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Royal visit address, Stoney Nakoda language translation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55612
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Date Range
- 1919
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Blueprint
- Textual record
- 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 / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Responsibility
- Translated by George Kaquitts
- Date Range
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : blueprint ; 35 x 45 cm
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Notes
- Item in file appears to be blueprint copy of original document
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, George
- Subject Access
- Public events
- Public Speaking
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- First Nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- Stoney
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Category
- First nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Duke of Connaught in Banff
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 277
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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 - 277
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Prince Arthur (1850-1942), also known as the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was Queen Victoria's third son and the first member of the British Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Notes
- Text below photograph: "Arthur The Great Mountain Chief Banff - July 15th 1916 -"
- Subject Access
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Regalia
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Ceremony
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- First nations
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/former-governors-general/hrh-duke-connaught
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Calgary Alberta Canada Souvenir Edition 1914
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54762
- 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
- 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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Notes on Birds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54739
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one first edition copy of "Notes on Birds", which is part of the Nature Notebook Series. Contains illustrations of various bird species with room for annotations.
- Date Range
- 1913
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 22
- Responsibility
- Published by the Comstock Publishing Company
- Date Range
- 1913
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 19 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one first edition copy of "Notes on Birds", which is part of the Nature Notebook Series. Contains illustrations of various bird species with room for annotations.
- Notes
- Ink stamp on front cover reads "MISS ELEANOR G. LUXTON BANFF, ALBERTA".
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Additional care required when handling
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution, back cover is fragile and may separate
- Category
- Education
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title copied from item cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stony Chiefs Stampede 1912
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PC - 15
- 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 - 15
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 43 x 11.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.
- Notes
- Text on back of frame reads: "Stony[sic] Chiefs Stampede 1912"
- Material Details
- Photograph is in simple black wooden frame with plain beige paper backing and metal hanging wire attached.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Horses
- Events
- Public events
- Calgary Stampede
- Regalia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- 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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Letters to Norman Luxton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17748
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Til…
