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Fletcher P. Brady fonds

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Part Of: Fletcher P. Brady fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.

Date Range: [ca.1929]-1966

Reference Code: M119

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Fletcher P. Brady fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 119

Sous-Fonds: M 119

Accession Number: 901

Reference Code: M119

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1929]-1966

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Fletcher P. Brady was a towerman with the New England Association of Railroad Veterans in Providence, Rhode Island. In the 1930s, he served as an officer of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.

Name Access: Brady, Fletcher P.

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Guiding; Guides

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Brady, Fletcher P.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Figure Skating Scrapbook Pages

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.

Date Range: 1931-1933

Reference Code: M78 / 285

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual records

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / V16 / V577

Sous-Fonds: M78

Sub-Series: IV / A / 2 Simpson Sisters professional papers: Scrapbooks

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M78 / 285

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual records

Date Range: 1931-1933

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (36 pages ; 21 x 26 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.

Name Access: Henie, Sonja

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Alberta Winter Games; Awards; Banff Skating Club; Banff Winter Carnival; Community events; Newspaper; Performance; Public entertainment; Skating

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; Toronto; Edmonton; Ottawa; Chicago; Saskatoon; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Ontario; United States of America; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Dan McCowan letters of appreciation from American audiences

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.

Date Range: 1927-1952

Reference Code: M55 / 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M55 / V408

Series: I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Sous-Fonds: M55

Accession Number: 6892

Reference Code: M55 / 15

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1927-1952

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 23.5 x 28.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.

Name Access: McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: Administration; Canadian Pacific Railway; Communications; Professional and Personal Life

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Dan McCowan Career Scrapbook

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.

Date Range: 1929-1941

Reference Code: M55 / 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M55 / V408

Series: I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Sous-Fonds: M55

Accession Number: 6892

Reference Code: M55 / 16

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1929-1941

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (49 pages ; 23 x 28 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.

Name Access: McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: Academics; Community events; Description and travel; Education; Environment and Nature; Events; Lecture; Newspaper; Professional and Personal Life; Public Speaking

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Postcard scrapbook

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: M79 / 9C

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Sous-Fonds: M79

Sub-Series: I / D Mary Schaffer papers: other

Accession Number: 7731

Reference Code: M79 / 9C

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: 3cm of textual records (33 pages ; 27 x 18 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."

Subject Access: Buildings; Cactus; Caves; Desert; Horses; Travel; Postcards

Geographic Access: Arizona; California; New Mexio; Colorado; Utah; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnival photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Physical Description: 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.

Notes: PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Standish, Gordon; Davies, Jim; MacDonald, Hugh John

Subject Access: Winter sports; Winter Carnival; Sunshine Lodge; Skiing; Sled dogs; Ski jumping; Skating; Lake Minnewanka; Lake Louise; Ice sculpture; Hot Springs; Dogsledding

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber

Biographical Source Notes: Banff Winter Carnival fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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Tom Wilson Scrapbook

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to the life and achievements of Tom Wilson.

Date Range: 1881-1968

Reference Code: M10 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M10 / V701

Series: M10 / 1

Sous-Fonds: M10

Accession Number: 1634

Reference Code: M10 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1881-1968

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records (146 pages ; 29 x 36 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to the life and achievements of Tom Wilson.

Name Access: Tom Wilson

Subject Access: Banff High School; School; Guide; Guiding; Exploration; Discovery and exploration; Newspaper; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

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

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pearl Landsman Arthritis Scrapbook

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Part Of: Mineral Springs Hospital fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Pearl Landsman, and her study of arthritis. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1938-1945

Reference Code: M308 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Mineral Springs Hospital fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M308 / V381

Sous-Fonds: M308

Accession Number: 2039

Reference Code: M308 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1938-1945

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (21 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Pearl Landsman, and her study of arthritis. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings.

Name Access: Landsman, Pearl

Subject Access: Mineral Springs Hospital; Medicine; Study

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

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Nancy Lyall Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nancy Lyall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.

Date Range: 1930-1950

Reference Code: M49 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nancy Lyall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M49 / V376

Sous-Fonds: M49

Accession Number: 308

Reference Code: M49 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1930-1950

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (76 pages ; 28 x 39 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.

Notes: Written in pencil on the front cover is a note dated 9 November 1967 when the scrapbook was donated to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff.

Name Access: Lyall, Nancy

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Art; Businesses; Camping; Charity; Community events; Community life; Hotels; Journalism; Leisure; Mountaineering; Performance; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Canmore; Calgary; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Theatre Arts

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Part Of: Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about theatre, drama, and music productions throughout Banff and Calgary. Inlcudes newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, promgrammes, letters to Helen Jo Kennedy, and sketches of stage scenes.

Date Range: 1934-1951

Reference Code: M72 / 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M72 / V323

Sous-Fonds: M72

Accession Number: 361

Reference Code: M72 / 11

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1934-1951

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual material (29.5 x 41 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about theatre, drama, and music productions throughout Banff and Calgary. Inlcudes newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, promgrammes, letters to Helen Jo Kennedy, and sketches of stage scenes.

