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Banff Indian Days notebooks

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of records concerning attendance, events, payments and accounts Notebook for 1924 includes notes of the 1924 Calgary Stampede
Date Range
1923-1934
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 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 / D3a - 1
Date Range
1923-1934
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records (10 v.)
Scope & Content
File consists of records concerning attendance, events, payments and accounts
Notebook for 1924 includes notes of the 1924 Calgary Stampede
Notes
Related records: a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1933 Calgary Stampede pertains to Banff Indian Days 1933 (LUX/I/D3-[5a?); a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1939 Calgary Stampede pertains to Banff Indian Days 1939 (LUX/I/D3-[5a?)
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Calgary Stampede judging records

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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Norman Luxton's judging records for Indian events, parade costumes and teepees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1926 to 1956, 24 volumes. Missing years are: 1927, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1949 Judging notebook for 1926 includes account of 1927 hunting trip to Kananaskis area, Albe…
Date Range
1926-1956
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c - 1 to 3
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 / D3c - 1 to 3
Date Range
1926-1956
Physical Description
15 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of Norman Luxton's judging records for Indian events, parade costumes and teepees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1926 to 1956, 24 volumes. Missing years are: 1927, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1949
Judging notebook for 1926 includes account of 1927 hunting trip to Kananaskis area, Alberta. Judging notebook for 1933 includes records for Banff Indian Days 1933. Judging notebook for 1939 includes records for Banff Indian Days 1939
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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
Processing Status
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10,000 miles in the Canoe Tilikum / N. K. Luxton : [bound manuscripts]

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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two different presentations of the same manuscript. Longer volume (4 cm) includes photographs. Shorter volume (2 cm) contains annotations attributed to Eleanor Luxton, likely made during her preparation of Luxton's Pacific Crossing
Date Range
1927-1928
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 6, 7
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Tilikum voyage
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 6, 7
Date Range
1927-1928
Physical Description
2 volumes of textual records (6 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of two different presentations of the same manuscript. Longer volume (4 cm) includes photographs. Shorter volume (2 cm) contains annotations attributed to Eleanor Luxton, likely made during her preparation of Luxton's Pacific Crossing
Access Restrictions
Access to the original volume with photographs is restricted. Photocopy of pages with photographs is available for reference use
Finding Aid
Photocopy includes links to the negatives
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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
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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
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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)
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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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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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Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / C : Business, legal and financial
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / C1 / 60 to 71
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
[ca.1905-ca.1960]
Physical Description
11 v. and ca.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to business, properties, rentals, banking, house and personal accounts
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
LIST OF VOLUMES (LUX / I / C1 - 60 to 71):
* [Account ledger], ca.1905, 1 v. Entries pertain to Merchants Bank, H. E. Sibbald, David McDougall, and personal accounts. Some entries are dated 1906 and 1907 (folder 60)
* Transient ledger : [sheets], 1911, 1.5 cm. Re house, bar, livery and curio accounts (folder 61) - Oversize storage
* [Account ledger], 1912-1928, 1 v. Re businesses (curio, coal, livery, other) and personal accounts (folder 62)
* Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1914-1928, 4 sheets. Re properties. Involves Byron Lee Smith and Robert Vass (folder 63) - Oversize storage
* Purchase and general accounts : [ledger sheets], 1915-1927, 1.5 cm. Re properties, businesses, insurance and personal accounts (folder 63) - Oversize storage
* [Account ledger], 1917, 1 v. Re mainly horse and hay accounts with individuals and businesses (folder 64) - Oversize storage
* Daily statement of business : [cash and charge records], 1917-1918, 2 v. (folder 65) - Oversize storage
* [Property record books], 1907-1928, 3 v. Property records describe Luxton properties, enhancements, rents, furnishings, renters, etc. Books cover 1918-1922 (with loose items back to 1907), 1922-1925, and 1923-1928. Includes loose items (folder 66)
* [Account book], 1925-1936, 1 v. Re personal accounts, including sundries and banking, also curio shop etc (folder 67) - Oversize storage
* [Account ledger], 1932-1945, 1 v. Re business, rental and personal accounts (folder 68)
* [Account sheets], 1935-1939, .5 cm. Re sundries, banking, curio store, personal and car accounts (folder 68B) - Oversize storage
* [Account sheets], 1943-1944, .5 cm. Re business, property and personal accounts (folder 69) - Oversize storage
* [Account ledger], 1948-1956, 1 v. Re properties, business leases, rents and taxes (folder 70)