- Date Range
- 1900-1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / A - 1 to 361
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / A - 1 to 361
- Date Range
- 1900-1964
- Physical Description
- 3.5 metres of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Tilikum voyage. Includes letters of news and concern from Luxton's parents, siblings and family friends; letters from individuals met during preparations in British Columbia and post-voyage stay at Sydney and Port Manly, Australia; letter from Norman Luxton to George Perry in Vancouver, Canada, describing the voyage, November 1901; and a sample of envelopes, 1901-1902.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Perry, George
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Travel
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hotels
- Businesses
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction may be restricted due to conservation concerns
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Index to correspondence by year is available as database
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- FILES #1-359 ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. See Scope Note 2B for file number matched to the date LETTERS FROM: A-Al A. and M. Hurtig Furs 1935 A. C. Baker Registered 1952-1956, 1958, 1959 a.k.a.: A. C. Baker Company Limited A. J. Williamson 1942 a.k.a. "A. J. Williamson and Son" Abbott, Clifton 1946, 1947 Abbott, Margaret L. 1953 Abercrombie, Mabel 1953 Abraham, (Mrs) Silas 1930 Abraham, Silas 1930, 1950 Acheson, Barclay 1952 Acheson, Thomas S. 1952 [Ackie?] 1941 Acme Glass Cement Company 1937 Acme Printing Company 1946, 1947 Acousticon Dictagraph Company of Canada Limited 1948 Acousticon International 1946, 1947 [?], Ada 1955 Adam, Dinnit 1939 Adams, A. C. L. A. 1927 Adams, Cedric 1950 Adams, E. D. 1908 Adams, F. C. 1935 Adams, Fred 1905, 1908 Adams, H. J. 1907 Adams, (Mrs) C. R. 1951 Adams, Norman E. 1960 Adams Radio Parlors 1943 Adams, S. A. 1919 Adamson, J. G. 1912 Addison, William (Billy) 1939, 1940, 1942-1947 Administration and Trust Company 1935 Adolf Hujer Commercial and Export Company 1949 Adolph, Emily 1940 Aeulut, Bob 1922 Agnew, J. E. 1931 [?], Aida 1938 [---aig?], Guy 1949 Airth, Andy 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 Airth, Elsie 1954-1958 Aitkens, Harry A. 1942, 1943 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Harry" Aitkens, Jo Aitkens, Harry 1941 Aitkens, Jo 1946, 1949, 1955 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Joey" Alaska Furriers 1932 Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Reunion 1932 Alaskan Yukon Club 1941 Albee, Fred H. 1915 Albert Britnell Book Shop 1942 Alberta. Board of Industrial Relations 1948 Alberta. Bureau of Statistics 1960 Alberta. Canadian Vocational Training 1946 Alberta Clay Products Company Limited 1939 Alberta. Department of Agriculture 1938-1941 Alberta. Department of Economic Affairs, Cultural Activities Branch 1957 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1952, 1954-1956 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1957 Alberta. Department of Lands and Forests 1951, 1953, 1954. 1957, 1958 Alberta. Department of Lands and Mines 1942,1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Alberta. Department of Provincial Secretary, Motor Vehicles Branch 1950 Alberta. Department of Public Health, Division of Cancer Services 1959 Alberta. Department of Public Works 1948 Alberta. Deputy Provincial Secretary, Theatres Branch 1937 Alberta Directory Enterprises Company Limited 1953 Alberta Field Trials Club 1936-1940, 1942 Alberta Fish and Game Association 1939, 1942 Alberta Furniture Company Limited 1940, 1941,1943 Alberta. Game Commissioner, Edmonton 1935, 1936 Alberta Government Telephones 1951, 1955, 1960 Alberta. Highway Traffic Board 1950 Alberta Historical Review 1962 Alberta Job Press Limited 1942 Alberta. Judicial Offices 1941 Alberta Linseed Oil Company Limited 1957 Alberta Live Stock Associations 1941 Alberta Locker Service 1949 Alberta Motor Association 1932-1943, 1948-1951, 1953, 1954 Alberta. National War Finance Committee 1943, 1945 Alberta. Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1955 Alberta. Provincial Mental Hospital, Ponoka 1939 Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Association 1938 Alberta. Public Administrator 1948 Alberta. Public Trustee 1956, 1960 Alberta Raw Fur Merchants Association 1944, 1945 Alberta. Southern Alberta Land Registration District 1945 Alberta Stock Yards Company Limited 1954 Alberta. Treasury Department 1938, 1944 Alberta Tuberculosis Association 1952, 1955 Alberta Wood Products 1949 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1952, 1953 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1953 The Albertan 1949, 1951 Alcock Downing and Wright Limited 1946, 1947 Aldhelm-White, E. 1961 Aldrich, A. H. 1910 Alexander, Antasia 1958 Alexander, F. H. 1908, 1909 Alexander, Gaby G. 1907 Alexander, J. A. R. 1910 Alexander, (Mrs) James 1954, 1955, 1960 Alexander, R. 1915 Alexander, Virginia 1955 Alexander, W. 1928, 1937, 1941 Alexo Coal Company Limited 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940 Alfred Cloutier Limited 1952 [?], Alice 1946, 1947 Alkim, (Mrs) Michael 1956 All Canada Insurance Federation 1951 Allan, Edwin H. 1920 Allan, Edwin (Sandy) 1932 Allan, H. W. 1907, 1908 Allan, John A. (J. A.) 1929, 1930, 1933 Allan, Mabel 1920 Allan, Norman 1946 Allan, S. 1929 Allan, Thorburn 1914, 1915 Allard, Charles 1912 Allen, Annie 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1925 Allen, Bill 1946 Allen, F. B. 1952 Allen, George H. 1914 Allen, H. Hershall 1943 Allen, H. J. 1915 Allen, J. D. 1905, 1906 Allen, John A. 1926 Allen-Kirkpatrick, Mignon 1940, 1942 Allen, M. 1916 Allen, M. E. 1955 Allen, Newton (Shorty) 1907 Allen, Norman 1946 Allen, W. B. 1914 Allied Display Company 1953, 1954, 1955 Allin, Nellie 1957 Allison, Harry 1942, 1948, 1949 Allison, Tannis 1942 Allister, J. G. M. 1909 Alloway, Robert 1951, 1952 Allport, John 1944 Alpine, L. G. 1946 Alpine, Lucy 1949 Alpine, (Mrs) Noah 1949, 1950, 1951 Alpine, N. 1948 Alsco Limited 1957 Alton, H. Ed. 1925 Alton, T. 1929
- Norman Luxton correspondence files: LUX / 1 / A - 1 to 12 1900 – 1902 LUX / 1 / A - 13 to 24 1903 – May 1907 LUX / 1 / A - 25 to 38 June 1907 – January 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 39 to 51 February – September 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 52 to 62 October 1908 – August 1909 LUX / 1 / A - 63 to 77 September 1909 – 1910 LUX / 1 / A - 78 to 89 1911 – June 1912 LUX / 1 / A - 90 to 100 July 1912 – August 1913 LUX / 1 / A - 101 to 111 September 1913 - 1914 LUX / 1 / A - 112 to 125 1915 - 1916 LUX / 1 / A - 126 to 140 1917 – June 1922 LUX / 1 / A - 141 to 153 July 1922 – 1926 LUX / 1 / A - 154 to 161 1927 – May 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 162 to 169 June - December 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 170 to 177 1929 LUX / 1 / A - 178 to 184 January 1930 – June 1931 LUX / 1 / A - 185 to 191 July 1931 – August 1932 LUX / 1 / A - 192 to 199 September 1932 – December 1933 LUX / 1 / A - 200 to 208 January 1934 – May 1935 LUX / 1 / A - 209 to 216 June 1935 – August 1936 LUX / 1 / A - 217 to 224 September 1936 – December 1937 LUX / 1 / A - 225 to 232 January 1938 – April 1939 LUX / 1 / A - 233 to 240 May 1939 – August 1940 LUX / 1 / A - 241 to 248 September 1940 – December 1941 LUX / 1 / A - 249 to 255 January 1942 – June 1943 LUX / 1 / A - 256 to 261 July 1943 – September 1944 LUX / 1 / A - 262 to 268 October 1944 – February 1946 LUX / 1 / A - 269 to 275 March 1946 – April 1947 LUX / 1 / A - 276 to 283 May 1947 – June 1948 LUX / 1 / A - 284 to 290 July 1948 – August 1949 LUX / 1 / A - 291 to 297 September 1949 – August 1950 LUX / 1 / A - 298 to 304 September 1950 – December 1951 LUX / 1 / A - 305 to 310 1952 LUX / 1 / A - 311 to 316 1953 LUX / 1 / A - 317 to 322 1954 LUX / 1 / A - 323 to 328 1955 LUX / 1 / A - 329 to 334 1956 LUX / 1 / A - 335 to 340 1957 LUX / 1 / A - 341 to 349 1958 – June 1959 LUX / 1 / A - 350 to 361 July 1959 - 1962
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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
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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Banff Gun Club
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Banff Gun Club promotional material and related correspondence.
