's parents, siblings and family friends; letters from individuals met during preparations in British Columbia and post-voyage stay at Sydney and Port Manly, Australia; letter from Norman Luxton to George Perry in Vancouver, Canada, describing the voyage, November 1901; and a sample of envelopes, 1901-1902.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Perry, George

Subject Access: Personal and Professional Life; Travel; Canoes and canoeing; Hotels; Businesses; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Vancouver; Australia

Access Restrictions: Reproduction may be restricted due to conservation concerns

Language: English

Finding Aid: Index to correspondence by year is available as database

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: FILES #1-359 ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. See Scope Note 2B for file number matched to the date LETTERS FROM: A-Al A. and M. Hurtig Furs 1935 A. C. Baker Registered 1952-1956, 1958, 1959 a.k.a.: A. C. Baker Company Limited A. J. Williamson 1942 a.k.a. "A. J. Williamson and Son" Abbott, Clifton 1946, 1947 Abbott, Margaret L. 1953 Abercrombie, Mabel 1953 Abraham, (Mrs) Silas 1930 Abraham, Silas 1930, 1950 Acheson, Barclay 1952 Acheson, Thomas S. 1952 [Ackie?] 1941 Acme Glass Cement Company 1937 Acme Printing Company 1946, 1947 Acousticon Dictagraph Company of Canada Limited 1948 Acousticon International 1946, 1947 [?], Ada 1955 Adam, Dinnit 1939 Adams, A. C. L. A. 1927 Adams, Cedric 1950 Adams, E. D. 1908 Adams, F. C. 1935 Adams, Fred 1905, 1908 Adams, H. J. 1907 Adams, (Mrs) C. R. 1951 Adams, Norman E. 1960 Adams Radio Parlors 1943 Adams, S. A. 1919 Adamson, J. G. 1912 Addison, William (Billy) 1939, 1940, 1942-1947 Administration and Trust Company 1935 Adolf Hujer Commercial and Export Company 1949 Adolph, Emily 1940 Aeulut, Bob 1922 Agnew, J. E. 1931 [?], Aida 1938 [---aig?], Guy 1949 Airth, Andy 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 Airth, Elsie 1954-1958 Aitkens, Harry A. 1942, 1943 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Harry" Aitkens, Jo Aitkens, Harry 1941 Aitkens, Jo 1946, 1949, 1955 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Joey" Alaska Furriers 1932 Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Reunion 1932 Alaskan Yukon Club 1941 Albee, Fred H. 1915 Albert Britnell Book Shop 1942 Alberta. Board of Industrial Relations 1948 Alberta. Bureau of Statistics 1960 Alberta. Canadian Vocational Training 1946 Alberta Clay Products Company Limited 1939 Alberta. Department of Agriculture 1938-1941 Alberta. Department of Economic Affairs, Cultural Activities Branch 1957 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1952, 1954-1956 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1957 Alberta. Department of Lands and Forests 1951, 1953, 1954. 1957, 1958 Alberta. Department of Lands and Mines 1942,1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Alberta. Department of Provincial Secretary, Motor Vehicles Branch 1950 Alberta. Department of Public Health, Division of Cancer Services 1959 Alberta. Department of Public Works 1948 Alberta. Deputy Provincial Secretary, Theatres Branch 1937 Alberta Directory Enterprises Company Limited 1953 Alberta Field Trials Club 1936-1940, 1942 Alberta Fish and Game Association 1939, 1942 Alberta Furniture Company Limited 1940, 1941,1943 Alberta. Game Commissioner, Edmonton 1935, 1936 Alberta Government Telephones 1951, 1955, 1960 Alberta. Highway Traffic Board 1950 Alberta Historical Review 1962 Alberta Job Press Limited 1942 Alberta. Judicial Offices 1941 Alberta Linseed Oil Company Limited 1957 Alberta Live Stock Associations 1941 Alberta Locker Service 1949 Alberta Motor Association 1932-1943, 1948-1951, 1953, 1954 Alberta. National War Finance Committee 1943, 1945 Alberta. Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1955 Alberta. Provincial Mental Hospital, Ponoka 1939 Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Association 1938 Alberta. Public Administrator 1948 Alberta. Public Trustee 1956, 1960 Alberta Raw Fur Merchants Association 1944, 1945 Alberta. Southern Alberta Land Registration District 1945 Alberta Stock Yards Company Limited 1954 Alberta. Treasury Department 1938, 1944 Alberta Tuberculosis Association 1952, 1955 Alberta Wood Products 1949 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1952, 1953 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1953 The Albertan 1949, 1951 Alcock Downing and Wright Limited 1946, 1947 Aldhelm-White, E. 1961 Aldrich, A. H. 1910 Alexander, Antasia 