* [Account book sheets], before 1962, .5 cm. Re accounts with Stoney individuals, perhaps at Morley (folder 71)
Processing Status
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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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Course papers, University of Alberta

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists mainly of notes and assignments from Luxton's attendance at the University of Alberta, as an undergraduate student in arts, 1926-1930, and as a graduate student in history, 1930-1933
Date Range
1927-1933
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 33 to 85
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 / 33 to 85
Date Range
1927-1933
Physical Description
ca.65 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists mainly of notes and assignments from Luxton's attendance at the University of Alberta, as an undergraduate student in arts, 1926-1930, and as a graduate student in history, 1930-1933
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
FILE LIST (LUX / II / B1 - 33 to 85) :
* History, 1927-1933 (folders 33 to 52)
* Political economy, 1928-1929 (folder 53)
* French, 1929 (folders 54, 55)
* English / Literature, 1928-1932. Title of file 64 is: Aileen M. Harmon, English 57 essay (folder 56 to 67)
* Education, 1930-1931 (folders 68 to 72)
* Educational psychology, 1930-1931 (folder 73)
* Psychology, ca.1930-1931. Title of file 76 is: Psych 51 experiment, final draft, Bucklebank, Luxton, Mackay, McLaggan (folder 74 to 76)
* Philosophy, 1929 (folders 77, 78)
* Philosophy lecture series, bound, and lecture notes, between 1930 and 1933 (folders 79 to 82)
* Philosophy, between 1927 and 1933 (folder 83)
* Other, ca.1930. Includes course notes for Latin and French (folder 84, 85)
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Yearbooks and photographs, University of Alberta

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists University of Alberta yearbooks "Evergreen and Gold", 1927 to 1931, 1933; and formal university portraits of fellow students, 1928, unidentified
Date Range
1927-1933
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 86 to 93
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 / 86 to 93
Date Range
1927-1933
Physical Description
6 v. of textual records (17 cm). -- 34 photographs : prints
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists University of Alberta yearbooks "Evergreen and Gold", 1927 to 1931, 1933; and formal university portraits of fellow students, 1928, unidentified
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
FILE LIST (LUX / II / B1 - 86 to 93) :
* Evergreen and Gold 1927 (folder 86)
* Evergreen and Gold 1928. Of interest: page 171 (folder 87)
* Evergreen and Gold 1929. Of interest: page 69 (folder 88)
* Evergreen and Gold 1930. Of interest: pages 24, 125 (folder 89)
* Evergreen and Gold 1931. Of interest: pages 16, 19, 61 (folder 90)
* Evergreen and Gold 1932. Of interest: page 110 (folder 91)
* Portraits, 1928 (folders 92, 93)
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Ten thousand miles in the canoe Tilikum / N. K. Luxton : [newspaper serial]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File contains serialized version of Norman Luxton account published in sixteen parts in the Crag & Canyon newspaper, December 7, 1928 to March 22, 1929
Date Range
1928-1929
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 8
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Tilikum voyage
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 8
Date Range
1928-1929
Physical Description
15 print material issues
Scope & Content
File contains serialized version of Norman Luxton account published in sixteen parts in the Crag & Canyon newspaper, December 7, 1928 to March 22, 1929
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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
Title Source
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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
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
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
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Indian Days photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Banff Indian Days, including operations, participants, activities, events, parades, Indian Grounds.
Date Range
[between 1907 and 1955]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 7 to 15
Description Level
5 / File
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 / 3 : Organizations
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 7 to 15
Date Range
[between 1907 and 1955]
Physical Description
ca.460 photographs (ca.300 prints, ca.160 negatives)
Scope & Content
File pertains to Banff Indian Days, including operations, participants, activities, events, parades, Indian Grounds.
Access Restrictions
Access to glass negatives restricted (contact prints and copy negatives are available)
Related Material
Related photographs are found in Norman Luxton photograph albums: LUX / I / D6c
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of receipts, notes, newsclippings, memberships, certificate, handbooks and other ephemera pertaining to the Tilikum voyage and life in Australia, 1901-1902. Includes original copy of Fiji Times, September 18, 1901, and comic certificate received by Norman Luxton.
Date Range
1892-1974
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 9, 10
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Tilikum voyage
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 - 9, 10
Date Range
1892-1974
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records and print material
Scope & Content
File consists of receipts, notes, newsclippings, memberships, certificate, handbooks and other ephemera pertaining to the Tilikum voyage and life in Australia, 1901-1902. Includes original copy of Fiji Times, September 18, 1901, and comic certificate received by Norman Luxton.
Title Source
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Travel diaries and notes

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jaco…
Date Range
1910-1938, [1957?]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2
Description Level
5 / File
  2 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 / D / 2 : Recreation
Reference Code
LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2
Date Range
1910-1938, [1957?]
