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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.; Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future

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

Subject Access: Christmas; Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Family; Communications; Correspondence; Indigenous Peoples; Winter; Winter sports

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

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Buffalo Nations Musum and Banff Indian Days photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

30 images

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 sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Physical Description: 30 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.

Notes: Photograph prints are included in Eleanor Luxton's Banff album, LUX / II / E / PD / 1

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Community events; Events; Horses; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism; Public events; Teepees; Performance; Music

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Category: Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Banff townsite, road trip, Luxton family home, Indigenous families

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [po…

Date Range: [1905-1908]; [1915-1930]; [1935-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1905-1908]; [1915-1930]; [1935-1940]

Physical Description: 46 photographs : b&w prints; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [possibly members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe in Morley]; a road trip to Sinclair Canyon with Norman Luxton and friends; and various scenic views of Banff and surrounding area including Sundance Lodge.

Notes: Photographs are not dated - date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on content and format of file contents

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Animal Paddock; Animals; Dogs; Family and personal life; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Teepees; Townsite development; Travel; Camping; Public events; Communities; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

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

Language: English

Conservation: Items placed in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Stoney Nakoda event, meat smoking and games

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 photographs depicting an unidentified community event [possibly Morley, ca.1940-1950?]. Content pertains to Matthew Ryder[?] and Mary Sieburth smoking buffalo meat on wooden poles, and several unidentified Stoney Nakoda[?] people accepting prizes from Norman Luxton.

Date Range: [1940-1950?]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 351 to 353

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 351 to 353

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1940-1950?]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 photographs depicting an unidentified community event [possibly Morley, ca.1940-1950?]. Content pertains to Matthew Ryder[?] and Mary Sieburth smoking buffalo meat on wooden poles, and several unidentified Stoney Nakoda[?] people accepting prizes from Norman Luxton.

Notes: Photographs are annotated with individual captions

Name Access: Ryder, Matthew; Sieburth, Mary; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Entertainment; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Horses; Leisure; Buffalo; Community life; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in archival envelope

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous events, teepee construction, Calgary Stampede parade

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 photographs pertaining to Indigenous events in Calgary; a Calgary Stampede parade in Cardston; Norman Luxton’s pet dogs outside of the Indian Trading Post in Banff; an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7 held at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927; the constructi…

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]; 1927; [ca.1950-1960]; 1959

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 249 to 314

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 249 to 314

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]; 1927; [ca.1950-1960]; 1959

Physical Description: 66 photographs : b&w prints ; 9 x 14.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 photographs pertaining to Indigenous events in Calgary; a Calgary Stampede parade in Cardston; Norman Luxton’s pet dogs outside of the Indian Trading Post in Banff; an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7 held at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927; the construction of teepees in Morley; and 7 scanned copies of photographs, depicting unnamed Indigenous people on horseback and groups gathered near a log building [possibly McDougall Church in Morley?].

Notes: Most items in file are not dated or otherwise annotated; date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on context and format of images.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life; Events; Parade; Calgary Stampede; Animals; Horses; Dogs; Teepees; Cultural pluralism; History; Government; Businesses; Anniversary; Churches; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff; Cardston; Morley; Crowfoot Crossing

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Government; Land, settlement and immigration; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Crag and Canyon stories

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, opinion articles and other written work produced for publication in the Crag and Canyon newspaper. Content pertains to World War II and Banff troops, local townsite development, and a New Years celebration in Morley.

Date Range: [1922-1932]; [1939-1945]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D4 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D4 : Writing

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D4 / 13

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1922-1932]; [1939-1945]

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, opinion articles and other written work produced for publication in the Crag and Canyon newspaper. Content pertains to World War II and Banff troops, local townsite development, and a New Years celebration in Morley.

Notes: One article draft (letter to the editor) includes edits and additions made by Norman Luxton; original author unknown

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Crag and Canyon newspaper; Newspaper; Publication; Townsite development; Municipal views; Military; War; World War II; Cultural pluralism; First Nations; Holidays; Community events; Community life; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley

Language: English

Category: Communications; Cultural pluralism; First nations; Indigenous Peoples; Military

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unveiling of monument]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of event unveiling unidentified monument attended by Norman Luxton and unidentified people

Date Range: [1940-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 13 to NA - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

8 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 13 to NA - 20

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1940-1950]

Physical Description: 12 photographs: b&w negatives ; 4.5 x 7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of event unveiling unidentified monument attended by Norman Luxton and unidentified people

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Community events; Community life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: LUX/I/D5 PA-147 to PA-154 are corresponding prints

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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[Mini Thni, trail ride, and tipis]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives depicting unidentified Indigenous people, Norman Luxton, various tipis potentionally in Mini Thni [Morley], cabin with 'Wilson RS' sign, and a horse trail ride in the mountains.

Date Range: [1940-1962]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 27 to NA - 77

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

50 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 27 to NA - 77

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1940-1962]

Physical Description: 51 photographs: b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 6 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives depicting unidentified Indigenous people, Norman Luxton, various tipis potentionally in Mini Thni [Morley], cabin with 'Wilson RS' sign, and a horse trail ride in the mountains.

Notes: No frame taken for NA - 49.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Tipi; Indigenous Peoples; Community life; Horse packing; Horses; Dogs

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff National Park; Morley

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[untitled]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs that relate to Christmas card production, with Norman Luxton with unidentified Indigenous people.

Date Range: [1920-1946]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 67 to NA - 73

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

8 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 67 to NA - 73

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1920-1946]

Physical Description: 7 photographs: b&w negatives ; 10.5 x 8 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs that relate to Christmas card production, with Norman Luxton with unidentified Indigenous people.

Notes: NA-67, NA-69 to NA-73 appear to be copy negatives taken of photographic prints

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Conservation: NA-67 and NA-69 have yellowing of the film base. NA-72 and NA-73 have local amber discolouration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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[Camp]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of Indigenous camp and portraits. People in photographs are unidentified. The location is unknown.

Date Range: [1940-1944]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 1 to NA - 12

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

13 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Personal and professional : Native issues and advocacy

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 1 to NA - 12

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1940-1944]

Physical Description: 12 photographs: b&w negatives ; 7 x 4.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of Indigenous camp and portraits. People in photographs are unidentified. The location is unknown.