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3d - 1
- 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 - 1
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Physical Description
- 2 cm. textual material
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Banff Gun Club promotional material and related correspondence.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of reminiscences in the form of trip accounts and memoirs
- Date Range
- 1913-1957
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 1, 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / D / 4 : Writing
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 1, 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1913-1957
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records (1.5 cm) : typescripts, holographs
- Scope & Content
- File consists of reminiscences in the form of trip accounts and memoirs
- Access Restrictions
- Access to originals is restricted. Reference copies are available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF ITEMS (LUX / I / D4 - 1, 2) :
- * [Trip account], 1917, 6p, holograph. Re wild horse roundup
- * Luxton spins an interesting yarn : [memoir], 1923, 4 drafts, holographs, typescript. Re working at the Calgary Herald 1896 to 1899
- * Brooks Alta hunting 1944 : [trip account], 1944, 19p, typescript; title from envelope
- * A few remarks about my shoot at Brooks Oct.20th and to continue until the weather is impossible 1945 : [trip account], 1945, 19p, typescript
- * Trip from Banff via Big Bend Highway to within about fifty miles of Fort George on the Cariboo Road in Aug. 1947 : [trip account], 1947, 7p, typescript; title from envelope
- * Saturday August 21st 1948 : [trip account], 1948, 1 p, typescript; re hunting trip to Columbia Valley
- * Take it or leave it : [memoir], 1949, 5p, typescript; re Luxton home in London, Ontario, ca.1885
- * [Memoirs], [1957?], 21p, typescript. Written for the Calgary Herald 75th anniversary issue (1958). Accompanied by two notes and a letter
- * [Trip account], [before 1950], 9p, holograph
- * [Memoir], 6p, typescript, annotated; re Hector Crawler
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Primary and secondary school education
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of formal education in Banff, grades 1 through 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]-1926
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B1 / 1 to 32
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- II.B.1. Professional : personal education
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B1 / 1 to 32
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]-1926
- Physical Description
- ca.52 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of formal education in Banff, grades 1 through 12
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Content Details
- FILE LIST (LUX / II / B1 - 1 to 32) :
- * Primary school work, ca.1915-ca.1920, 9 items. Assignments, primary reader, grade 3 spelling, grade 6 math, and music dictation book. (folder 1)
- * Secondary school papers, ca.1920-[1926], 36 cm (ca.40 v). Exercise books, note books and notes re numerous subjects, including history, geography, economics, literature, composition, French, Latin, botony, biology, chemistry, math, physics, general science, other. (folders 2 to 14)
- * Secondary school assignments and compositions, grades 9 to 12, 1923-1926, 15 cm. (folders 15 to 31)
- * Report cards and diplomas, 1922-1926, 8 items (folder 32)
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Curio store accounts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to purchase, inventory and sale of goods and services for Luxton's curio stores, including the Sign of the Goat. Accounts pertain mainly to the purchase, inventory and sale of a wide variety of goods including: curios, souvenirs, publications, post cards, notions, furs, skins,…
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 / 1 to 42
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
4 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 / 1 to 42
- Date Range
- 1904-1962
- Physical Description
- 43 cm of textual records (34 v., 2.5 cm and 41 p.)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to purchase, inventory and sale of goods and services for Luxton's curio stores, including the Sign of the Goat. Accounts pertain mainly to the purchase, inventory and sale of a wide variety of goods including: curios, souvenirs, publications, post cards, notions, furs, skins, taxidermy, trophy heads, glassware and jewellery, photographic views.
- Notes
- Volumes occasionally contain information pertaining to other businesses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF VOLUMES (LUX / I / C1 - 1 to 42):
- * [Order and sales ledger], 1904-1905, 1 v. (folder 1)
- * Curio store cash book, July 24 / 05, 1905-1906, 1 v. (folder 2)
- * Book I for 1906, from April 3rd, 1906 to July 27th, 1906 : [cash and sales book], 1906, 1 v. (folder 3)
