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Current Events [January - March 1940]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 25
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 25
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
Notes
Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].
Name Access
Churchill, Winston
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Finances
Geography
Government
History
Labour
Laws and legislation
Military
Newspaper
Politics
Public events
Public Speaking
Royalty
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Russia
Japan
Germany
United States of America
England
Finland
Italy
India
Brazil
Argentina
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook
Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.
Related Material
Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Government
Labour
Military
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
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Alberta and Canada Politics Scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, correspondence, and ephemera relating to Dr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 ; Canada and the War, 1940 ; Mackenzie King policies. Includes newspaper clippings, telegrams, typed and hand written letters, …
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 29
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 29
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
5.5 cm of textual records (43 pages ; 27.5 x 31 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, correspondence, and ephemera relating to Dr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 ; Canada and the War, 1940 ; Mackenzie King policies. Includes newspaper clippings, telegrams, typed and hand written letters, and minutes for the Agricultural Supplies Committee.
Name Access
Ross, George
Mackenzie King, WIlliam Lyon
Subject Access
Administration
Advertising
Communications
Communities
Government
Laws and legislation
Lecture
Newspaper
Politics
Politics and government
Public Speaking
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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[1940 Provincial Liberal Candidate Scrapbook]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, colle…
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 30
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 30
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 27.5 x 31 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, collections and artifacts in the Glenbow, posters announcing various political events, and letters pertaining to the Calgary East Federal Liberal Committee Rooms.
Name Access
Ross, George
Subject Access
Advertising
Calgary Herald
Community events
Government
Glenbow Foundation
Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Newspaper
Politics
Politics and government
Geographic Access
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Your Herald Scrapbook - Airplanes and Air Travel

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
Date Range
1934 - 1943
Reference Code
M8 / 2019.83 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
2019.83 : Accession number
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2019.83
Reference Code
M8 / 2019.83 / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Compiled by unknown
Date Range
1934 - 1943
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (64 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)
History / Biographical
Provenance unknown
Scope & Content
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
Notes
At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.
Storage Range
M8 / accn. 375 to accn. 2019.83 OS
Subject Access
Airplane
Airplanes
War
World War II
Newspaper
Geographic Access
Canada
Europe
United States of America
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Government
Health services
Labour
Military
Politics
Science and technology
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Travel scrapbook of commercial postcard prints and souvenirs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the At…
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]
1932
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
Postcard
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Postcard
Responsibility
Some items produced by George S. Cladds [?], Byron Harmon, Gerta Christoffersen, Detroit Publishing Co., and A.C. Leighton
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]
1932
Physical Description
1 scrapbook : ca. 200 b&w and col. postcards ; 14 x 21.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the Athabasca River; portrait paintings of unidentified Indigenous girls by artist Gerta Christoffersen; scenes from Australia, Brussels, Venice, Bermuda, Fiji, Portugal, London, Windsor Castle, California, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Montana, Niagara Falls, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania; and sketched art by A.C. Leighton depicting horses and riders. Many postcards are colorized.
Notes
A few postcards are annotated, mostly blank
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Christoffersen, Gerta
Leighton, Alfred Crocker
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Horses
Horseback riding
Landscapes
Environment
Mountains
Indigenous Peoples
Art
Biography
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
England
London
Australia
Belgium
Italy
Venice
Bermuda
Fiji
Portugal
United States of America
California
Maine
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lake Louise
Massachusetts
Moraine Lake
Maligne Lake
Athabasca Falls
Niagara Falls
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Souvenir postcard scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing postcards likely collected by Eleanor Luxton during national and international travels. Locations include Hawaii, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Panama, and Japan. scrapbook has small textual page attached to inside titled "Interesting Facts …
Date Range
[ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
1939
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
Postcard
Textual record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 3
GMD
Scrapbook
Postcard
Textual record
Responsibility
Some items produced by Curt Teich & Co., Nikkosha, Western Publishing & Novelty Co., and H.S. Crocker Co., Inc.