Name Access: Kennedy, Helen Jo

Subject Access: Activities; Churches; Choir; Community events; Community life; Dance; Plays; Theatre; Rundle Memorial Church

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

Language: English

Creator: Kennedy, Helen Jo

Title Source: Title written on the cover

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountaineering Scrapbook

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Part Of: Herbert E. Sampson fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to scrapbook containing news clippings and memorabilia related to mountaineering in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Alps.

Date Range: 1927-1939

Reference Code: M76

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Herbert E. Sampson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M76 / V174

Sous-Fonds: M76

Accession Number: 496

Reference Code: M76

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1927-1939

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (22 pages ; 27 x 35.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to scrapbook containing news clippings and memorabilia related to mountaineering in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Alps.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Geddes, Malcolm D.; Phillips, Donald (Curly); Sampson, Herbert E.

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Avalanches; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Bears; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Jasper; Tonquin Valley; Mount Lefroy; Mount Logan; Matterhorn; Himalayas; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Sports and news scrapbook

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 65 news article clippings, 24 track and field ribbons, 5 sports team patches and 2 hand-drawn pencil illustrations of hockey goalies [one captioned "Charlie Gardiner"]. Content pertains to Jack Kidney MacAulay's hockey career including awards, Banff hoc…

Date Range: 1934 - 1942; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]

Reference Code: M74 / I / B / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Drawing

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / I / B : 1921 - 1950

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / I / B / 1

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Date Range: 1934 - 1942; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 19 pages ; 26 x 30 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 65 news article clippings, 24 track and field ribbons, 5 sports team patches and 2 hand-drawn pencil illustrations of hockey goalies [one captioned "Charlie Gardiner"]. Content pertains to Jack Kidney MacAulay's hockey career including awards, Banff hockey games and team members [late 1930's], and numerous news articles announcing updates on local military members and obituaries of individuals local to the Banff area. Includes articles announcing marriage and death of Margaret Simpson.

Name Access: Kidney, Jack; MacAulay, Jack; Simpson, Margaret; Gardiner, Charlie

Subject Access: Sports; Hockey; World War II; Obituary; Skiing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Pages with illustrations near front and back covers have been interleaved with acid-free paper to prevent further rubbing and fading of pencil.

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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News clippings scrapbook

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [contents possibly compiled by Maud Kdney] containing ca. 80 news clippings [roughly half loose in scrapbook] mostly from the Calgary Herald and Crag and Canyon newspapers, and one blue pamphlet for a local awards night for the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League in 1972. …

Date Range: 1927; 1938; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; 1956; [ca. 1960]; 1962 - 1966; 1969; [ca. 1970]; 1972

Reference Code: M74 / I / C / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Newspaper clipping

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / I / C : 1951 - 1977

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / I / C / 2

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1927; 1938; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; 1956; [ca. 1960]; 1962 - 1966; 1969; [ca. 1970]; 1972

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 38 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [contents possibly compiled by Maud Kdney] containing ca. 80 news clippings [roughly half loose in scrapbook] mostly from the Calgary Herald and Crag and Canyon newspapers, and one blue pamphlet for a local awards night for the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League in 1972. Clippings pertain to numerous topics of local interest including a visit to Banff by governor General Georges Vanier in 1960 and an article on the Simpson Sisters from 1938, as well as obituaries and other personal news announcements.

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist; Item has been placed in sub-series M74 / I / C : 1951 - 1977 due to large volume of contents falling within or near this date range. Loose items within scrapbook have been kept in original order to maintain context

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Vanier, Georges; Crosby, Lou

Subject Access: Skating; Obituary; Sports; Hockey; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Use caution when handling as there are many loose materials

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Edwin W. Mills photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Columbia Icefield ACC camp, 1938, and Bugaboo Creek ACC camp, 1946. Includes series of views of Rex Gibson cutting snowsteps.

Date Range: 1938, 1946

Reference Code: V14 / AC 020P / 01-15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 020P / 01-15

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1938, 1946

Physical Description: 15 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Columbia Icefield ACC camp, 1938, and Bugaboo Creek ACC camp, 1946. Includes series of views of Rex Gibson cutting snowsteps.

Name Access: Mills, Edwin W.; Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Travel scrapbook

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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

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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

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Hawaii, Japan and China cruise travel scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Rai…

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Published record

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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 / 5

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Published record

Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (4 cm of textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes 23 copies of Pacific Empress magazine [July and August, 1937].

Notes: Some copies of Pacific Empress magazine are duplicates

Material Details: Front cover of scrapbook has emblem with Hawaiian landscape/waterfront scene with text "ALOHA HAWAII"

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Cruise ships; Transportation; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Hawaii; Japan; Mount Fuji; Kyoto; China; Repulse Bay; Hong Kong

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Mandarin; Japanese

Conservation: Some items are loose in scrapbook - secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and in original order

Category: Commerce and industry; Transportation; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Cultural pluralism

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

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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