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Geological survey

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets); Map

Published Date: 1930

Publisher: Dept. of Mines

Call Number: C7-6.4

Publisher: Dept. of Mines

Published Date: 1930

Scale: Scale: 1 inch to 1/4 mile; Relief: Contour interval 50'

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets); Map

Subjects: Gaspe County - Part of Lemieux Township

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: C7-6.4

Collection: Archives Library

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The golden grindstone : the adventures of George M. Mitchell

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1935

Publisher: Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch

Call Number: 08.2 G76g

Responsibility: Recorded by Angus Graham

Publisher: Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch

Published Date: 1935

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Exploration; Pioneer life; Travel; Indigenous; Indigenous People; Colonialism

Contents: I. The general idea -- II. The geographical problem -- III. The immigrant train -- IV. Edmonton -- V. Athbasca landing -- VI. The Athabasca River -- VII. Grand rapids -- VIII. The Slave River -- IX. Great Slave Lake -- X. Fort Simpson -- XI. The Mackenzie River -- XII. Fort McPherson --XIII. The Eskimo -- XIV. The first traffic with the Indians -- XV. The Peel River -- The upper Peel River and the valley of noises -- XVII. Gold -- XVIII. The winter camp -- XIX. Prospecting and exploration -- XX. Bears and wolves -- XXI. The winter night -- XXII. The Indians' visit -- XXIII. Dogs -- XXIV. The broken knee -- XXV. The last of the white men -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVII. Caribou -- XXVIII. The old lady -- XXIX. Famine and riot -- XXX. Mitchell becomes an Indian -- XXXI. An Indian "Veillee" -- XXXII. Women -- XXXIII. The closest shave of all -- XXXIV. The skin boats -- XXXV. Summer hunting -- XXXVI. Mitchell remains an Indian -- XXXVII. The last of the Indians.

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 08.2 G76g

Collection: Archives Library

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Prospecting in Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1935

Publisher: Ottawa : King's Printer

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: 03.6 G29p

Responsibility: by Officers of the Geological Survey of Canada

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Ottawa : King's Printer

Published Date: 1935

Physical Description: 288p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Economic geology series 7

Subjects: Mineral resources

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 1195

Call Number: 03.6 G29p

Collection: Archives Library

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Canadian Pacific facts and figures

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1937

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Foundation Library

Call Number: 08.5 C16cpf

Responsibility: compiled and edited by the General Publicity Department

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Foundation Library

Published Date: 1937

Physical Description: 256p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hotels; Paddle steamers; Rolling stock

Accession Number: 478; Incomplete copy transferred from Banff Library

Call Number: 08.5 C16cpf

Collection: Archives Library

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North American big game : official measurement records

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1934

Publisher: Bridgeport (CT) : Remington Arms

Call Number: 04.2 N81bg

Responsibility: compiled by Prentiss N. Gray for the Boone and Crockett Club and the National Collection of Heads and Horns of the New York Zoological Society

Publisher: Bridgeport (CT) : Remington Arms

Published Date: 1934

Physical Description: 38p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hunting; Simpson, Jimmy

Call Number: 04.2 N81bg

Collection: Archives Library

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General conditions and specifications for all trades for the erection of Auditorium Building, Banff National Park, for The Board of National Park School District No. 102, Banff, Alberta

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1938 or 9

Publisher: Ottawa : Dept. of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch

Call Number: 03.8 B22a Pam

Publisher: Ottawa : Dept. of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch

Published Date: 1938 or 9

Physical Description: 471

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: 03.8 B22a Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff, Kootenay, Yoho, Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1939?]

Publisher: Ottawa : National Parks Bureau

Call Number: 13.113 B22bky Pam c.1; 13.113 B22bky Pam c.2

Publisher: Ottawa : National Parks Bureau

Published Date: [1939?]

Physical Description: 44p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 17500

Call Number: 13.113 B22bky Pam c.1; 13.113 B22bky Pam c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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The Canadian Rockies : Jasper Park and Mt. Robson districts : a series of 30 exclusive views printed in real photogravure

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1938

Publisher: Banff: Byron Harmon

Call Number: 13.113 J31bh Pam

Responsibility: Byron Harmon

Publisher: Banff: Byron Harmon

Published Date: 1938

Physical Description: 16l. : all ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Pictorial works

Notes: Handwritten on front: Tour of July-Aug 1938

Accession Number: 5308; 7979

Call Number: 13.113 J31bh Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The first international peace park in the world

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1932

Call Number: 13.117 W31 Pam

Published Date: 1932

Physical Description: p.4-5 : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Notes: In Western Motordom, vol.X, no.12

Accession Number: 17500

Call Number: 13.117 W31 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Climbs at Banff and vicinity

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1930]

Publisher: [Montreal? : Canadian Pacific Railway

Call Number: 01.4 B22w Pam

Publisher: [Montreal? : Canadian Pacific Railway

Published Date: 1930]

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Rock climbing

Notes: "Arthur O. Wheeler . . . is the writer of this little brochure" (back of front cover)

Accession Number: 184

Call Number: 01.4 B22w Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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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

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British royal family genealogy and images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to King Edward and Queen Alexandria; the history of the Royal Family; Queen Mary and King George V; broadcast messages; and a magazine containing photographs of Queen Mary, titled "Her Majesty the Queen".

Date Range: 1935; [1936-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping; 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 - 16

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping; Published record

Date Range: 1935; [1936-1940]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to King Edward and Queen Alexandria; the history of the Royal Family; Queen Mary and King George V; broadcast messages; and a magazine containing photographs of Queen Mary, titled "Her Majesty the Queen".

Notes: Magazine "Her Majesty the Queen" was removed from scrapbook and placed in file folder in box.

Subject Access: Royalty; Royal tours; Public events; Politics; Military; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: England; London; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Pages interleaved; Handle scrapbook with caution as some contents are loose

Category: Family and personal life; Military; Politics

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days brochures

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of promotional materials in the form of brochures and a flyer for Banff Indian Days. Some brochures are annotated [possibly containing edits before being published]. Contains duplicates of some items.

Date Range: 1938-1953

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 6

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Responsibility: Some items published by Crag & Canyon Presses

Date Range: 1938-1953

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records : 12 items ; 15.6 x 24.0 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of promotional materials in the form of brochures and a flyer for Banff Indian Days. Some brochures are annotated [possibly containing edits before being published]. Contains duplicates of some items.

Notes: Copies of items may be found in LUX / II / F1 / 20. One flyer and two brochures with annotations have been digitized as other materials have been digitized and may found in LUX / II / F1 / 20.; Reference copies of Banff Indian Days posters were included in this file, however they were stored with additional Banff Indian Day posters and may now be found at LUX / I / D3. The associated items are LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14