Date Range
[ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
1939
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (158 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm -- 1 textual record)
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing postcards likely collected by Eleanor Luxton during national and international travels. Locations include Hawaii, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Panama, and Japan. scrapbook has small textual page attached to inside titled "Interesting Facts About Canada" with statistics from 1936.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Landscapes
Sports
Businesses
Hotels
Commerce and industry
Government
Geographic Access
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
United States of America
San Francisco
California
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Panama
Japan
New York
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Use caution when handling as postcards may fall out - item stored with unbleached cotton string fastening it shut to prevent misplacing contents
Consider removing metal bindings to prevent future rust damage
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939…
Date Range
[ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
1939
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 4
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
1939
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records -- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25 cm on matboard
Scope & Content
File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939, as well as Winnipeg, Montreal, Chicago, Panama and Havana, Cuba around the same time period. Includes image of Eleanor [far right] sitting with three unidentified friends at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana.
Material Details
Scrapbook has no cover or bindings
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Events
Advertising
Businesses
Music
Arts
Geographic Access
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Quebec
Montreal
United States of America
Panama
Cuba
Havana
Access Restrictions
Access to original copy may be restricted due to poor condition
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Materials held together with unbleached cotton string
Use of original copy not recommended as there are many loose contents and small items which can be lost or misplaced in scrapbook. Once item has been digitized, access to original may be further restricted for preservation reasons
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Commerce and industry
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding Banff, Cascade of Times gardens, Banff history, events, personalities, also includes articles on wildlife and wildlife management, etc. Includes clippings from Banff Crag & Canyon, Calgary Herald, The Albertan, Toronto Star, etc.
Date Range
1931-1940
Reference Code
M78 / 270
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M78 / S16 / V577
Sous-Fonds
M78
Sub-Series
II / C / 3 Simpson family papers: Other
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M78 / 270
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
Date Range
1931-1940
Physical Description
8cm of textual records (272 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding Banff, Cascade of Times gardens, Banff history, events, personalities, also includes articles on wildlife and wildlife management, etc. Includes clippings from Banff Crag & Canyon, Calgary Herald, The Albertan, Toronto Star, etc.
Name Access
Simson, Jimmy
Subject Access
Activities
Administration
Advertising
Animals
Animal Paddock
Architecture
Banff
Banff Crag and Canyon
Banff Indian Days
Banff Jasper Highway
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Cave and Basin
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Construction
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Environment and Nature
Government
Journalism
Mineral Springs Hospital
Natural resources
Newspaper
Parks Canada
Parks
Public entertainment
Public events
Provincial parks and reserves
The Albertan
Tourism
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Laggan
Bankhead
Anthracite
Canmore
Calgary
Golden
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title written on cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook

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Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…
Date Range
1908-2003
Reference Code
M583 / 01
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Scrapbook
Private record
Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M583 / V274
Sous-Fonds
M583
Accession Number
2021.16
Reference Code
M583 / 01
GMD
Scrapbook
Private record
Date Range
1908-2003
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
History / Biographical
Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Scope & Content
Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.
Name Access
Ford, Allyn
Dart, Nancy
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Advertising
Administration
Canadian National Railway
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Jasper Park Lodge
Sports, recreation and leisure
Trains
Geographic Access
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States of America
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Queen Elizabeth II wedding and coronation scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Royal Family's visits to Canada and the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Content also pertains to the death of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Date Range
[1944 - 1952]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 5
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1944 - 1952]
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Royal Family's visits to Canada and the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Content also pertains to the death of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Funeral
Genealogy
Coronation
Newspaper
Obituary
Public events
Regalia
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Royalty
Weddings
Children
Geographic Access
Canada
England
London
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Handle with caution as some contents are loose
Category
Family and personal life
Politics
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
Crowchild, Chief David
Bearspaw, David
Hunter, Eva
Rider, Eli
Rider, Diane
Bearspaw, Rosie
Bearspaw, Harold
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Luxton Museum
Calgary Herald
Calgary Stampede
Children
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Construction
Education
Fire
Government
Hotel
Indigenous Peoples
Horseback riding
Horses
Museums
Multiculturalism
Newspaper
Parade
Politics
Public events
Recreation
Music
Sanitarium Hotel
School
Stoney Nakoda
Taxidermy
Winnipeg Free Press
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Calgary
Jasper National Park
Morley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Education
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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British royal family [1939 - 1940]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.
