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Indian Affairs report
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54747
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of a 58-page report titled "Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs" submitted by the Indian Association of Alberta in 1960, and an accompanying bound index. Pertains to various topics of Indigenous rights including education, healthcare, t…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 35
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- 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 / 35
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 21.5 x 35.5 cm and 21.5 x 28 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of a 58-page report titled "Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs" submitted by the Indian Association of Alberta in 1960, and an accompanying bound index. Pertains to various topics of Indigenous rights including education, healthcare, treaty rights, employment and land use.
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Government
- Indigenous Peoples
- Laws and legislation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- First nations
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tobacco dance, 1944
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54964
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly …
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1 album (4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly members of the nearby Siksika Nation]. The rest of the album is blank.
- Material Details
- Album bound with thin pink string
- Subject Access
- Cultural pluralism
- Events
- Dance
- Environment
- Community events
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Multiculturalism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Gleichen
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Environment
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Sundance, Gleichen, Morley]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23847
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs that are mainly portraits of Blackfoot men numbered one through thirteen and identified on a note: "Blackfeet June 25.26.27. 1943," Author unknown, possibly Fern Gully includes similar note with numbers one to fifteen.
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 23 to NA - 39
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 23 to NA - 39
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : b&w negatives ; 7 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs that are mainly portraits of Blackfoot men numbered one through thirteen and identified on a note: "Blackfeet June 25.26.27. 1943," Author unknown, possibly Fern Gully includes similar note with numbers one to fifteen.
- Notes
- See PA for identification note.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Portrait
- Tipi
- Sundance
- Geographic Access
- Morley
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Access restricted
- Related Material
- See corresponding 27 prints (includes duplicates) LUX / I / E6 PA-121 to PA-147.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ceremony and speeches, possibly Banff Indian Days
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55509
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs pertaining to speeches and a ceremony, possibly part of Banff Indian Days celebrations, 1937. Includes groups gathered on a stage and one posed group portrait of mostly Indigenous men.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 600 to 603 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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 / E6 : Collected material: Photographs: Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 600 to 603 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by F. Gully of Calgary
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w prints ; 35.5 x 28 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs pertaining to speeches and a ceremony, possibly part of Banff Indian Days celebrations, 1937. Includes groups gathered on a stage and one posed group portrait of mostly Indigenous men.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Ceremony
- Community events
- Events
- Banff Indian Days
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Category
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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How Canada's last frontier outlaw died
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55608
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1,…
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 15
- Responsibility
- Published by MacLean's Magazine
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1, 1924.
- Notes
- First page of article has two small illustrations on bottom in black ink. Article is in three physical parts (one double-sided page, two clippings).
- Name Access
- Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
- Almighty Voice
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- History
- Publication
- Magazine
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55610
- 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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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
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Duke of Connaught in Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55727
- 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
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- Processed
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Stony Chiefs Stampede 1912
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55529
- 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
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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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Stoney Nakoda portrait copies - Byron Harmon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55491
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 copies of portrait photographs of Stoney Nakoda men taken by Byron Harmon in 1906. Portraits depict Sampson Beaver, Silas Abraham and Chief Hector Crawler.
- Date Range
- 1906
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 123 to 127
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 123 to 127
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by Byron Harmon, 1906
- Date Range
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs :b & w prints ; 23.5 x 30 cm and 9.5 x 23.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 copies of portrait photographs of Stoney Nakoda men taken by Byron Harmon in 1906. Portraits depict Sampson Beaver, Silas Abraham and Chief Hector Crawler.
- Name Access
- Beaver, Sampson
- Abraham, Silas
- Crawler, Hector
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Portrait
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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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
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Unknown people in regalia on horseback, Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49085
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
- 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 - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown]
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Parades
- 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. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photog
- 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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Morley Beaver on left, Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose) on right
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Morley Beaver on left, Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose) on right]*
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- Reference Code
- LUX/I/d3a-11-36c
- 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-11-36c
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Morley Beaver on left, Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose) on right]*
- Name Access
- Beaver, Morley
- Hunter, Elijah
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- 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.
- 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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Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / 1 / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ;
- Scope & Content
- [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Name Access
- Wesley, Mary
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- 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.
- 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.
- Content Details
- Mary Wesley, married to Peter Wesley chief of Wesley band
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Agnes Kaquitts, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) stood in front of a tipi.
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 10
- 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 / 3 : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) stood in front of a tipi.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Agnes
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scratches on negative and edge tape is peeling off
- 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.
- 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
Images
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[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49098
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women sitting by tipi]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
- 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 / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women sitting by tipi]
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- 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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[Unknown women and children by tipi]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49099
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women and children by tipi]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
- 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 / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women and children by tipi]
- Notes
- The negative has been digitized in order to retain detail in the highlights. For reproduction, it may be beneficial to refer to print copy within the file for intended contrast.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scratches on the negative. Part of the glass negative corner is missing.
- Title Source
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. 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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Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49100
- 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
Images
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Enoch Rider (Sûkârâgan) (Horse Rider), Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Enoch Rider (Sûkârâgan) (Horse Rider), Stoney Nakoda]*
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Reference Code
- LUX/I/d3a-10-36a
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX/I/d3a-10-36a
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Enoch Rider (Sûkârâgan) (Horse Rider), Stoney Nakoda]*
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- Rider, Enoch
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- McCowan, Dan
- 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.
- 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
Images
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