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Giving the past a name - we can't change the past, but we change how it's remembered
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25134
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Author
- Swanson, Tera
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
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- P
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- Author
- Swanson, Tera
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Physical Description
- p.22 - 23
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Recognizing Relations project at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library - collaborative naming project aiming to reunite Stoney Nakoda Peoples in the photographs in the archival holdings with their names which are often omitted or incorrect
- Notes
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020
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- P
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- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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Alberta caribou work continues while B.C. puts agreements in place
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25215
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
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- P
1 website
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Responsibility
- Carolyn Campbell
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 12
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Caribou
- Wildlife
- Wildlife corridors
- Wildlife management
- First Nations
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to updates on agreements Alberta and British Columbia are creating to protect extirpated caribou herds in both provinces and legal cases put forward by environmental groups and First Nations including Ecojustice, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, David Suzuki Foundation. Other communities involved with caribou management plans including Cold Lake First Nation, Saulteau First Nations, West Moberly First Nations
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.3, September 2020
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- P
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- Archives Library
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- Digital copy available
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Jasper's endangered caribou need stronger management
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25221
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
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- P
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- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Responsibility
- Carolyn Campbell
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 15 - 16
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Caribou
- Wildlife
- Wildlife corridors
- Wildlife management
- First Nations
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to stronger managment regarding caribou herds in Jasper National Park including back country restrictions in late winter, re-assess summer-fall access impacts, revoke approval of specific ski runs, prioritize caribou re-occupancy of Maligne range with precautionary actions to mitigate wolf re-occupancy
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.4, December 2020
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- Archives Library
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The McDougall Orphanage
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25226
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- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Chalmers, John J.
- Publisher
- Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
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- P
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- Author
- Chalmers, John J.
- Responsibility
- John J. Chalmers
- Publisher
- Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- p. 24 - 27
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Article pertains to the orphanage associated with the McDougall Memorial United Church at Morley - it was established in 1883
- Notes
- In Alberta History, Autumn 2020, Volume 68, Number 4, p. 24 - 27
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- Archives Library
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- Historical Society of Alberta website
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Brushes with climate change - Rockies Repeat project explores the intersection between conservation, art, history, and culture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25227
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Brooke
- Call Number
- P
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- Author
- Campbell, Brooke
- Responsibility
- Brooke Campbell
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- p. 12 - 13
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Rockies Repeat Project which involves a group of women travelling to specific locations and re-creating the paintings of Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte with the end result of creating a documentary, exhibition and digital storytelling capsule
- Notes
- In Canada's History, Vol. 101, No.2 (April-May)
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- P
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- Archives Library
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- Available online
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Five little Indians
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25242
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Good, Michelle
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Harper Perennial
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 05.2 G59f
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- Author
- Good, Michelle
- Responsibility
- Michelle Good
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Harper Perennial
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 293 pages
- Subjects
- Fiction
- First Nations
- Racism
- Abstract
- Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn't want them. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission. Fuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can't stop running and moves restlessly from job to job - through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps - trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward. (from publisher's website)
- ISBN
- 9781443459181
- Accession Number
- P2020.7
- Call Number
- 05.2 G59f
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Raven's witness : the Alaska life of Richard K. Nelson
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25252
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Lentfer, Hank
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- 08 L46r
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- Author
- Lentfer, Hank
- Responsibility
- Hank Lentfer
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 251 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- Before his death in 2019, cultural anthropologist, author, and radio producer Richard K. Nelson's work focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, on the relationships between people and nature. Nelson lived for extended periods in Athabaskan and Alaskan Eskimo villages, experiences which inspired his earliest written works, including "Hunters of the Northern Ice." In "Raven's Witness," Lentfer tells Nelson's story--from his midwestern childhood to his first experiences with Native culture in Alaska through his own lifelong passion for the land where he so belonged (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Foreword / Barry Lopez -- Prologue: Solid Ground -- Part I: Niglik -- Part II: Making Prayers -- Part III: Island Years -- Part IV: True Wealth -- Afterword: Wings
- Notes
- 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Grand Prize
- 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781680513073
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08 L46r
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Indigenous identity formation in post-secondary institutions : I found myself in the most unlikely place
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25266
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Barnes, Barbara G.
- Voyageur, Cora J.
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Brush Education Inc.
- Call Number
- 07.2 B26i
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- Responsibility
- Barbara G. Barnes
- Cora J. Voyageur
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Brush Education Inc.
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 132 pages
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- First Nations
- History
- Abstract
- This book presents a study conducted between 2005 and 2010 of 60 self-declared Indigenous university students from western Canada. The study explored Indigenous identity formation among these students through these central research questions:
- Do conventional definitions of identity, and conventional identity formation theories, offer ways to understand the identity of these Indigenous students?