Date Range
1939-1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 11
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1939-1940
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.
Subject Access
Royalty
Royal Visit
Politics
Public events
Regalia
Industry
Ship
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
England
London
Access Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Language
English
Conservation
Metal rings removed from binding and replaced with unbleached string to protect materials from rust damage
Two loose items have been stored in mylar
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Politics
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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King George VI and British royal family [ca. 1935 - 1951]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also …
Date Range
[1935-1940]
1939
1951
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Postcard
Published record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 15
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Postcard
Published record
Date Range
[1935-1940]
1939
1951
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also included are two file folders containing:
four postcards bearing images of the King and Queen's visit to Belfast, troops inspections and two publications titled: "Their Majesties' Canadian Visit, 1939" and a timetable of Pilot train and boats and itinerary of activities [placed in a mylar sleeve and file folder].
booklet and b&w photographs relating to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit, 1939 [placed in a file folder].
Subject Access
Politics
Public events
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Royalty
Trains
Travel
Newspaper
Publication
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Jasper
England
London
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Postcard prints and other inserts have been placed in mylar inside scrapbook
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Politics
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
Date Range
[1930 - 1940]
1936
1937
1939
[1940 - 1945]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 17
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 17
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1930 - 1940]
1936
1937
1939
[1940 - 1945]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
Name Access
Dafoe, Allan Roy
Dionne Quintuplets
Meighen, Arthur
Bennett, Robert B.
Grenfell, Wilfred
Davison, Andrew
McBride, Robert
Buchan, John
MacDonald, Ramsay
Mussolini, Benito
Hitler, Adolf
Dubail, Yvon
Pasha, Enver
Ivanov, Nicholas
Von Emmich, Otto
Matsui, Iwane
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Dietrich, Marlene
Garson, Greer
Parker, Cecil
Lindo, Olga
Howard, Trevor
Hofmann, Josef
Bogart, Humphrey
Louis, Joe
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Simpson, Margaret
Subject Access
Politics
Military
Public events
Royalty
Royal tours
Travel
War
Memorial
World War I
World War II
Education
Children
Sports and recreation
Skating
Films and film making
Music
Performance
Baseball
Tennis
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Ottawa
Callander
England
London
China
Shanghai
Czechoslovakia
Prague
United States of America
New York
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
Category
Commerce and industry
Education
Family and personal life
Government
Military
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Social Studies [Canada]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook titled "Social Studies" containing newspaper and magazine clippings [some loose]. Content pertains to the British Empire and its colonies, global trade and industry, and the national development of the United States and Canada. Scrapbook contains a Table of Contents a…
Date Range
[1939 - 1940]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 19
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 19
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1939 - 1940]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook titled "Social Studies" containing newspaper and magazine clippings [some loose]. Content pertains to the British Empire and its colonies, global trade and industry, and the national development of the United States and Canada. Scrapbook contains a Table of Contents attache to the inside front cover [see "Content Details"].
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Industry
Land, settlement and immigration
Politics
Government
History
Geographic Access
Canada
England
United States of America
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Scrapbook has been interleaved
Some contents encased in mylar sleeves
Scrapbook contains loose materials, handle with care
Category
Commerce and industry
Education
Government
Land, settlement and immigration
Science and technology
Politics
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Table of Contents] Social STudies [sic]: A View of our Empire Britain and World Trade Britain's Overseas Empire Development of U.S.A. World Industrial Competition Canada and the Commonwealth Our Province
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Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Environment
History
Industry
Labour
Laws and legislation
Military
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Agriculture
Politics
Politics and government
Science and technology
Ship
War
World War I
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Germany
United States of America
Russia
Language
English
Conservation
Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Government
Labour
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections
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World Progress scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances…
Date Range
1939 - 1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 26
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1939 - 1940
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances Agriculture Travel Protection". Scrapbook contains table of contents inside front cover [see "Content Details"].
