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- William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian) 2
- William Notman (1826 – 1891) 2
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Banff School District No. 102 fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of minutes, 1895-1983; miscellaneous administrative files on school operations and local government, 1920-1979; legal and financial records, 1888-1979; assessment and tax rolls, 1901-1972, 19 v.; attendance registers, 1888-1986, 987 v.; an annive…
- Date Range
- 1887-1986
- Reference Code
- M4 / V44
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Government record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M4
- V44
- Sous-Fonds
- M4
- V44
- Accession Number
- 209, 2193, 2305, 2470, 2561, 2889, 2980, 3178, 3272, 3750, 4026, 5140, 5397, 5536, 7999
- Reference Code
- M4 / V44
- Date Range
- 1887-1986
- Physical Description
- ca.7.5 m of textual records. -- ca.144 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- The Banff School District No.102 provided elementary and secondary education for Banff and area from 1887 until 1994, when it was replaced by the Canadian Rockies Regional Division No.12. During the 1970s and 1980s the district assumed, in the absence of a municipal government, responsibilities for aspects of local government as well as school administration. After 1990, the district's responsibilities strictly pertained to public education.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of minutes, 1895-1983; miscellaneous administrative files on school operations and local government, 1920-1979; legal and financial records, 1888-1979; assessment and tax rolls, 1901-1972, 19 v.; attendance registers, 1888-1986, 987 v.; an anniversary issue of the Banff High School by The Cascadian, 1913-1933 containing a brief history of the school and autographs; and Robert D. Townsend trustee and chairman records, 1968-1977. Local government-related bodies referred to include: Banff Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration, Banff Advisory Council, Banff Townsite Provisional Administration Board and Banff Townsite Options Review Committee. Townsend records consist of school board trustee and chairman files, 1968-1977, and local government information files assembled by Townsend, 1973-1977. Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views; 1887-1970.
- Subject Access
- Education
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
- Related Material
- Portion of fonds is related to Banff Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration sound recording (S30) and Banff Townsite Provisional Administration Board fonds (M347)
- Creator
- Banff School District No. 102
- Category
- Education
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
- Unprocessed
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Battling Moose
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- Date
- prior to 1905
- Medium
- photoengraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.11.01
- Description
- Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.
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- Title
- Battling Moose
- Date
- prior to 1905
- Medium
- photoengraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.1 x 50.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.
- Subject
- landscape
- animal, moose
- Credit
- Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.11.01
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Boats in Harbour
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.289
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- Title
- Boats in Harbour
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 x 19 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.289
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Bogside Scotland
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- Date
- later than 1883
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.05.01
- Description
- General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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- Title
- Bogside Scotland
- Date
- later than 1883
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.25 x 18.75 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
- Subject
- landscape
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.05.01
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- Date
- c. 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.02.01
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- Title
- Bow River
- Date
- c. 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 67.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- river
- Credit
- Purchased from Kennedy Galleries , New York, USA, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.02.01
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
1 image
- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- The Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40 x 28.2 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Georgina McDougall college books
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study books used by Georgina Luxton during her time as a student at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario. Includes one copy of "The Complete Vest-Pocket Library" [published 1893] with annotations on the first page, and a copy of the book "McBride's All Kinds of Dialogues" …
- Date Range
- [1880-1890]
- 1893
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 37
- Date Range
- [1880-1890]
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm and 7 x 14.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study books used by Georgina Luxton during her time as a student at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario. Includes one copy of "The Complete Vest-Pocket Library" [published 1893] with annotations on the first page, and a copy of the book "McBride's All Kinds of Dialogues" book of short plays [ca. 1880- 1890].
- Notes
- First page of vest-pocket library book signed in black ink by Georgina Luxton [see "Content Details"].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Hamilton
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution, materials are fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Book of plays placed in acid free paper due to fragile condition
- Category
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Annotation in vest-pocket library book: "G. McDougall W.L. College"
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.61
- Description
- A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.