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jacob Hunter, John Twoyoungmen, Jonas Rider, Silas Abraham, Samson Beaver and other Stoney Indians. Diary for the 1910 trip to Red Deer River notes that the trip ended with the confiscation of hunting trophies and a subsequent fine
File also includes: diary for 1928 rail trip to the west coast; diary for trip to Lake O'Hara area, 1938; hunting logs for 1923-1924 and 1925-1926; trips notes and sketch maps, 6 items, one map dated 1957?
Notebook containing Kananaskis area trip, 1935, also contains automobile log for 1935-1936 and person-counts for Banff Indian Days or the Calgary Stampede Indian villiage, 1936. Lake O'Hara area trip notebook, 1938, contains other writings. Hunting log notebook, 1923-1924, also contains accounts and notes
Notes
Related record: a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1926 Calgary Stampede pertains to Kananaskis hunting trip, 1927. A photocopy is provided for reference use. Original notebook is in LUX/I/D3-[5?]
Access Restrictions
Unprocessed
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Topical files, photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of photographs pertaining to the Trading Post and the King Edward Hotel
Date Range
[between 1904 and 1962]
Reference Code
LUX / I / C4 - 28 to 32
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
  7 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
I.C. Business, legal and financial
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
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Reference Code
LUX / I / C4 - 28 to 32
Date Range
[between 1904 and 1962]
Physical Description
149 photographs (46 prints, 103 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (58 prints)
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of photographs pertaining to the Trading Post and the King Edward Hotel
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
TRADING POST PHOTOGRAPHS (LUX / I / C4-28 to 30):
1.a. Trading post photograph album, ca.1905, 1 album (58 prints). Includes views of store front, interior wall displays, outdoor displays and scenes, mounted heads and specimens (folder 28)
1.b. Negatives for photograph album, ca.1905, 49 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm. Includes views of store front (1 item); interior wall displays (4 items), outdoor displays and scenes (8 items), mounted heads and specimens (36 items) - (folder 29)
2.a. Buffalo head at trading post, 1907?, 2 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm (folder 30)
2.b. Norman Luxton and Bill Round Sr near Bow River, after 1920, 1 negative : 9 x 10 cm (folder 30)
2.c. Man-fish by Bow River, after 1920, 2 negatives : 9 x 10 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by 1 print - folder 31)
2.d. Man-fish near Bow River; men with dog, ca.1930, 6 negatives : 7.5 x 12.5 cm (folder 30)
2.e. Norman Luxton with car and dog; moose antlers, ca.1930, 6 negatives : 7.5 x 12.5 cm (folder 30)
2.f. Sheep heads, 1936, 2 negatives : 12.5 x 17.5 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by prints - folder 31)
2.g. Native man and artifact display, ca.1940?, 16 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm, 4.5 x 7 cm (folder 30)
2.h. Carl Rungius etchings?; Norman Luxton? and dogs, 1940s?, 4 negatives: 4.5 x 6.5 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by 1 print - folder 31)
2.i. Model tableaus, 1944, 8 negatives : 4.5 x 6.5 cm (folder 30)
3. Prints, before 1950?, 37 items. Includes interior and exterior views, mer-man, Norman Luxton and others ar trading post (folder 31)
KING EDWARD HOTEL PHOTOGRAPHS (LUX / I / C4 - 32) :
1. Exterior view, ca.1915, 1 print
2. Interior views, ca.1920, 5 prints. Re lobby, dining room and guest rooms
3. Exterior views, ca.1925, 2 negatives : 12.5 x 17.5 cm. Front and back view
4. Exterior view, ca.1925, 1 negative : 20x25 cm. View of hotel block. Attributed to George Noble
5. Exterior views, 1940s, 4 negatives, 4 prints : 4.5 x 6.5 cm
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Topical files, textual records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of files pertaining to income tax, school tax and other personal finances; records pertaining to leases, businesses, rents, properties and speculations; insurance policies re businesses and properties; other legal and financial records
Date Range
1901-1962
Reference Code
LUX / I / C4 - 1 to 27
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 / C4 - 1 to 27
Date Range
1901-1962
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records. -- 13 graphic records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of files pertaining to income tax, school tax and other personal finances; records pertaining to leases, businesses, rents, properties and speculations; insurance policies re businesses and properties; other legal and financial records
