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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…

Date Range: 1895

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material

Accession Number: 182

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Responsibility: Canadian Pacific Railway

Date Range: 1895

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated

History / Biographical: Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).

Notes: Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds

Name Access: Wheatley, Burton

Subject Access: Wheatley family; Wheatley, Burton; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Engineer; Death

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Conservation: Must be stored flat in mylar sheets

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf

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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How Canada's last frontier outlaw died

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1,…

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: LUX / I / E2 / 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

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

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E2 / 15

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Published by MacLean's Magazine

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1, 1924.

Notes: First page of article has two small illustrations on bottom in black ink. Article is in three physical parts (one double-sided page, two clippings).

Name Access: Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance; Almighty Voice

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; History; Publication; Magazine

Geographic Access: Canada; Saskatchewan; Alberta

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile - handle with caution

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Geikie ascent, 1924

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of Good Roads magazine and 14 newspaper clippings from 1924 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Geikie in 1924. First ascent was completed by members of the Alpine Club of Canada: Malcolm Geddes, Val Flynn and Cyril Wates.

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: M39 / III / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: M39 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: M39

Sub-Series: M39 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / III / A / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 20 x 27 cm -- 14 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of Good Roads magazine and 14 newspaper clippings from 1924 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Geikie in 1924. First ascent was completed by members of the Alpine Club of Canada: Malcolm Geddes, Val Flynn and Cyril Wates.

Notes: Some items are annotated; newspaper clippings were originally stored between last two pages of magazine in file

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm; Flynn, Val; Wates, Cyril

Subject Access: Summit; Mountains; Mountaineering; Exploration; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Mount Geikie

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Robson ascent, 1924

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 newspaper clippings pertaining to the third ascent of Mount Robson by Malcolm Geddes and other members of the Alpine Club of Canada on July 25, 1924.

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: M39 / III / A / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: V756 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: V756

Sub-Series: V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / III / A / 2

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records (7 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 newspaper clippings pertaining to the third ascent of Mount Robson by Malcolm Geddes and other members of the Alpine Club of Canada on July 25, 1924.

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm; Kain, Conrad; Moffat, Thomas B.; Pollard, Harry

Subject Access: Hiking; Climbing; Mountains; Mountaineering; Alpine Club of Canada; Exploration; Recreation; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Mount Robson

Language: English

Related Material: Photograph prints pertaining to same ascent are stored in file V756/III/A/PA-25 to 27

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Olive McDonnell Allan fonds

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Part Of: Olive McDonnell Allan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: M549 / V772

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Album; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Olive McDonnell Allan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 549; V 772

Sous-Fonds: M 549; V 772

Accession Number: 7837

Reference Code: M549 / V772

GMD: Drawing; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Album; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 2 cm + 1 v. textual records.. -- 1 photograph : print.

History / Biographical: Olive McDonnell Allan (1896-1978) took a wildflower painting and collecting trip in 1924 to Banff from Edmonton. McDonnell Allan attended the Lamerton School in Alberta until 1901. After this she was tutored at home, until the family’s move to Victoria, BC. Olive and her brother lived with relatives north of Alix, Alberta until they joined their sister and parents in Victoria. In Victoria Olive attended St. Anne's Academy. Prior to her marriage Olive attended business college in Calgary, and took courses at the University of Alberta. At this time she worked as the Assistant Librarian at the University of Alberta Extension Department. While she was living in Edmonton, Olive met James Rennie Nicol Allan while she was visiting her relatives in the Alix, Alberta area. They were married August 23, 1923. Olive played violin in the Symphony Orchestra in Edmonton, and sold her violin to pay for a nurse to attend the birth of her daughter Eve. Olive and James had two children, James McDonnell Allan and Eve Elizabeth Blanche Keates (nee Allan). Olive returned to the Banff/Lake Louise area in 1948 when her daughter, Eve, was working there. Olive belonged to the Alix (Alberta) Horticulture Club, and throughout her life she was an avid gardener, and won many awards.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.

Name Access: McDonnell Allan, Olive

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted for portion; Copyright, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McDonnell Allan, Olive

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

Biographical Source Notes: Conversation with Rennie Keates, Olive McDonnell Allan's granddaughter.

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Kanada 1927 Photo Album

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, h…

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession number : 2020.04

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2020.04

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 432 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Dimitri Georgevitch de Leuchtenberg (1898-1972), Duke of Leuchtenberg was a member of the Franco-Russian Beauharnais house. In 1927 the Marquis Nicholas degli Albizzi invited Dimitri and his wife Catherine (1900-1991) to join him for the summer at the cabin he had subleased from A.O. Wheeler at Mount Assiniboine. Albizzi and Dimitri were cousins. The Duke and Duchess de Leuchtenberg lived in Germany following the Russian Civil War and in 1931 began annual winter trips to Quebec to visit Albizzi and his new winter sports station in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentians mountains in Quebec. The Duke worked for Albizzi as a ski school instructor. In 1937 he was chosen to be a member of the Canadian Ski School Committee and in 1938 was a founding member of the Ski Instructor's Alliance. In 1939 the Duke de Leuchtenberg bought the Saint-Sauveur station from Albizzi and moved his family permanently to Quebec, Canada.

