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[Catharine Whyte receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary
Date Range
1969
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 54
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 54
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; b&w
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
University of Calgary
Geographic Access
Calgary
Language
English
Title Source
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Processed
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Artist
Pauta
Date
1969
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
PaU.04.01
Description
General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
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Artist
Pauta
Title
Mating Dance
Date
1969
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
55.5 x 39.8 cm
Description
General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
PaU.04.01
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition photographs

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.
Date Range
1967
Reference Code
V14 / AC 001P / 09-10
V14 / AC 055P / 28
V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200 / S6 / V14
Series
I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
Sous-Fonds
V14
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
V14 / AC 001P / 09-10
V14 / AC 055P / 28
V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Print
Date Range
1967
Physical Description
ca.125 photographs (22 prints, 4 negatives, 1 album of 84 prints)
Scope & Content
Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Abbot Pass Hut
Activities
Administration
Advertising
Alpine Club of Canada
Alpine Club House
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Club
Competition
Discovery and exploration
Environment
Environment and Nature
Exploration
Guide
Guides
Hiking
Huts
Mountain
Mountain guides
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Organizations
Photography
Scenery
Sports and recreation
Summit
Geographic Access
Yukon
Canada
Access Restrictions
Access to negatives is by appointment only
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on material
Processing Status
Processed
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[Catharine Whyte and unidentified man ]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man
Date Range
1966
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 44
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 44
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1966
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; colour
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Portrait
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Nancy Preston
Date
1966
Medium
linocut on paper
Catalogue Number
PrN.04.01
Description
A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
Artist
Nancy Preston
Title
Detroit Autumn
Date
1966
Medium
linocut on paper
Dimensions
12.5;13.7 x 17.7;17.7 cm
Description
A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
Subject
architecture, urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PrN.04.01
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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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Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
Date Range
1963
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
x : Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1963
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort was built on the west-facing slope of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man's Flats and operated off and on until 1983 when it closed permanently.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Activities
Buildings
Mountains
Ski areas
Ski lodges and cabins
Skiers
Skiing
Winter
Winter sports
Women
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Biographical Source Notes
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/on-the-trail-of-albertas-lost-ski-hills
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Lake Louise Old Ski Area

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
Date Range
1962
Reference Code
V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  9 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Lake Louise, c : Old Ski Area
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1962
Physical Description
30 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Lake Louise Ski Area
Mountains
Scenery
Ski areas
Skiing
Geographic Access
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…
Date Range
1962
Reference Code
V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  10 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1962
Physical Description
14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Automobiles
Avalanches
Construction
Glaciers
Mountains
Roads
Trains
Travel
Geographic Access
Glacier National Park
British Columbia
Language
English
Conservation
Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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[Peter Whyte on roadside]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
Date Range
1961
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Portrait
Language
English
Creator
Jewel Jackson, photographer
Title Source
Title based on item
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Processed
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[Catharine Whyte reading newspaper]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Mungitok
Date
1960
Medium
skin stencil on paper
Catalogue Number
MuN.04.01
Description
General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
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Artist
Mungitok
Title
Young Curlew
Date
1960
Medium
skin stencil on paper
Dimensions
35.1 x 31.6 cm
Description
General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
Subject
symbolism
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
MuN.04.01
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Artist
Niviaksiak
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.02
Description
General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
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Artist
Niviaksiak
Title
The Archer
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Dimensions
54.3 x 30.1 cm
Description
General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
Subject
figure, male
animal, bird
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.02
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Sled and Seal cached on Snow Blocks

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Artist
Niviaksiak
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.01
Description
General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).
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Artist
Niviaksiak
Title
Sled and Seal cached on Snow Blocks
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Dimensions
19.9 x 44.1 cm
Description
General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).
Subject
animal, seal
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.01
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Artist
Parr
Date
1909
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
PaR.04.01
Description
General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
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Artist
Parr
Title
Hunters
Date
1909
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
55.1 x 75.6 cm
Description
General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
Subject
figure, male, animal, walrus
bear
hunting
Credit
Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
PaR.04.01
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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
Date Range
1904
Reference Code
V777 / II / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
V777 / II : Personal and collected records
Sous-Fonds
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
V777 / II / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Produced by Molly W. Adams
Date Range
1904
Physical Description
1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
Notes
Some pages include annotations below photographs
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Mountains
Landscape
Travel
Exploration
Environment
Recreation
Hiking
Geographic Access
United States of America
Rocky Mountains
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution
Language
N/A
Conservation
Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Stocken family fonds

