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Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views of people, places and activities in Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec, ca.1915-ca.1930. Included is extensive material on Banff, Kananaskis, Lake Louise, Glacier and Victoria. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities …
- Date Range
- 1900-[ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V465
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 465
- Sous-Fonds
- V 465
- Accession Number
- 6160, 6180
- Reference Code
- V465
- Date Range
- 1900-[ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 5 photograph albums (ca.1200 prints). -- 2 photographs : stereographic prints
- History / Biographical
- Underwood and Underwood was a photographic publishing firm based in New York, United States. Photographers travelled throughout the United States and Canada gathering views for commercial publication
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views of people, places and activities in Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec, ca.1915-ca.1930. Included is extensive material on Banff, Kananaskis, Lake Louise, Glacier and Victoria. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many images are accompanied by captions/descriptions. Stereo cards are dated 1900
- Name Access
- Underwood and Underwood Publishers
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: file description
- microfilm copies of albums
- selected modern reference prints
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of albums
- Processing Status
- 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
1 Electronic Resource
- 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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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of laser photocopies of Eleanor Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Eleanor Luxton with Tom Kaquitts, Eleanor Luxton as a child with Norman Luxton, Beaver Street Luxton home, Eleanor Luxton as an adult with Norman Luxton, Sign of the Goat shop and museum
- Date Range
- 1905-1975
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F3 ii - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. F. Collected Material Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F3 ii - 5
- Date Range
- 1905-1975
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs: prints; b&w (photocopies)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of laser photocopies of Eleanor Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Eleanor Luxton with Tom Kaquitts, Eleanor Luxton as a child with Norman Luxton, Beaver Street Luxton home, Eleanor Luxton as an adult with Norman Luxton, Sign of the Goat shop and museum
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Gun Club
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to circulars and invitations of the Banff Gun Club and other Gun Clubs.
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3d - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3d - 2
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to circulars and invitations of the Banff Gun Club and other Gun Clubs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Norman Luxton Papers]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of photocopied material from 2 binders containing original Norman Luxton papers.
- Date Range
- [1893-1963]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3e - 2, 3, 4, 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3e - 2, 3, 4, 5
- Date Range
- [1893-1963]
- Physical Description
- 9 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of photocopied material from 2 binders containing original Norman Luxton papers.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Crag and Canyon
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of news, stories and articles for the Crag and Canyon.
- Date Range
- [1900-1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3f - 2, 3, 4, 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3f - 2, 3, 4, 5
- Date Range
- [1900-1962]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of news, stories and articles for the Crag and Canyon.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Crag and Canyon Newspaper
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sports and events scores and news notes for publication in the Crag
- Date Range
- [1900-1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3f - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3f - 6
- Date Range
- [1900-1962]
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sports and events scores and news notes for publication in the Crag
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other literary papers
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an edited typewritten manuscript titled: "Manuscript of the Rocky Mountains Park" compiled by H.C. Stovell. In a covering letter to Norman Luxton accompanying the manuscript, Stovell explains that the manuscript was compiled while at the Brett Hospital in Banff, Alberta. Work is …
- Date Range
- [1915]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.4. Personal and professional : Writing
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 11
- Date Range
- [1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records (3 cm): manuscript, letters
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an edited typewritten manuscript titled: "Manuscript of the Rocky Mountains Park" compiled by H.C. Stovell. In a covering letter to Norman Luxton accompanying the manuscript, Stovell explains that the manuscript was compiled while at the Brett Hospital in Banff, Alberta. Work is prefaced with May Stanley's poem "The Top of the World." A second letter to Norman Luxton by H.C. Stovell concludes the manuscript.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Contents of manuscript are:
- * Alpine Club and Climbing
- * Amusements
- *Animal Paddock
- *Assembly Hall
- *Auto Drive and Motor Roads
- *Baggage and Transfer Co's
- *Banff, The Beautiful
- *Barber Shops and "Shines"
- *Bathing Station
- *Bathing in Warm Water Surrounded by Icycles [sic]
- *Bears at Banff
- *Beaver and Badgers at Banff Zoo
- *Board of Trade
- *Boat Trips
- *Boathouses, Canoes, and Rowboats
- *Bottling Works
- *Bow River and Falls
- *Brett Hospital
- *Buffalo, Elk and Moose in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Camping Sites
- *Canada's Museum
- *Canada's National Park
- *Canadian Zoo
- *Cascade Mountain
- *Cave and Basin, inside of Mountain
- *Cemetery
- *Churches of Banff
- *Cloud Effects -- Observe Them
- *Coal Mines
- *Corkscrew Drive
- *C.P.R. Hotel
- *Curio Shops
- *Curling, Hockey, and Skating
- *Creek at Right Angles
- *Deer in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Deserted Village
- *Devil's Canyon
- *Devil's Head
- *Drives
- *Echo and Willow Creek
- *Facts Regarding Banff
- *Fire Burnt Strip, and Guards
- *Fire Hall and Brigade
- *Fish Hatchery in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Fishing in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Games and Sports
- *Garages and Auto Repairs
- *Government Request
- *Grand View Villa
- *Health Resort
- *Height of Important Mountains
- *Hotels, Boarding Houses and [?]
