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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [An unidentified man and two women sitting in front of a Christmas tree.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 29

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 29

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print

Scope & Content: [An unidentified man and two women sitting in front of a Christmas tree.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 30

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 30

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print (front and back)

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

Content Details: "Max and Fred [Mitchell?]. G.B. Mitchell. New York, Aug. 1935."

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 31

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print (front and back)

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

Content Details: "Max and Fred [Mitchell?]. Columbia Valley, Aug. 1935."

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May McDougall Ross portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: One portrait photograph print on paper backing depicting May McDougall Ross [ca.1911 - 1914].

Date Range: [1911-1914]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 616

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 - 616

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Dudley Hoyt

Date Range: [1911-1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 20 cm on sheet 25 x 33 cm

Scope & Content: One portrait photograph print on paper backing depicting May McDougall Ross [ca.1911 - 1914].

Notes: Back of print has small stamp which reads "Dudley Hoyt 753 Fifth Avenue New York", front of print has raised paper logo with same text.

Name Access: Ross, May; McDougall, May

Subject Access: Portrait; Photography; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America; New York

Language: English

Conservation: Item placed in mylar. Handle with caution to avoid further damage

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Audubon Magazine Mailed Envelope [Document File]

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box …

Date Range: 1984

Reference Code: M300 / III / A / 8 / 42

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / A : Nick and Willie Morant

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / A / 8 / 42

GMD: Textual record

Responsibility: Kept by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1984

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record: mailing envelope

Scope & Content: One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box of non-annotated Morant textual content in upstairs vault (accn. 7784).

Notes: Various labels and stamps on front of envelope: “RUNGIUS – AUDUBON” (in black marker) “AUDUBON 950 Third Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022” “Mr. Nicholas Morant P.O. Box 1288 Banff, Alberta T0L 0C0 CANADA” (blue and white mailing label on front centre) Customs clearance stamp, Edmonton “PRINTED MATTER” (stamp x2 on front) “NEW YORK NOV. 20 ’84 N.Y. U.S. POSTAGE 1.81” (red ink postage stamp on white sticker)

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Rungius, Carl

Subject Access: Correspondence; Book; Mail; Audubon

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

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant; Carl Rungius

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Accompanying 4 magazines (see "Scope & Content") will likely be discarded; update description to reflect outcome.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583

Accession Number: 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / 01

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Dart, Nancy; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Advertising; Administration; Canadian National Railway; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Jasper Park Lodge; Sports, recreation and leisure; Trains

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

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Ski Skills, Union Pacific

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 22

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 22

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1970]

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 600'): 16 mm, b&w, sound

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski area and village, recommended methods for choosing ski clothing and gear, detailed instructions of the function and setup of skis and bindings, proper waxing procedures, and a few different methods of skiing. The original label on the case reads "Reel 7 B&W, Ski Skills, Union Pacific."