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Luxton family fonds

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Reference Code: LUX

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

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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; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Physical Description: ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)

History / Biographical: The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.; Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.; Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.; In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.; The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.; Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.; Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.; Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.

Notes: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:; I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.; II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.; III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First Nations; Professional and Personal Life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Research

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material; box list for unprocessed material

Creator: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific…

Date Range: 1914-1963

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.2. Georgina Luxton : Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 - 2

Date Range: 1914-1963

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific Hotels Supper and Dance; tickets to the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics; Banff Post Office registration; receipts from various Banff businesses; hotel receipts; and passes to Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Membership; Club; Administration; Community events; Volunteering; Finances; Businesses; Sports and recreation; Hotel; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Golfing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff; United States of America; Los Angeles

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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

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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 - 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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Professional and personal photographs

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 88 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 102 (Winter 1960), and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, camps and stunt nights.

Date Range: [ca. 1959 - ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 269 to 356

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 269 to 356

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1959 - ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 88 photographs : prints, 8x10 in. and smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 88 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 102 (Winter 1960), and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, camps and stunt nights.

Notes: Includes some duplicates Some photographs may be attributed to Canadian Pacific

Subject Access: Camping; Hiking; Packing; Horses; Trails; Travel; Mountain; Landscapes; Fishing; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Drumheller; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Titled based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous person

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Siwash Indian

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian washing gold, N. Bend

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Subject Access: Discovery and exploration; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Processing Status: Processed

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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1976

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.12

Description: Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.

Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1976

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 61.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.

Subject: portrait; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.12

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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1975

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.08

Description: Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.

Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1975

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 15.8 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.

Subject: portrait, male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.08

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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1970

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.83

Description: A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1970

Dimensions: 36.0 x 11.0 x 22.0 cm

Description: A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.

Subject: mythological; faces

Credit: Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.83

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Untitled [Poster of Geisha]

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1878 – 1878

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.07 a-c

Description: This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled [Poster of Geisha]

Date: 1878 – 1878

Medium: print on paper

Description: This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a descriptor of their role in Japanese. In the first panel are two women standing facing to their own right. The centre panel features three women sitting; two facing left, one right. 2 of these women have musical instruments. The third panel features two women sitting facing left. A green panel is behind them with a scroll on the far wall.

Subject: gathering; figures; women;Geisha

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.07 a-c

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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1880

Medium: drawing on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.15

Description: on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the sh…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1880

Medium: drawing on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the shape is a thin solid line that sits on top of the shape. On top of this line is a small triangle. On the bottom left of the shape a small strait line juts out, and curves a little at the bottom

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.15

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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: ca. 1960 – 1965

Catalogue Number: UnK.08.30

Description: Two figures on a dog sled, on land, surrounded by animals. Two poles are used at the back of the sealskin for hanging purposes.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: ca. 1960 – 1965

Dimensions: 95.0 x 168.0 cm

Description: Two figures on a dog sled, on land, surrounded by animals. Two poles are used at the back of the sealskin for hanging purposes.

Subject: animals; birds; seals; bears; dogs; figures; transportation; komatik (dog sled); Arctic

Credit: Gift of Nikki MacKenzie, Saanichton, 2004

Catalogue Number: UnK.08.30

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Christmas card

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a Christmas/New Years card featuring a photograph of a row of tepees with a horse at one end and mountains in the background from the Norman and Georgina Luxton

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 78

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 78

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a Christmas/New Years card featuring a photograph of a row of tepees with a horse at one end and mountains in the background from the Norman and Georgina Luxton

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Christmas; Horses; Tepee

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Christmas card

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a Christmas card from Norman and Georgina Luxton featuring tepees and horses in an open field

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1963]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 424

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 424

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1963]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a Christmas card from Norman and Georgina Luxton featuring tepees and horses in an open field

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Christmas; Horses; Tepee

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]; 1975

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Poster

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.

GMD: Poster

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]; 1975

Physical Description: 3 Posters: colour, b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.

Notes: Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"

Name Access: di Michelino, Domenico; Vermeer

Subject Access: Midwestern Rail Association; Trains; Banff Springs Hotel; Arts; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: Latin

Conservation: Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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"Hotel Closed" Sign

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Physical Description: 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Name Access: Morant, Ivy; Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Hotel; Sign

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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News scrapbook

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman an…

Date Range: 1933; 1935 - 1940; 1947; 1950; 1956; 1960 - 1965; 1968; 1969; 1974

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Articles mainly published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald

Date Range: 1933; 1935 - 1940; 1947; 1950; 1956; 1960 - 1965; 1968; 1969; 1974

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 52 pages ; 31 x 39 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman and Georgina Luxton, Jimmy Simpson Sr. and Jim and Fern Brewster; articles on achievements by Jimmy Simpson Sr., Norman Luxton, Norman B. Sanson and others; and other news including opinion articles, sports updates and articles on construction/expansion projects and local events held in Banff.

Notes: Newspaper articles attached to inside of scrapbook cover wide range of dates. Scrapbook has been placed in sub-series M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] as a large portion of articles fall within specified dates.; Some articles are loose in scrapbook

Material Details: Most newspaper clippings attached inside with adhesive, some items loose.

Name Access: Wheatley, Alice; Wheatley, Frank; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; LaCasse, Annie; LaCasse, Ulysses; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Kidney, Maude; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Sanson, Norman; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Harmon, Byron; Brett, Robert G.

Subject Access: Businesses; Calgary Herald; Community events; Commerce and industry; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Family and personal life; Funeral; Hockey; Sports; Travel; Tourism; Townsite development; Skiing; Politics; Photography; Advertising; Industry; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Physical access may be restricted due to fragile state

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and prevent loss or misplacement of loose articles inside; Item stored flat and separately from other materials to prevent further physical damage; Consider digitizing contents of scrapbook and limiting access to the physical copy due to its poor condition and risk of loose contents

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of…

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

203 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by Associated Screen News Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Byron Harmon

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Physical Description: 1 album (193 b&w photographs ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller -- 2 textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of Eleanor Luxton as a child and as an adult, group and individual portraits of mostly unidentified individuals [likely immediate and extended family and friends of Eleanor, including Norman and Georgina Luxton], unidentified children playing, images from the Calgary Stampede parade [ca. 1940s], unidentified Indigenous groups and individuals [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members during Banff Indian Days], Dr. Casey's Ranch [1944], and a family picnic. File also includes one small textual record describing a 1943 Curtiss-Wright Corporation staff event, as well as an annotated Christmas card from Ruth and Frank Neustadt [n.d.].

Notes: Some items are annotated on back; Items not in chronological or other clear order

Material Details: Album has clear plastic layer on surface of front and back covers; Green plastic stitched around border of both covers and side bindings