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, hiking up Mount Assiniboine, swimming and boating on Lake Magog, horses, camping, and other leisure activies.

Notes: The album is titled "Kanada 1927" with a photo of Mount Assiniboine on the first page. Not all of the photos in the album are captioned, some are captioned partially or entriely in Russian. Frequently used names in captions: Duma = Dimitri Kata = Catherine Kora = Albizzi Translated version of album captions available in Chic Scott fonds (see "Related Material")

Name Access: Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli; Albizzi, Nicholas delgi; Leuchtenberg, Dimitri

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Banff; Boats; Brewster Mountain Pack Trains; Cabins; Cross-country skiing; Family; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Guide; Horseback riding; Horses; Leisure; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Lodge; Mountaineering; Swimming; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Lake Magog; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English; Russian

Related Material: Translation of album captions located in Chic Scott fonds (M57/S47/V40), donated as part of accn. 2021.15

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.royalhistorian.com/how-a-romanov-duke-popularized-skiing-in-quebecs-laurentian-mountains/; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Georgevitch_de_Leuchtenberg; Lytton Gooch, Jane. Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2007. pg. 37-38.

Title Source: Original title in album

Processing Status: Processed

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Livestock notebook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one leather wallet-style personal notebook which belonged to Norman Luxton. Annotations pertain to notes on cars and livestock [horses?] including breeds, names and other related information; notebook also includes list of names of Stoney Nakoda tribe members [possibly list of liv…

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 17

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 / D2 : Recreation

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 17

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume; 11.5 x 7.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one leather wallet-style personal notebook which belonged to Norman Luxton. Annotations pertain to notes on cars and livestock [horses?] including breeds, names and other related information; notebook also includes list of names of Stoney Nakoda tribe members [possibly list of livestock owners?].

Material Details: Dark brown leather-bound wallet-style notebook with three interior pockets. Front left side has gold lettering which reads "NORMAN LUXTON". Notebook bound to leather exterior with brown string on two sides

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Animals; Horses; Automobiles; Personal and Professional Life; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Malcolm Geddes obituary and funeral records

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: M39 / III / C / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: M39 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: M39

Sub-Series: M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / III / C / 4

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.

Notes: File includes some scanned copies

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm

Subject Access: Funeral; Family and personal life; Memorial; Obituary

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Some items in file are fragile, handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days 1928 poster

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.

Date Range: 1928

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 47

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Poster

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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 / 47

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Poster

Responsibility: Produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1928

Physical Description: 1 col. lithography poster on cardboard; 27 x 33 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.

Material Details: Poster has foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Cultural pluralism; Community events; Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Sports, recreation and leisure; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Evans, Sam; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Harmon, Don; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Beil, Charlie; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; McCowan, Dan; Grayson, L. Stuart; Ward, Sam; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Golf Course; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Ski racing; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Clifford; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Lefroy, Beatrice; Lefroy, Robert; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Evelyn; Evans, Sam; Cameron, Stewart; Millar, Chuck; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Paris, George; Phillips, Walter J.; Lonsdale, Tom; Vallance, Sydney; Ward, Sam; Reid, Charles; McLean, George; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Funeral; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days poster

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one poster promoting Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1964. Poster depicts side profile outline of an unidentified Indigenous man in traditional regalia.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: M9 / II / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M9; S13; V605

Series: M9 / II : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M9

Accession Number: 7412

Reference Code: M9 / II / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 1 poster : 28 x 35 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one poster promoting Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1964. Poster depicts side profile outline of an unidentified Indigenous man in traditional regalia.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Events; Community events; Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Summit News fonds

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Part Of: Summit News fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of newspaper copy, printing components, first sheet of the press, promotional material, etc. for issue number one, Oct. 5, 1967 and early printing work

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: M43

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Summit News fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 43

Sous-Fonds: M 43

Accession Number: 277

Reference Code: M43

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Summit News was a Banff, Alberta, Canada newspaper that operated from 1967 to 1970.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of newspaper copy, printing components, first sheet of the press, promotional material, etc. for issue number one, Oct. 5, 1967 and early printing work

Name Access: Summit News

Subject Access: Communications

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Summit News

Category: Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Philippe Delesalle fonds

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Part Of: Philippe Delesalle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine …

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: M51 / V166

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Philippe Delesalle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 51; V 166

Sous-Fonds: M 51; V 166

Accession Number: 313

Reference Code: M51 / V166

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: 2 textual records (5 p.). -- 1 photograph : print

History / Biographical: Philippe Delesalle, b.1929, is an architect and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine Whyte from Delesalle discusses the concept of bivouac shelters from Lake Louise to Jasper and includes a thank you for contribution toward Peter Whyte Hut; accompanied by a photograph of the Peter Whyte Memorial Hut at Bow Lake before installation on Bow Glacier.