Subject Access
Agriculture
Commerce
Copper and copper mines
Environment
Geography
History
Industry
Labour
Legal and Financial
Military
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Newspaper
Politics
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Ireland
Germany
England
Russia
France
United States of America
Panama
Language
English
Conservation
Three metal binder rings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string to protect paper contents of scrapbook
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Labour
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Table of Contents:] Organized Man Power: Ireland and the War Wheat: Britain and War Taxes Food and the War Wool, Cattle, Metal Markets; Bacteria in Milk Oil, Butter, Sugar: Rayon, Bluestone, Radium Chemical Production in the United States New Methods of Transportation The Soy Bean Irrigation Development of the Soviet Union The Chain Store Co-operatives: Frontier Opening Montreal as a Market Investments Africa Chile: Russia Germany and Synthetic Goods Bermuda: Gibraltar The Great Lakes Project: Rice: Farm Moisture London: The Panama and the Americas Great Britain: Banff: Canada Canada's Milk Production: Butter: Results of War on Sugar, etc. U.S. Alaska Highway: Canada Facts and the Flag Possible mines in Canada: U.S.A. and Latin America Deserts and Snow: The Caribbean Pacific Defences [sic] and the Panama Canal Trans Canada Air Lines: Oil and the War Canada and Japan area comparison: Transatlantic Airways European Politics and Men at the Head of Governments
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Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday articles [1938 - 1939], National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper articles from the "Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday" column by W.M. Davidson, November 1938 - April 1939. Scrapbook also contains ten pages of typed notes from the Special General Meeting of the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada dated early April, 1952.
Date Range
1938 - 1939
1952
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 28
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 28
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Responsibility
Articles in scrapbook produced by William McCartney Davidson, published in The Albertan newspaper
Date Range
1938 - 1939
1952
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
William McCartney Davidson (1872-1942) was born in Ontario and worked as a journalist in Toronto before moving to Calgary and purchasing "The Albertan" newspaper in 1902. William published the newspaper for 24 years, before selling the company in 1926. William and his wife, Ethel Heydon (? - 1969), moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1930. Between 1938 and his death in 1942, William wrote a daily editorial article for The Albertan titled "Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday".
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper articles from the "Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday" column by W.M. Davidson, November 1938 - April 1939. Scrapbook also contains ten pages of typed notes from the Special General Meeting of the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada dated early April, 1952.
Notes
Pages are annotated in ink with the publication dates of original articles.
Name Access
Davidson, William McCartney
Subject Access
The Albertan
Newspaper
Politics
Publication
Public events
Government
Women
Administration
Community events
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Scrapbook is fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Conservation
Contents interleaved with acid-free tissue paper to prevent ink transfer
Category
Communications
Government
Politics
Biographical Source Notes
https://albertaonrecord.ca/william-and-ethel-davidson-fonds
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Title based on contents of item
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Norman Sanson fonds

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Part Of
Norman Sanson fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work. Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mounta…
Date Range
1855-1949
Reference Code
M3 / V246
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Norman Sanson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M3
V246
Sous-Fonds
M3
V246
Accession Number
109, 148, 181, 334, 384, 400, 439, 448, 1036, 1148, 1191, 2072. 2484, 2594, 2771, 3028, 6351, 6739, 8096
Reference Code
M3 / V246
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1855-1949
Physical Description
ca.55 cm and 21 v. of textual records. -- 46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
History / Biographical
Norman Bethune Sanson, 1862-1949, was a naturalist, meteorologist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a prominent clergyman, he developed a life-long interest in natural history as a boy. Sanson came west in 1885 to fight in the Riel Rebellion as a member of the Queen's Own Rifles.
In 1892, Sanson came to Banff as an accountant for the Sanitarium Hotel. He also did book-keeping for other local businesses and handled the town's weather reports. In 1896 he was appointed curator of the Park Museum and also worked as zookeeper for the Banff Zoo. From 1896 until 1931, Sanson was meteorological officer and curator of the Park Museum. In 1903 an observatory was built on Sulphur Mountain on a site chosen by Sanson. During the period 1903-1931, Sanson made one thousand ascents of Sulphur Mountain to collect weather records. In 1948, the Dominion Government acknowledged his many years of service by naming a peak on the mountain for him.