1958 Alexander, F. H. 1908, 1909 Alexander, Gaby G. 1907 Alexander, J. A. R. 1910 Alexander, (Mrs) James 1954, 1955, 1960 Alexander, R. 1915 Alexander, Virginia 1955 Alexander, W. 1928, 1937, 1941 Alexo Coal Company Limited 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940 Alfred Cloutier Limited 1952 [?], Alice 1946, 1947 Alkim, (Mrs) Michael 1956 All Canada Insurance Federation 1951 Allan, Edwin H. 1920 Allan, Edwin (Sandy) 1932 Allan, H. W. 1907, 1908 Allan, John A. (J. A.) 1929, 1930, 1933 Allan, Mabel 1920 Allan, Norman 1946 Allan, S. 1929 Allan, Thorburn 1914, 1915 Allard, Charles 1912 Allen, Annie 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1925 Allen, Bill 1946 Allen, F. B. 1952 Allen, George H. 1914 Allen, H. Hershall 1943 Allen, H. J. 1915 Allen, J. D. 1905, 1906 Allen, John A. 1926 Allen-Kirkpatrick, Mignon 1940, 1942 Allen, M. 1916 Allen, M. E. 1955 Allen, Newton (Shorty) 1907 Allen, Norman 1946 Allen, W. B. 1914 Allied Display Company 1953, 1954, 1955 Allin, Nellie 1957 Allison, Harry 1942, 1948, 1949 Allison, Tannis 1942 Allister, J. G. M. 1909 Alloway, Robert 1951, 1952 Allport, John 1944 Alpine, L. G. 1946 Alpine, Lucy 1949 Alpine, (Mrs) Noah 1949, 1950, 1951 Alpine, N. 1948 Alsco Limited 1957 Alton, H. Ed. 1925 Alton, T. 1929; Norman Luxton correspondence files: LUX / 1 / A - 1 to 12 1900 – 1902 LUX / 1 / A - 13 to 24 1903 – May 1907 LUX / 1 / A - 25 to 38 June 1907 – January 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 39 to 51 February – September 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 52 to 62 October 1908 – August 1909 LUX / 1 / A - 63 to 77 September 1909 – 1910 LUX / 1 / A - 78 to 89 1911 – June 1912 LUX / 1 / A - 90 to 100 July 1912 – August 1913 LUX / 1 / A - 101 to 111 September 1913 - 1914 LUX / 1 / A - 112 to 125 1915 - 1916 LUX / 1 / A - 126 to 140 1917 – June 1922 LUX / 1 / A - 141 to 153 July 1922 – 1926 LUX / 1 / A - 154 to 161 1927 – May 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 162 to 169 June - December 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 170 to 177 1929 LUX / 1 / A - 178 to 184 January 1930 – June 1931 LUX / 1 / A - 185 to 191 July 1931 – August 1932 LUX / 1 / A - 192 to 199 September 1932 – December 1933 LUX / 1 / A - 200 to 208 January 1934 – May 1935 LUX / 1 / A - 209 to 216 June 1935 – August 1936 LUX / 1 / A - 217 to 224 September 1936 – December 1937 LUX / 1 / A - 225 to 232 January 1938 – April 1939 LUX / 1 / A - 233 to 240 May 1939 – August 1940 LUX / 1 / A - 241 to 248 September 1940 – December 1941 LUX / 1 / A - 249 to 255 January 1942 – June 1943 LUX / 1 / A - 256 to 261 July 1943 – September 1944 LUX / 1 / A - 262 to 268 October 1944 – February 1946 LUX / 1 / A - 269 to 275 March 1946 – April 1947 LUX / 1 / A - 276 to 283 May 1947 – June 1948 LUX / 1 / A - 284 to 290 July 1948 – August 1949 LUX / 1 / A - 291 to 297 September 1949 – August 1950 LUX / 1 / A - 298 to 304 September 1950 – December 1951 LUX / 1 / A - 305 to 310 1952 LUX / 1 / A - 311 to 316 1953 LUX / 1 / A - 317 to 322 1954 LUX / 1 / A - 323 to 328 1955 LUX / 1 / A - 329 to 334 1956 LUX / 1 / A - 335 to 340 1957 LUX / 1 / A - 341 to 349 1958 – June 1959 LUX / 1 / A - 350 to 361 July 1959 - 1962

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Tilikum and Samoa photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17752

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints depicting boats, settlements, and buildings in Somoa. Also includes one photograph of the Tilikum on display (in Australia?)

Date Range: [1901-1902]

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

17 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I B1 : Tilikum voyage

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

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 13

GMD: Photograph; Print

Responsibility: PA-03 to PA-12 attributed to J. Davis Photo studio in Samoa

Date Range: [1901-1902]

Physical Description: 16 photographs : 6 prints : 10 mounted prints ; 35.4 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints depicting boats, settlements, and buildings in Somoa. Also includes one photograph of the Tilikum on display (in Australia?)

Notes: Some mounted photographs have pencil annotations on mat. Annotations on bottom left corner of mounted photographs PA-03 to PA-12, photographer signature "J. Davis Photo, Samoa", potentially John Davis (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22365748, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG177292). Copy negative of PA-15 in file