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- Title
- Hazy Morn
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.61
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Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
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- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.05
- Description
- two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
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- Title
- Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.7 x 36.6 cm
- Description
- two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.05
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King James Holy Bible
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 36
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 8.7 x 14 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
- Notes
- Inside cover is signed "G.E. Luxton W.L. College" [presumably referring to Georgina Luxton and Wesleyan Ladies' College, where she attended school ca. 1890-1895].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Harmon, Aileen
- Soole, Violet
- Subject Access
- Religions
- Personal and Family Life
- Education
- Schools
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Item is very fragile, consult with Archives/Library staff prior to handling
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Religions
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Contains several loose inserts: Annotated business card for "Thwaites Sadler, Whip and Harness Maker, Bishopsgate Without, London" [1850-1870?] between pages 50 and 51; torn paper scrap with handwritten poem/excerpt between pages 552 and 553; annotated business card for "Your Restaurant" [possibly operated in Montreal, Quebec] between pages 606 and 607; 1922 newspaper clipping pertaining to political debate involving William Luxton in 1877; small newspaper clipping pertaining to a meeting with members of the Literary-Dramatic Club in Banff between pages 738 and 739; and a newspaper clipping from 1901 mentioning Norman Luxton and John Voss' global canoe trip aboard the Tilikum.
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- Processed
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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
- 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
- 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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- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.45
- Description
- Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
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- Title
- Marble Halls
- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 14 cm
- Description
- Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.45
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Mount Sir Donald Station
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnow.04.01
- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.01
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- Mount Sir Donald Station
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 22.6 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.01
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Mountain with Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmrt.05.02
- Date
- 1887 – 1897
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MrT.05.02
- Description
- A snow covered mountain peak dominates centre of picture, in the foreground is a blue green lake, evergreen trees and rocks surround it, a pale, partly cloudy sky
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- Title
- Mountain with Lake
- Date
- 1887 – 1897
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.7 x 50.2 cm
- Description
- A snow covered mountain peak dominates centre of picture, in the foreground is a blue green lake, evergreen trees and rocks surround it, a pale, partly cloudy sky
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet (Canada) Ltd, Toronto, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- MrT.05.02
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Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbes.05.06
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.05.06
- Description
- Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.
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- Title
- Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 48.6 cm
- Description
- Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.
- Credit
- Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.05.06
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Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkiy.04.04
- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.04
- Description
- winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
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- Title
- Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata
- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.4 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
- Subject
- landscape
- figure ;group
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.04
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Other family and friends - identified
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55480
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 photographs depicting friends (including Georgina Luxton's friends from Wesleyan Ladies' College in Ontario), and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs.
- Date Range
- [ca.1870-1900]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 154 to 167
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 154 to 167
- Date Range
- [ca.1870-1900]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 21.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 photographs depicting friends (including Georgina Luxton's friends from Wesleyan Ladies' College in Ontario), and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs.
- Notes
- Items are annotated on back
- One portrait annotated with name "[?]W Copeland" dated 1899 - possibly botanist and educator William Copeland McCalla (1872-1962) who visited Banff and area in 1899
- Name Access
- White, Harold A.
- Chantler, Milton George
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Cochrane
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Ontario
- Brampton
- Hamilton
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile- handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Materials are fragile- handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Part of Old Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcid.05.01
- Artist
- D. Clark
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- CiD.05.01
- Description
- The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…
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- Artist
- D. Clark
- Title
- Part of Old Banff
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 21 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- CiD.05.01
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Police Barracks in Banff
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- Date
- 1880 – 1929
- Medium
- watercolour, pen and ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- McW.05.01
- Description
- Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the …
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- Title
- Police Barracks in Banff
- Date
- 1880 – 1929
- Medium
- watercolour, pen and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.05 x 30.48 cm
- Description
- Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the center line and stretch into the sky. There are four birds, off centered, flying in the back ground. The forested area stretches over the mountain ranges, coming up just behind the building which is placed in the distance to the viewer. The left side of the image is surrounded by bushes and three large trees. There are four figures in the painting, two closer to the viewer with red coats, blue pants. They are placed in the middle at an opening in the gate. Another figure is on the right edge, riding a dark brown horse. the fourth figure is standing next to the building, too far to paint details. There is a white structure to the right of the building, Unidentified.
- Credit
- Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
- Catalogue Number
- McW.05.01
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