As a nature enthusiast, Sanson was well-known both in Banff and beyond. He was an avid collector of flora and fauna, both privately and through his job as museum curator. Sanson was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Rotary Club. He was a warden of St. George's Anglican Church and a supporter of the Canadian Bible Society. He was active in community events such as the Banff Winter Carnival, for which he organized and led the snowshoeing events. An ardent mountain traveller, he enjoyed both hiking and snowshoeing. Following retirement, Sanson toured extensively on foot throughout Britain and Europe.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work.
Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mountain and maps; III. Travel diary, 1900-1933, 1 cm.; IV. Register books, 1931, 1941, n.d. 2 cm.; IV. Scrapbooks, 1909-1931, n.d., 21 vol, many containing postcards from Great Britain and around the world; VI. Miscellaneous, 1855-1895, n.d., 4 cm.
Photographs consist of: I. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 v., pertain to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. II. Postcard set, ca.1930.
Name Access
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series description and partial file description
reference microfilm copies of photographs albums and some textual materials
Creator
Sanson, Norman
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
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Tom Wilson family fonds

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members. Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed …
Date Range
1861-1982
Reference Code
M10 / V701
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 10
V 701
Sous-Fonds
M 10
V 701
Accession Number
551, 981, 1234, 1578, 1634, 2097, 3039, 7750 (unproc)
Reference Code
M10 / V701
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1861-1982
Physical Description
2 v. and 2 cm of textual records. -- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 cm of print material
History / Biographical
The Wilson family were guides, outfitters and ranchers at Morley, Kootenay Plains, Banff and Nordegg, Alberta, Canada. Thomas Edmonds (Tom) Wilson, 1859- 1933, and Minnie McDougall Wilson, 1865-1936, had six children, including sons John Clark Wilson, 1888-1932, and Thomas Edmonds (Ed) Wilson, 1892-1973. Daughters were Ada, 1886-1967?, Rene, Bessie and Dora. Tom Wilson is credited with the discovery of Lake Louise in July of 1882, while working as a packer on the Canadian Pacific Railway survey through the mountains. In 1883, Wilson established his own business at Banff, Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia. After selling the business in 1904, Tom Wilson operated a horse ranch at Kootenay Plains. He later retired to Banff. Ed Wilson was born at Morley and raised in Banff. Around 1910 he began working for Brewster Trading Company at Banff and, later, Lake Louise. Just before the First World War, he moved to Nordegg, where he worked for the Bighorn Trading Company for many years.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members.
Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed Wilson, the Wilson family, and early guiding and exploration in the Canadian Rockies (photocopy in two volumes); miscellaneous papers, 1905-1929, including a holograph speech by D. D. Galletly on the cave at Banff; letter and note re sale of horses to Frank Wellman, 1920; letters to Catharine Whyte from Ada Wilson re personal matters and Wilson family history, 1964-1965; transcripts of manuscripts by Tom Wilson and B. M. (Bess) Wilson re the CPR and tourism and 1916 pack trip Lake Louise to Kootenay Plains; letters of Col. Robert O'Hara to Tom Wilson, 1895- 1914, re Mount Assiniboine and Lake O'Hara; letter by Catharine Robb Whyte to Tom Link, 1965, re Lake O'Hara history based partly upon above material; diary, Trip to ranch by B. M. Wilson; essay, The last of the pathfinders by Dorie (Wilson) Legit; programmes, articles, clippings re Tom Wilson, 1924-1982; Eliza Edmonds certificate, 1845, and later clipping.
Photographs pertain to outfitting and guiding activities of Tom, John and Ed Wilson, including clients, associates and trips throughout the Rocky Mountains; Wilson family, friends and associates; Stoney Indians; Kootenay Plains; Banff people and events; Banff townsite and surrounding area; Canadian Pacific Railway; Nordegg area; 1861-1930. Includes photograph of Tom Wilson at Lake Louise inscribed to A. O. Wheeler, 1932. Many of the early photographs were taken by clients of Tom Wilson. Later, after settling at Kootenay Plains, Wilson was apparently given a camera by Mary Vaux and likely took many of the Stoney Indians views. Ed Wilson was an amateur photographer and likely took most of the views of staff at Lake Louise and of Nordegg.
Name Access
Wilson, Ada
Wilson, Ed
Wilson, Tom
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
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
modern reference prints
Creator
Wilson, Ed
Wilson, Tom
Category
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 / Unprocessed
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