- * Book II for 1906, from July 27th, 1906 to Sept. 17th, 1906 : [cash and sales book], 1906, 1 v. (folder 4)
- * Book III for 1906, from Sept.18th, 1906 to July 8th, 1907 : [cash and sales book], 1906-1907, 1 v. (folder 5)
- * [Account ledger], 1906-1914, 1 v. Re furrier and taxidermy business (folder 6)
- * Inventory of stock returned from branch curio store, Sept.24/07, 1907, 1 v. (folder 7)
- * Stock put in branch curio store near CPR hotel, May 1907 : [stock book], 1907, 1 v. (folder 8)
- * The Branch Curio Store, Banff Alta, May 1907 : [account book], 1907, 1 v. (folder 9)
- * Banff Alta, season 1908 account book, 1908, 1 v. Re curio shop and livery business (folder 10)
- * From Jan 2nd, 1908 to Sept. 2nd, 1908 : [account book], 1908, 1 v. (folder 11)
- * Curio stock, Nov 1908 to November 1909, also stock taken Nov. 11/10 : [stock book] 1908-1912, 1 v. (folder 12)
- * Stock book from branch store, 1911-1912, 1 v. (folder 13)
- * Curio store sales book 1913, 1913-1915, 1 v. (folder 14)
- * Curio store : [account book], 1915, 1 v. (folder 15)
- * [Account book], 1917, 1 v. Re May to August 1917 (folder 16)
- * [Account book], 1917, 1 v. Re July to October 1917 (folder 17)
- * [Account book], 1917, 1 v. Re August to December 1917 (folder 18)
- * [Ledger], 1928-1933, 1 v. (folder 19) - Oversize storage
- * Inventory summary : [curio store inventory], 1932-1935, 9 p. (folder 20) - Oversize storage
- * [Account book], 1935-1942, 1 v. Re curio store accounts and personal expenses (folder 21)
- * Inventory sheets, 1935-1945, 1.5 cm. Re game heads, furs, beadwork, curios (folder 22) - Oversize storage
- * Fur dealer's record (N. K. Luxton, dealer), 1936-1944, 1 v. (folder 23)
- * Fur dealer's record, 1937, 1949, 1 v. (folder 24)
- * [Account book], 1942-1944, 1 v. Re curio store accounts (folder 25)
- * [Account ledger], 1944-1945, 1 v. Re curio store accounts (folder 26)
- *[Inventory and stock ledger], 1945-1946, 1 v. (folder 27)
- *Stock sheets, 1948-1953, 1 cm (5 sets). Sets are: April 1948 - March 1949, April 1949 - March 1950, April 1950 - March 1951, April 1951 to March 1952, April 1952 to March 1953. (folder 28, 29, 30)
- * [Account ledger], 1950-1952, 1 v. (folder 31)
- * [Account book], 1952-1953, 1 v. (folder 32)
- * [Sales ledger], 1954-1956, 1 v. (folder 33)
- * [Sales ledger], 1956-1958, 1 v. (folder 34)
- * [Expense book], 1956-1958, 1 v. (folder 35)
- * [Sales ledger], 1958, 1 v. (folder 36)
- * [Sales ledger], 1959-1960, 1 v. (folder 37)
- * Sales sheets, 1960-1962, 14p. (2 sets) (folder 38)
- * [Sales ledger], 1960-1961, 1 v. (folder 39)
- * [Expense and inventory ledger], 1961, 1 v. (folder 40)
- * Stoney Indians 1961 received : [account sheets], 1961, 2 p. (folder 41) - Oversize storage
- * Inventory : [account sheets], before 1962, 16p. (3 sets). Appears to pertain to native arts, goods and supplies. One set is titled "Fort St. James" (folder 42)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Crag and Canyon newspaper accounts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of account ledgers pertaining to advertising accounts and paper products purchases (tickets, envelopes, cards, menus, passes, etc.) of Banff businesses, organizations and individuals
- Date Range
- 1903-1913
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 43 to 45
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 43 to 45
- Date Range
- 1903-1913
- Physical Description
- 3 v. of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of account ledgers pertaining to advertising accounts and paper products purchases (tickets, envelopes, cards, menus, passes, etc.) of Banff businesses, organizations and individuals
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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King Edward Hotel, garage and livery accounts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of ledgers pertaining to King Edward Hotel supplies and suppliers, employees, bar accounts, groceries, etc., 1904-1910; and King Edward livery and garage accounts, 1912-1926
- Date Range
- 1904-1926
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 46 to 54
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 46 to 54
- Date Range
- 1904-1926
- Physical Description
- 11 v. of textual records (25 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of ledgers pertaining to King Edward Hotel supplies and suppliers, employees, bar accounts, groceries, etc., 1904-1910; and King Edward livery and garage accounts, 1912-1926
- Related Material
- See also : [Coal accounts ledger and index book]. -- 1912, 1922-1923. -- 2 v. -- 1912 portion of ledger pertains to livery. (folder 55)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF VOLUMES (LUX / I / C1 - 46 to 54):
- * [Account ledger], 1904-1906, 1 v. (folder 46)
- * Account book, ca.1905, 1 v. Re employees and grocery accounts. Found inside 1906-1908 account ledger (folder 47)