- *Hunting in Western Canada
- *Ice Industry
- *Interesting Places and Distances
- *Introductory
- *Lake Minnewanka and Fishing
- *Livery Tariff
- *Log Butcher Shop
- *Log Printing Office
- *Loop Drive
- *Lovers' Walks and Lane
- *Massive Bourgeau Range
- *Middle Springs
- *Moonlight--Note It
- *Most Original Bank Building
- *Mountain Climbing
- *Mountain Goat and Sheep
- *Mountain Tea-Rooms
- *Mounted Police
- *Mt. Edith and Pass
- *Mystic and Sawback Lakes
- *Names of Boats and Canoes
- *New Bridge
- *Newly-Weds Rendezvous
- *Newspapers of Banff
- *Newstands
- *Observatory and Weather
- *Open Bathing in Winter
- *Open Swimming Pools
- *Packing Outfits and Guides
- *Parks of Western Canada
- *Park Regulations in Brief
- *Photo Galleries, Developing and Supplies
- *Ponies and Saddle Horses
- *Preface Letter
- *Preservation of Wild Life
- *Pretty Unique Town
- *Public School at Banff
- *Recreation Grounds
- *Resting Pavilions
- *Rundle Mountain
- *Rustic in Every Respect
- *Sanitarium Hotel
- *Sheep's Cave
- *Snow and Land Slide
- *Spray Lakes
- *Spray River, Rapids, and Trail
- *Stoney Squaw Mountain
- *Stores and Supply Houses
- *Streets of Banff
- *Subterranean House Sites
- *Sulphur Baths
- *Sulphur Mountain
- *Sulphur Water
- *Sundance Canyon
- *Sunrise and Sunset--See Them
- *Theatre and Movies
- *"The End of the Trail"
- *"The Top o' the World"
- *Tidiest Lumber Yard
- *Timber Chute
- *Toboggan Slide and Snowshoeing
- *Tunnel Mountain
- *Vermilion Lakes
- *Walks and Climbs
- *Whiskey Creek
- *Wolves and Coyotes
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Native issues and advocacy
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of correspondence, memoranda, newspaper and article clippings, and writings relating to Indian Residential Schools at Morley, chief-making ceremonies, honourary chieftanship ceremonies, English equivalents for words and phrases in Mountain Stoney dialect, the Indian of Alberta Associa…
- Date Range
- [1904-1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.5. Personal and professional : Native issues and advocacy
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 - 1
- Date Range
- [1904-1962]
- Physical Description
- 5.0 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of correspondence, memoranda, newspaper and article clippings, and writings relating to Indian Residential Schools at Morley, chief-making ceremonies, honourary chieftanship ceremonies, English equivalents for words and phrases in Mountain Stoney dialect, the Indian of Alberta Association's response to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on the proposed Revised Indian Act - Bill 67, the Indian Association of Alberta's "Memorial on Indian Affairs", and Session 1944 House of Commons Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Permits - Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a permit to export deer horns, issued 1923; a private receiving station licence, issued 1949-1950; vehicle approval certificate, 1955; a Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Gate Car Pass, 1958.
- Date Range
- [1919-1958]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6 - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.6. Personal and professional : Other activities and interests
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6 - 10
- Date Range
- [1919-1958]
- Physical Description
- 4 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a permit to export deer horns, issued 1923; a private receiving station licence, issued 1949-1950; vehicle approval certificate, 1955; a Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Gate Car Pass, 1958.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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