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Tilikum certificate, 1901
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
- Date Range
- 1901
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / B1 : Tilikum voyage
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / B1 / 19 :
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 19
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records (1 certificate : 38 x 25 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
- Material Details
- Certificate has one blue ribbon and one red ribbon attached to bottom left and right corners, respectively
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Campbell, Woodworth
- Subject Access
- Canoes and canoeing
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sign of the Goat taxidermy poster and calendar, 1906
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one b&w poster advertising Norman Luxton's taxidermy products sold at the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff. Poster has small monthly 1906 calendar attached at bottom.
- Date Range
- 1906
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E1 / 15 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Calendar
- Poster
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LIX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E1 : Business records
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E1 / 15 (O.S.)
- Date Range
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w poster ; 28 x 42 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one b&w poster advertising Norman Luxton's taxidermy products sold at the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff. Poster has small monthly 1906 calendar attached at bottom.
- Material Details
- Poster has metal [brass?] covers on top and bottom edges of poster, and metal ring attached to upper back of poster [for hanging on wall?]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Businesses
- Commerce and industry
- Animals
- Taxidermy
- Calendar
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item flattened and stored in mylar
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
1 image
- 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 / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- GMD
- Drawing
- Responsibility
- Produced by W. Langdon Kihn
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing : portrait, pencil and ink ; 29 x 37.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) was an American artist born in Brooklyn, New York. Kihn was best known for his illustrated portraits of American and Canadian Indigenous people, including members of the Blackfoot, Navajo, Pueblo and Tsimshian communities. The individuals in Kihn's portraits were most often depicted wearing traditional and ceremonial clothing rather than their typical clothes. Kihn's art career began in 1919 when he travelled to Montana and created some of his earliest portraits while visiting the Blackfeet Reservation. Throughout the 1920s, Kihn travelled extensively in Canada and the United States, creating portraits of individuals from a diverse range of Indigenous communities. Many of these portraits were put on display as part of a travelling exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1935, Kihn was commissioned by National Geographic to produce Indigenous portraits for publications; this ultimately led to a two-decade career with National Geographic.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Notes
- Portrait is signed in the bottom left corner: "To "Norm" Luxton From his friend W. Langdon Kihn. 1922"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Kihn, W. Langdon
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Art
- Artist
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/nyregion/art-indian-portraits-by-kihn-exhibited.html
- https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/w-langdon-kihn-papers-7081
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Airplane on Bow River]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 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 / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1photograph: b&w negative ; 15.2 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Notes
- Annotated George Noble processing envelope indicates this is Fred McCall's landing of the Stinson Detrioter on the Bow River in January 1929
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- McCall, Fred
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Related Material
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Airplane on Bow River]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23805
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 65
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- 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 / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 65
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1photograph: b&w negative ; 15.2 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Notes
- Annotated envelope with LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66 indicates this is Fred McCall's landing of the Stinson Detrioter on the Bow River in January 1929
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- McCall, Fred
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Related Material
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Fish and Game Association certificate, Norman Luxton
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
1 image
- 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 / D2 : Recreation
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 / 18
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records (1 page ; 28 x 30.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Birds
- Wildlife
- Conservation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Opening Pioneer Memorial Building Calgary, Calgary Stampede, Fort Calgary House
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton speaking at the opening of the Pioneer Memorial Building in Calgary and a reception ceremony, Norman Luxton participating in a Calgary Stampede parade, and the opening of the Old Timers Hut Exhibition Grounds [Fort Calgary House] in 1955.
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 27 to 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
12 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 / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 27 to 32
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by Bil Marsden, copyright Alberta Government
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w prints; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton speaking at the opening of the Pioneer Memorial Building in Calgary and a reception ceremony, Norman Luxton participating in a Calgary Stampede parade, and the opening of the Old Timers Hut Exhibition Grounds [Fort Calgary House] in 1955.
- Notes
- Some individuals in photographs not identified
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- MacKay, Don
- McNeill, Leishman
- Ross, William J.
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Public events
- Events
- Public Speaking
- Calgary Stampede
- Parade
- Horses
- Animals
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Item LUX/I/D3c/PA-32 has attached clipping with typed notes naming individuals in photograph [with handwritten edits]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton Museum interior and exterior views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton and the Luxton Museum. Includes images of Norman Luxton posing with display items, exterior views of the museum and surrounding landscape, and taxidermy and mannequin displays inside the museum.
- Date Range
- 1959
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3e / ii / PA - 1 to 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
29 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3e / ii / PA - 1 to 15
- Date Range
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton and the Luxton Museum. Includes images of Norman Luxton posing with display items, exterior views of the museum and surrounding landscape, and taxidermy and mannequin displays inside the museum.