- * [Account ledger], 1906-1908, 1 v. (folder 47)
- * [Account ledger], 1909, 1 v. (folder 48)
- * Bar ledger, 1909-1910, 1 v. (folder 49)
- * [Account ledger], 1909-1910, 1 v. Re liquor inventory, staff lists, grocery inventory, etc (folder 50)
- * Hotel King Edward : [bar ledger], 1910, 1 v. (folder 51)
- * [King Edward livery ledgers], 1912-1915, 2 v. (folder 52) - Oversize storage
- * King Edward garage : [account book], 1919, 1 v. (folder 53)
- * King Edward livery : [account book], 1926, 1 v. (folder 54)
- * Old livery inventory cars, undated, .5 cm (folder 52) - Oversize storage
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General accounts
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- 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
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- 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)
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- Processed
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Coal sales accounts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of coal accounts ledger books. Each volume has an index, either separate or at the beginning of the volume. One volume includes a portion pertaining to the King Edward livery, 1912 (folder 55)
- Date Range
- 1912, 1922-1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 55 to 59
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 55 to 59
- Date Range
- 1912, 1922-1929
- Physical Description
- 7 v. of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of coal accounts ledger books. Each volume has an index, either separate or at the beginning of the volume. One volume includes a portion pertaining to the King Edward livery, 1912 (folder 55)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Hunting and fishing photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of panorama negatives pertaining to antelope hunt on the Red Deer River near Brooks, October 1905, 5 items (folder 6); mountain sheep hunt north of Banff Park, ca.1909 (folder 7), 25 items; Jasper trip with Howard Douglas, ca.1910 (folder 8) 18 items; also prints and negatives pertain…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 3 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.2. Personal and professional : Recreation
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 3 to 8
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1945]
- Physical Description
- ca.230 photographs (ca.130 prints, ca.100 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of panorama negatives pertaining to antelope hunt on the Red Deer River near Brooks, October 1905, 5 items (folder 6); mountain sheep hunt north of Banff Park, ca.1909 (folder 7), 25 items; Jasper trip with Howard Douglas, ca.1910 (folder 8) 18 items; also prints and negatives pertaining to: Nordegg hunting trip, 1919; Brooks hunting trip, 1941; and Didsbury hunting trip, 1942; bear hunting, fishing trips, hunting dogs, birds, taxidermy
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Buffalo and horse round-ups
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Pablo-Allard buffalo round-up, 1908, including panorama negatives and prints (ca.100 items) (folders 9, 10) and set of 12 mailing cards titled "Portfolio Views Buffalo (folder 11); and to horse round-up in Ya-Ha-Tinda area, 1917, panorama negatives and prints, 22 items (folders 12,…
- Date Range
- [1908-1917]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 9 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D.2. Personal and professional : Recreation
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 9 to 13
- Date Range
- [1908-1917]
- Physical Description
- ca.125 photographs (ca.40 prints, ca.85 negatives). -- 1 item of print material (set of 12 mailing cards)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Pablo-Allard buffalo round-up, 1908, including panorama negatives and prints (ca.100 items) (folders 9, 10) and set of 12 mailing cards titled "Portfolio Views Buffalo (folder 11); and to horse round-up in Ya-Ha-Tinda area, 1917, panorama negatives and prints, 22 items (folders 12, 13)
- Related Material
- Reminiscences are found in LUX / I / D4 - 3, 4. Related photographs are found in Norman Luxton photograph albums: LUX / I / D6c
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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
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- 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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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 11, 12
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- 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 - 11, 12
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Physical Description
- ca.205 photographs (ca.95 prints, ca.110 negatives). -- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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