Name Access: Delesalle, Philippe

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Great Divide Trail; Peter Whyte Hut

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Delesalle, Philippe

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Ray Wardell fonds

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Part Of: Ray Wardell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…

Date Range: 1993

Reference Code: M252

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Ray Wardell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 252

Sous-Fonds: M 252

Accession Number: 6505

Reference Code: M252

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1993

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)

History / Biographical: Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals

Name Access: Wardell, Ray

Subject Access: Chairlifts and gondolas; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Wardell, Ray

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Professional records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of 7 sub-series: *1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summ…

Date Range: [ca.1890] - 1993

Reference Code: LUX / II / B

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional Series

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1890] - 1993

Physical Description: 16 m textual records, graphic materials and sound recordings

Scope & Content: Series consists of 7 sub-series:; *1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summer school; the Provincial Normal School in Edmonton; post-secondary schooling at Sir George Williams College where she studied Commerce, Engineering, and received her Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.). Between 1933 and 1952, Eleanor Luxton participated in numerous other personal education activities, including: drama studies, 1933 (Banff School of Drama? and/or Banff School of Fine Arts?); Garbutt Business College, Calgary (office practices, 1937), St. Stephen's College, Edmonton (1940), Ottawa Technical High School (machine draughting, 1940-1941); German language studies (1951); Banff School of Fine Arts (radio writing and techniques, 1951, 1952); Western Canada Institute, Calgary (literature, before 1952).; *2. Teaching career: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's teaching career and include her teaching papers from secondary school and university.; *3. Engineering career, 1935-1946: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's work at the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal.; *4. Historical research, 1890-[ca.1995]: Records in this sub-series pertain to biographical research files on individuals and families in the High River area and other ranching communities of southern Alberta; research notes, files, and recordings gathered for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects; articles, photographs collected for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects, and project records relating to the Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects on High River and southern Alberta ranching. These records include project outlines, monthly and annual reports, expense statements, correspondence, register book, lists and notes. Also included in this sub-series are Canadian and western history research papers; McDougall family research papers; Luxton family research papers.; *5. Literary papers, 1969-1975: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's writings on Luxton's Pacific Crossing; Banff, Canada's First National Park; Latch String Out; Stoney Medicine.; *6. Lectures and Speeches, [195-]-1993.; *7. Other, 1936-1979.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Professional and Personal Life; School; University; Education; Research; Publication; History

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Edmonton; Quebec; Montreal

Category: Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Extended family records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…

Date Range: 1893-1970

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.C. Extended Family

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1893-1970

Physical Description: 0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton: William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree…

Date Range: 1893-1968

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping; Government record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping; Government record

Date Range: 1893-1968

Physical Description: 0.25 m textual records. -- 1 photograph: print, b&w

Scope & Content: Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton:; William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree; personal papers; and correspondence with the Winnipeg Free Press, Donald Smith, and William C. Van Horne.; Sarah Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 10 to 13) consists of correspondence; a memorial service notice for Ada L. Luxton; poetry by J. Luxton (possibly Sarah Jane Luxton, the mother of Norman K. Luxton); a cemetery register; a life insurance policy draft.; George Edwards Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 14 to 20) consists of newspaper clippings, literary manuscripts written by George Luxton, letters and receipts relating to the the Lux Theatre in Banff, Alberta, mortgage papers, a press certificate and one photograph accompanying a letter by Harold Malloch Luxton.; Louis Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 21 to 26) consists of personal and business correspondence,1905-1948 and includes one b&w photograph of Harold Malloch Luxton. Business correspondence includes letters from the Department of Interior - Rocky Mountain Parks and Insurance Companies. Also includes a court summons from the Government of Alberta, 1948. Both the Sarah Luxton and Louis Luxton sub-sub-series contain records transfered from the Glenbow Museum.

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

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger …

Date Range: 1912; 1914; 1923

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

27 images 2 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C1 / 14 : George Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

Date Range: 1912; 1914; 1923

Physical Description: 0.3 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger Association Press Certificate for G. E. Luxton; private correspondance, notifications, and invoices with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Imperial Bank of Canada, O.K. Electric, and Suburban Life Magazine; correspondence relating to the Lux Theatre regarding roof repair and seating replacement following fire loss with The Metallic Roofing Co. of Canada, Limited, and Winnipeg Scenic Co. Ltd; correspondence with Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. inquiring about Balopticon lantern projection; and seed orders and correspondence with Dingee & Conard Co., Briggs Seed Col, Limited, Hitchings & Company Greenhouses, and T. Eaton Co.

Notes: The Canadian Passenger Association Press Certficiate ticket sheet booklet has one ticket sheet removed, all the rest are intact. Only one sheet of tickets is digitized.