- Notes
- Back sides of photographs stamped with “Glenbow Foundation Photograph” label and file numbers, each dated May 30, 1959.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Museums
- History
- Indigenous Peoples
- Animals
- Taxidermy
- Mountain
- Businesses
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright status and restrictions unknown
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status and restrictions unknown
- Language
- English
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- 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
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
- Crowchild, Chief David
- Bearspaw, David
- Hunter, Eva
- Rider, Eli
- Rider, Diane
- Bearspaw, Rosie
- Bearspaw, Harold
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Luxton Museum
- Calgary Herald
- Calgary Stampede
- Children
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Cultural pluralism
- Construction
- Education
- Fire
- Government
- Hotel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Museums
- Multiculturalism
- Newspaper
- Parade
- Politics
- Public events
- Recreation
- Music
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Stoney Nakoda
- Taxidermy
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival papers
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- 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
19 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
- 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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Vancouver Island and Tilikum voyage photograph negatives
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape…
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
166 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / B1 :
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 : Tilikum voyage
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Physical Description
- 176 photographs : 172 gelatin dry plate negatives ; 10.2 x 12.7 cm : 2 cellulose nitrate negatives ; 10 x 7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape Beale], canoes, sealing schooner, ships, boats, landscapes, and shorelines. Associated prints identify individuals as being Nootka [Nuu-chah-nulth], some taken in Port Alberni. File contains photographs of human skulls, cave burial, and potentially residential schools - access is restricted to select photographs. Content includes Tilikum voyage to Pacific Islands, with possible locations depicted including Cook Islands, Manihiki and Penhryn, Somoa, Fiji, and Tahiti. Photographs depict exterior and interior views of the Tilikum, unidentified Indigenous people, missionaries, sailors [in associated prints identified as Captain Winchester, Captain Dexter, Captain P'au on "Children of Tahiti" boat, and H.M.S. Torch officers], pearl boats, and scuba. Some photographs depict Norman Luxton and John Voss.
- Notes
- Description of negatives and contents found in binder of photocopied photographs, labelled on spine II.B.1.A / 7, but labelled on first page LUX / I / B1 / 7
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Voss, John
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Seascapes
- Shorelines
- Residential schools
- Personal and Family Life
- Missionaries
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver Island
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Port Alberni
- Cape Beale
- Pacific Rim National Park
- Tahiti
- Manihiki
- Penhryn
- Somoa
- Fiji
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by application due to fragile condition. (a) NG-4,5,6 depict human skulls, NG-13,14,15 possibly depict Port Alberni's residential school, NG-32 depicts a burial. These have been digitized but are not available online.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Most glass negatives have silver mirroring, accretions, flaking, and loss of the glass support. Some show signs of previous mould exposure. Prior poor quality storage and processing has degraded the quality, these are also apparent in the associated prints. Several glass negatives were broken. Two nitrate film show yellowing of the support.
- Related Material
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 contains prints from some negatives
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Negatives are arranged in two groups: a. Negatives for prints in "10,000 Miles in the Canoe Tilikum, 127 items, includes images identical or very similar to those in the printed account; b. Other negatives, 49 items
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman Luxton photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members, friends, acquaintances or dogs. Includes comic portraits, ca.1905, and joint x-ray negatives, ca.1916. File also includes Norman Luxton attestation paper military service exemption, 1917
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 1 to 4
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 1 to 4
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- ca.130 photographs (ca.112 prints, 18 negatives). -- 1 textual record
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Norman Luxton, alone or with family members, friends, acquaintances or dogs. Includes comic portraits, ca.1905, and joint x-ray negatives, ca.1916. File also includes Norman Luxton attestation paper military service exemption, 1917
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Photography
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
212 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 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 prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.
- Notes
- PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Winter Carnival
- Sunshine Lodge
- Skiing
- Sled dogs
- Ski jumping
- Skating
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Louise
- Ice sculpture
- Hot Springs
- Dogsledding
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days operations
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- 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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Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- 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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Taxidermy displays - George Luxton photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 glass negative photographs collected by George Luxton, ca.1905-1915. Photographs pertain to taxidermy animal displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.
- Date Range
- 1905-1915
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to NG - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
5 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to NG - 3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905-1915
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w glass negatives ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 glass negative photographs collected by George Luxton, ca.1905-1915. Photographs pertain to taxidermy animal displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.
- Notes
- Photographs are individually titled:
- LUX/III/C1/C/NG-1 : "NKL - Small Animals"
- LUX/III/C1/C/NG-2 : "NKL - Antelope + Deer"
- LUX/III/C1/C/NG-3 : "Eagle" NG-3 includes housing, that is not original to the glass negative
- Name Access
- Luxton, George
- Luxton, Norman
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution - materials are fragile
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Handle with caution - materials are fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some delamination of the emulsion on edges. NG-2 glas is chipped along edge.
- Related Material
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 4
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hunting trophy heads
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one glass negative photograph hunting trophy displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1915]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 4
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Photograph produced by Norman Luxton or George Luxton
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one glass negative photograph hunting trophy displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.
- Notes
- Physical dimensions of glass negative could not be measured, as item is broken into several pieces
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, George
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Taxidermy
- Businesses
- Hunting
- Recreation
- Access Restrictions
- Broken glass - restrictions apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Broken glass - restrictions apply
- Language
- N/A
- Related Material
- LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to 3
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association - oversize photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs pertaining to members of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association. Individuals in photographs include Norman Luxton, George Ross, David Hardisty McDougall and Annie (McKenzie Hall) McDougall.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6 / PA - 1 to 8 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
16 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 / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6 / PA - 1 to 8 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs LUX/I/D6/PA-3 and 4 attributed to Harry Befus and Jack De Lorme, Calgary Herald photographers
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w prints ; 36 x 31 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs pertaining to members of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association. Individuals in photographs include Norman Luxton, George Ross, David Hardisty McDougall and Annie (McKenzie Hall) McDougall.
- Notes
- Some photographs in file are annotated
- Name Access
- McDougall, Annie McKenzie (Hall)
- McDougall, David Hardisty
- Luxton, Norman
- Ross, George
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Events
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman Luxton biographical articles
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newsp…
- Date Range
- 1934
- 1957
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
2 images
- 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 / E2 : Personal papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17
- Date Range
- 1934
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newspaper (September 26, 1957).
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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