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Part Of
Stocken family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Percy Stocken papers, 1894-1941, and Stocken family photographs, pre-1900. Textual records include legal and financial papers pertaining to Banff and Calgary property, 1924, 1927; scrapbook and other papers re family, literary, religious and personal matters, 1894-1955. Some materi…
Date Range
1894-1955
Reference Code
M11 / V606
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Stocken family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 11
V 606
Sous-Fonds
M 11
V 606
Accession Number
9, 30, 47, 536, 942, 996, 1061
Reference Code
M11 / V606
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1894-1955
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records. -- 40 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Percy Edward Stocken, 1866-1955, and Eliza J. C. Stocken, 1865-1952, lived in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Percy Stocken was the brother of Canon H. W. G. Stocken.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Percy Stocken papers, 1894-1941, and Stocken family photographs, pre-1900. Textual records include legal and financial papers pertaining to Banff and Calgary property, 1924, 1927; scrapbook and other papers re family, literary, religious and personal matters, 1894-1955. Some material concerns Canon H. W. G. Stocken. Photographs are early portraits and family photographs, most unidentified, ca.1870?
Name Access
Stocken, Percy
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Stocken, Percy
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Luxton family fonds

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
Date Range
[ca.1860]-1995
Reference Code
LUX
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Print
Cabinet card
Framed print
Negative
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Corporate record
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
  1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
LUX
Sous-Fonds
LUX
Accession Number
Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
Reference Code
LUX
GMD
Photograph
Print
Cabinet card
Framed print
Negative
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Corporate record
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Other Title Info
Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
Date Range
[ca.1860]-1995
Physical Description
ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
History / Biographical
The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
Notes
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First Nations
Professional and Personal Life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Research
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
box list for unprocessed material
Creator
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Eleanor
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

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Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1950]
Reference Code
M584 / V782
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Lantern slide
Print
Organization record
Textual record
Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M584 / V782
Sous-Fonds
V782
Accession Number
303, 304, 625, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 3502, 6740, 7071, 2014.8366, 2021.18
Reference Code
M584 / V782
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Lantern slide
Print
Organization record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca.1900-1950]
Physical Description
69 b&w lantern slides, 5 cm of textual records, ca. 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian Pacific" screenplay and associated documents. Visual material includes black and white lantern slides and black and white prints depicting various scenes pertaining to travelling on the Canadian Pacific Railway and depict dining rooms, scnes involving trains and mountains, farming scenes and fields, people in train cars, various cities and towns, figures in natural landscapes, horses and horseback riding, mountains, waterfalls, skiing, ships, CP hotels, and other grand buildings [across Canada] such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. Textual material includes paper reports [some compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel] detailing various construction and/or renovation projects for hotels, lodges, tea houses, bugalow camps, huts, and backcountry lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies as well as records pertaining to CP hotels in the Canadian Rockies, and the screenplay for "Canadian Pacific."
Notes
Slides were stored in rectangular wood box with leather handle on top, and metal handle at one end. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling, and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific…” 2 stained and water damaged labels detached from box appear to be English shipping labels.“10” stamped in black on both ends of box. Stamped in black on rear of box: “Canadian Pacific Rly Co. 62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” engraved on upper rim of box. Box is divided into 3 sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box.
Name Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Subject Access
Buildings
Buildings and facilities
Camps
Construction
Environment
Huts
Tourism
Trains
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Glacier
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
Language is English
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Prints and some textual records absorbed from old records V121 and M48. Lantern slides donated to the Whyte Museum by Dr. William and Mrs. Wynn Bensen. The slides were purchased by the Bensens from Lyon and Turnbull in Scotland.
Processing Status
Processed
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Photographs. -- 1887-1970

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Part Of
Banff School District No. 102 fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
Date Range
1887-1970
Reference Code
V44 / PA / 1 - 137
V44 / PB / 1-3
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Banff School District No. 102 fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M4 / V44
Sous-Fonds
M4 / V44
Accession Number
209
2470
5397, 7999
Reference Code
V44 / PA / 1 - 137
V44 / PB / 1-3
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1887-1970
Physical Description
140 photographs : prints
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
Name Access
Banff School District No. 102
Language
English
Finding Aid
Printed inventory available
Related Material
Constitutes Series VIII of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
Creator
Banff School District No. 102
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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