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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22359
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger …
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1923
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
27 images
2 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 / 14 : George Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / 14
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger Association Press Certificate for G. E. Luxton; private correspondance, notifications, and invoices with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Imperial Bank of Canada, O.K. Electric, and Suburban Life Magazine; correspondence relating to the Lux Theatre regarding roof repair and seating replacement following fire loss with The Metallic Roofing Co. of Canada, Limited, and Winnipeg Scenic Co. Ltd; correspondence with Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. inquiring about Balopticon lantern projection; and seed orders and correspondence with Dingee & Conard Co., Briggs Seed Col, Limited, Hitchings & Company Greenhouses, and T. Eaton Co.
- Notes
- The Canadian Passenger Association Press Certficiate ticket sheet booklet has one ticket sheet removed, all the rest are intact. Only one sheet of tickets is digitized.
- Name Access
- Luxton, George
- Luxton, Ada (Livingston)
- Subject Access
- Lux Theatre
- Luxton Museum
- Garden
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival papers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17756
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of minutes, brochures, notes, notebook, letterhead, posters, event programs pertaining to the Banff Winter Carnival from 1920-1954, primarily from 1920-1927. File includes event planning notes and information about things such as dog racing code, event passes, competition trophies and…
- Date Range
- 1917-1928, 1954
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Corporate record
- Organization record
- Textual record
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5 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 1
- Date Range
- 1917-1928, 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (21 x 27 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 minutes, brochures, notes, notebook, letterhead, posters, event programs pertaining to the Banff Winter Carnival from 1920-1954, primarily from 1920-1927. File includes event planning notes and information about things such as dog racing code, event passes, competition trophies and prize information, and planning notes.
- Notes
- File includes a brochure that folds out oversized, and a couple of information sheets with duplicate copies [duplicates not scanned]
- Name Access
- Moore, Pearl
- Luxton, Norman
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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General accounts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17775
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to business, properties, rentals, banking, house and personal accounts
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 / 60 to 71
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
6 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 / 60 to 71
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- 11 v. and ca.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to business, properties, rentals, banking, house and personal accounts
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF VOLUMES (LUX / I / C1 - 60 to 71):
- * [Account ledger], ca.1905, 1 v. Entries pertain to Merchants Bank, H. E. Sibbald, David McDougall, and personal accounts. Some entries are dated 1906 and 1907 (folder 60)
- * Transient ledger : [sheets], 1911, 1.5 cm. Re house, bar, livery and curio accounts (folder 61) - Oversize storage
- * [Account ledger], 1912-1928, 1 v. Re businesses (curio, coal, livery, other) and personal accounts (folder 62)
- * Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1914-1928, 4 sheets. Re properties. Involves Byron Lee Smith and Robert Vass (folder 63) - Oversize storage
- * Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1915-1927, 1.5 cm. Re properties, businesses, insurance and personal accounts (folder 63) - Oversize storage
- * [Account ledger], 1917, 1 v. Re mainly horse and hay accounts with individuals and businesses (folder 64) - Oversize storage
- * Daily statement of business : [cash and charge records], 1917-1918, 2 v. (folder 65) - Oversize storage
- * [Property record books], 1907-1928, 3 v. Property records describe Luxton properties, enhancements, rents, furnishings, renters, etc. Books cover 1918-1922 (with loose items back to 1907), 1922-1925, and 1923-1928. Includes loose items (folder 66)
- * [Account book], 1925-1936, 1 v. Re personal accounts, including sundries and banking, also curio shop etc (folder 67) - Oversize storage
- * [Account ledger], 1932-1945, 1 v. Re business, rental and personal accounts (folder 68)
- * [Account sheets], 1935-1939, .5 cm. Re sundries, banking, curio store, personal and car accounts (folder 68B) - Oversize storage
- * [Account sheets], 1943-1944, .5 cm. Re business, property and personal accounts (folder 69) - Oversize storage
- * [Account ledger], 1948-1956, 1 v. Re properties, business leases, rents and taxes (folder 70)
- * [Account book sheets], before 1962, .5 cm. Re accounts with Stoney individuals, perhaps at Morley (folder 71)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days operations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17804
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to operations, including: pass, patron and subscription lists; letters, reports and notes; newspaper clipping; draft letter to the Board of Trade, outlines Luxton's suggestions for Indian Days.
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1922
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1950
- [1952]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
15 images
5 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 4
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1922
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1950
- [1952]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records : 16 texts ; 21.3cm x 35.3cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to operations, including: pass, patron and subscription lists; letters, reports and notes; newspaper clipping; draft letter to the Board of Trade, outlines Luxton's suggestions for Indian Days.
- Notes
- Original drawing in newspaper clipping LUX / I / D3a / 4 / 9 may be found as LUX / I / D3 / 02
- Name Access
- Eaton, Earle Hooker
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, Norman
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Bearspaw, David
- Powderface, Johnny
- Rollinmud, Isaac
- Rider, Jonas
- Jimmy John, Moses
- Hunter, Judas
- Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.
- Crawler, George
- Brigham, Edward M., Jr.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Homestead Hotel
- Union Milk Company Limited
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Dave White and Sons Ltd.
- Lux Theatre
- Dominion Cafe
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Unknown children in front of tipi]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49088
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown children in front of tipi]
- Date Range
- 1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 7
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3: Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown children in front of tipi]
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scratches on negative
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[People dressed in regalia]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49816
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of people dressed in regalia on horses and people standing next to tipi during Banff Indian Days. Accompanying the negative are three b&w prints, one hand-coloured.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 27
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
4 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 27
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of people dressed in regalia on horses and people standing next to tipi during Banff Indian Days. Accompanying the negative are three b&w prints, one hand-coloured.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49818
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panorama photograph of Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 26
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / 1 / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panorama photograph of Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[People dressed in regalia standing next to tipi and people dressed in regalia on horses]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49819
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of people dressee in regalia standing next to teepee and people dressed in regalia on horses. Item has a copy print.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910?]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 29
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 29
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of people dressee in regalia standing next to teepee and people dressed in regalia on horses. Item has a copy print.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Buildings and businesses, Banff area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55330
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme R…
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme Ranch; and other related views.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Hotels
- Animals
- Banff National Park
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Bow River Boat House
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Fairholme Ranch
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Postcards
- Ranches
- Teahouses
- Tourism
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Natural views, Banff area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55331
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 66 b&w photographs and 4 colour photographs pertaining to natural views in and around Banff. Includes views of the town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Sinclair Canyon; Marble Canyon; Emerald Lake; Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain; Banff Buffalo Paddock; a pack…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1902-1910
- [1920-1940]
- 1930
- 1950
- 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 35 to 104
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 35 to 104
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1902-1910
- [1920-1940]
- 1930
- 1950
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 66 b&w photographs and 4 colour photographs pertaining to natural views in and around Banff. Includes views of the town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Sinclair Canyon; Marble Canyon; Emerald Lake; Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain; Banff Buffalo Paddock; a pack trip; and related views.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Travel
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Moose
- Elk
- Animal Paddock
- Horses
- Pack trips
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Marble Canyon
- Mount Rundle
- Sulphur Mountain
- Tunnel Mountain
- British Columbia
- Sinclair Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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