- What role, if any, does postsecondary education play in the formation and/or confirmation of the identity of Indigenous students as Indigenous individuals? The study is unique for two reasons. First, little scholarly attention has been paid to Indigenous individuals’ sense of identity. While the literature and research on identity is diverse, it mostly focuses on Eurocentric definitions of identity. Second, this study emphasizes Indigenous identity formation in postsecondary institutions. This book moves beyond a simple understanding of Indigenous students’ concept of identity and delves into determining the role a university education can play in the development of an Indigenous individual’s identity (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Preface and dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Find the self: a history of defining Indigenous identity in Canada
- Conventional and Indigenous concepts of identity
- A history of Indigenous education in Canada
- Who were the participants?
- Identity and Blumer's symbolic interactionism: definitions and participant responses
- Identity and Mihesuah's Native identity development theory: definition and participant responses
- The university experience
- Building on Mihesuah: a Canadian Indigenous identity formation model
- References
- About the authors
- ISBN
- 9781550598544
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 07.2 B26i
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- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Revision and resistance : mistiko^siwak (Wooden Boat People) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25281
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Monkman, Kent
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON : Art Canada Institute
- Call Number
- 06.1 M74r
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- Author
- Monkman, Kent
- Responsibility
- Kent Monkman
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON : Art Canada Institute
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 127 pages (2 folded) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Abstract
- This book explores mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) by the internationally renowned artist Kent Monkman. Commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the epic diptych exhibited in The Met’s Great Hall revisits iconic works of art, notably the famed painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. Monkman—featured in mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) as his time-travelling, shape-shifting, gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle—reverses the colonial gaze of American and European art history through an Indigenous lens to present a powerful vision for the future. Revision and Resistance: mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the definitive documentation on Monkman, his practice, and two of the most important paintings of our times. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction from the Met / by Randall Griffey -- Introduction from ACI / by Sara Angel -- Introducing Miss Chief Eagle Testickle / by Shirley Madill -- Inside Kent Monkman's Studio / by Jami Powell -- Revisioning History: An Index, Part I / by Ruth Phillips & Mark Phillips -- Welcoming the Newcomers by Ruth Phillips & Mark Phillips -- Revisioning History: An Index, Part II / by Sasha Suda -- Resurgence of the People / by Sasha Suda -- Waves of History / by Nick Estes.
- ISBN
- 9781487102258
- Call Number
- 06.1 M74r
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- Archives Library
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Canadian National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4806
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1904]
- Author
- Canada. Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- 13.113 C16 Pam
- 13.113 C16 Pam c.2
- Published Date
- [1904]
- Physical Description
- 63p. : ill
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Tourism
- Travel
- Mountains
- First Nations
- Rivers
- Flowers
- Lakes
- Trees
- Trails
- Wildlife
- Abstract
- Pertains to travel to the Rocky Mountain Parks (Banff National Park) including summaries and photos and drawings of popular attractions
- Notes
- Cover title: Canadian National Park (Rocky Mountains) Banff, Alberta. This cover was used on page 121 of "The selling of Canada" by E. J. Hart, which indicated that this was the Canadian Government's first major tourist literature to support the efforts of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Accession Number
- 2308
- 2019.103
- Call Number
- 13.113 C16 Pam
- 13.113 C16 Pam c.2
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Young Blackfoot Indian, at a camp near Calgary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15098
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.60, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Siksika
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.82, (January 1890)
- photograph on p.60, description on p.55 under "Our Engravings"
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Indian camp, Blackfoot reserve, near Calgary, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15105
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.268, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Siksika
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.95, (April 1890)
- photograph on p.268, description on p.266 under "Our Engravings"
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A Blackfoot family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15106
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.269, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Siksika
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.95, (April 1890)
- photograph on p.269, description on p.266 under "Our Engravings"
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Pisquapita (Hair in Knot) Cree Indian, Calgary and Kuskita-au-Musqua (Black Bear) Cree, Squaw, Calgary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15107
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.281, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.96, (May 1890)
- photographs on p.281, description on p.279 under "Our Engravings"
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Old indian and squaws on the Blackfoot reserve, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15108
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.284, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Siksika
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.96, (May 1890)
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The late Indian Chief, "Crowfoot"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15110
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.304, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Siksika
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.97, (May 1890)
- engraving on p. 304, description on p.295 under "Our Engravings"
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- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the fron…
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- Title
- Beaded Yoke
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 100.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the front and back. The beading is done on canvas in a lazy stitch.
- Subject
- First Nations
- Plains
- Plateau
- decorative
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
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- Date
- 1900 – 1973
- Material
- leather; wood; antler; horn;
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0064
- Description
- Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were…
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- Title
- Dog Saddle
- Date
- 1900 – 1973
- Material
- leather; wood; antler; horn;
- Dimensions
- 48.9 x 18.6 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were one[?] used by Great grandmother.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0064
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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
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
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- 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
- 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
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- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
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