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Almanacs and recipe books

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and …

Date Range: [ca. 1895]; 1908; 1927; 1931; 1933; 1934

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1: Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 13

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Responsibility: Published by Murray Printing Co. Ltd.; The Dodds Medicine Co. Ltd.; Dr. Williams Medical Co.; and The W.H. Comstock Co. Ltd

Date Range: [ca. 1895]; 1908; 1927; 1931; 1933; 1934

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and Methods of Home Treatment for Common Diseases", annotated on the back cover in blue/purple ink with recipe for a health drink.; and one copy of "Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills", stamped "D.C. McDougall Morley, AB" on the back cover.

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Advertising; Commerce and industry; Medicine; Astronomy; Health services

Geographic Access: Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Last two items in file stored in mylar, due to staining and more fragile condition than other file contents

Category: Commerce and industry; Health services

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Alberta Canada Souvenir Edition 1914

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of published text titled "Calgary Alberta Canada: Souvenir Edition 1914" [ed. B.S. White]. Pertains to the early settlement history, business development and expansion of Calgary, with articles featuring numerous local business owners, politicians and other professionals.

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 45

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 45

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by the Western Standard Publishing Company

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: 0.7 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 26 x 36.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of published text titled "Calgary Alberta Canada: Souvenir Edition 1914" [ed. B.S. White]. Pertains to the early settlement history, business development and expansion of Calgary, with articles featuring numerous local business owners, politicians and other professionals.

Notes: First page annotated in pencil: "D. M.Dougall" [likely David McDougall]

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Commerce; Commercial products; Communities; Finances; Industry; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; History; Politics; Property; Government; Municipal views; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been placed in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian commercial postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: [1910-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected materials

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E5 : Postcards

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Responsibility: Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker

Date Range: [1910-1930]

Physical Description: 63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Notes: Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist; Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]

Name Access: Hunter, Leah Rider; McDougall, David

Subject Access: Activities; Aerial photography; Animals; Businesses; Buildings; Buffalo; Bison; Black Bears; Communities; Community life; Community events; Dogs; Dogsledding; Environment; Hot Springs; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountains; Mount Royal Hotel; Photography; Postcards; Recreation; Scenery; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and recreation; Sports; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Travel; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Saskatchewan; Loon Lake; British Columbia; Fairmont

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Cultural pluralism; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David McDougall article, Anglo Canadian News Service

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an article published by the Anglo Canadian News Service pertaining to the life of David Nawash McDougall.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1915]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 33 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 33 (oversize)

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1910-1915]

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records : 3 pages ; 26.5 x 36.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of an article published by the Anglo Canadian News Service pertaining to the life of David Nawash McDougall.

Notes: File contains three identical copies of article

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Biography; Personal and Professional Life; Settlement; Research; History; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David (Nawash) McDougall, ca.1910-1920. Portrait is signed "D M.Dougall" in black ink

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 1

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 27.5 x 34 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David (Nawash) McDougall, ca.1910-1920. Portrait is signed "D M.Dougall" in black ink

Material Details: Striped dark wooden frame, glass front, dark brown construction paper back

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Portrait; Family and personal life

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1910-1920.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 6

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 6

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 29 x 38.5 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1910-1920.

Notes: Sticker on back of frame reads "T. EATON CO CANADA PICTURE DEPARTMENT 6107"

Material Details: Frame made of gold-painted wood with raised border, striped paper backing with metal hanging wire attached

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1910-1920.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 8

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 8

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 29 x 38.5 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1910-1920.

Notes: Sticker on back of frame reads "T. EATON CO CANADA PICTURE DEPARTMENT 6107"

Material Details: Simple wooden frame painted black, striped paper backing, metal hanging wire attached to back

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1900-1910.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 11

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 11

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts portrait of David Nawash McDougall, ca.1900-1910.

Material Details: Dark brown wooden frame with thin gold-painted border, missing glass front. Light beige paper backing

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall sitting portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David Nawash McDougall in a suit posing in an ornately carved wooden chair and holding a document, ca.1910-1920.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 7

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 7

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Responsibility: Produced by A.L. Hess, Calgary

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 29 x 42.5 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David Nawash McDougall in a suit posing in an ornately carved wooden chair and holding a document, ca.1910-1920.

Material Details: Photograph is in gold-painted wood frame with indented line pattern around outer border. Plain paper backing with metal hanging wire fastened with two nails.

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

59 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Physical Description: 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, David; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Animals; Children; Birds; Farmland; Property; Community events; Family and personal life; Dogs; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs; Loose images have been placed in mylar; Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out