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
LIST OF FILES (LUX / I / C4 - 1 to 27) :
Note: File titles are based on contents of file unless indicated
* Crag and Canyon records, 1901-1944, 1.5 cm. Re lease agreements; equipment, supplies and property; first issue; other. Includes letter of application, nd, and press pass, 1912 (folder 1)
* Plans and blueprints, after 1902, 13 items (folder 2) - Oversize storage - List of items below
* Curio and taxidermy business records and products, 1906-1908, 1935, 14 textual records, 2 photographs, 3 sets of miniature photographs. Promotional material in the form of Taxidermy Store calendars, 1906, 1907, business cards, brochure and letterhead; curio store products (miniature photograph sets; some or all images by George Luxton, ca.1910); Trade Mark and Design Act application, registration certificate and supporting documents. Includes oversize material (folder 3)
* Game permits and notes, 1907-1932, 5 cm, fragile condition (folders 4, 5)
* Legal records, ca.1905-ca.1925, 2.5 cm. Re King Edward Hotel, Exshaw Trading Co., King Edward Livery and other businesses and consist of business agreements and financial records re insolvency and land indentures (folders 6, 7)
* Financial records, 1909-1911, 4 textual records. List of creditors, 1909; insurance statement, 1909?; assignee's statement of assets, 1911 (folder 8)
* Insurance policies, 1911-1925, 1.5 cm. Re King Edward Hotel, curio store, Crag and Canyon, Tanglewood, houses. Oversize storage (folder 9)
* Mount Royal Hotel, 1914, 1 cm. Correspondence, quotes and specifications re re-building of the hotel (folder 10)
* Morley Trading Co records, 1917-1918, 1 cm. Receipts, expense sheets, account sheets and statements (folder 11)
* King Edward livery / garage records, 1915-1921, .5 cm. Re National Park livery tariffs, regulations and promotion, 1915-1918; and King Edward garage purchase agreement, 1921 (folder 12)
* Lease assignment records, 1917, 1919, 3 textual records. Re lease transfers from Georgia Luxton to Norman Luxton and Norman Luxton to the Merchants Bank of Canada (folder 13)
* Income tax records, 1919-1953, 1.5 cm. Tax records for the following years: 1919 to 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1942 to 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953 (folder 14)
* Lease sale records, 1920, .5 cm. Re sale of Villa Lot and dwelling by Norman Luxton to the Earl of Minto (folder 15)
* Winnipeg property tax records, 1920-1948, .5 cm. Re Winnipeg property held by Georgina Luxton c/o Norman Luxton (folder 16)
* Municipal District of Shepard property tax notices, 1921-1932, .5 cm. Re property held by Norman Luxton at Chestermere Lake, Alberta (folder 17)
* School tax records, 1922-1954, 3.5 cm (folders 18, 19, 20)
* Statement of liabilities and assets, 1928-1946, .5 cm. Re N. K. Luxton with Imperial Bank of Canada (folder 21)
* Accountant statements of income and expenditure, 1928-1954, 5 cm. Statements include correspondence, tax documents and related documents (folders 22, 23)
* "Geological report on petroleum and natural gas leases in Morleyville settlement and Grand Valley district" / John A. Allan, 1929, 1 v. Report includes letters, photographs, diagrams and maps. Accompanied by letters. "Geological report" / John A. Allan, 1929, 1 v. Re Grand Valley leases and duplicates a portion of the full report "Geological report on petroleum and natural gas leases . . ." (folder 24)
* Lease and indenture agreements, 1935-1949, 11 textual records (1 cm). Re King Edward Hotel, drug store, garage and livery. Signees include Norman Luxton, the Calgary Brewing and Malting Company, James I. McLeod, the Banff Motor Company, E. J. Langridge, Dr. Gilbert Atkin, Hugh A. Gourlay, the King Edward Hotel Company, George Brewster, and Brewster Transport Company (folder 25)
* Banff land rent and utilities accounts invoices, ca.1955, 1 cm (folder 26)
* Other material, 1898-1935, 1.5 cm. Guidebooks, report, letterhead, business cards, menus, notes, miscellaneous (folder 27)
PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS (LUX / I / C4 - 2):
* Athalmer townsite : [annotated townsite plan and lot price list], 1912, two annotations
* Sketch of part of the Villa Lot section Banff Alberta showing outlined in pink leased lands affected by proposed subdivision, 1917
* Sketch suggestion for revised design for apartment building, 1939
* Proposed auto court on Lot 3A, Banff Alta for Mr. N. K. Luxton, plan showing general layout : [pencil sketch and blueprint] / Arthur J. Wade, 1941, 2 items
* Proposed cabins to be built on auto court for Mr. N. K. Luxton on Lot 3A, Banff Alta : [pemcil sketch] / Arthur J. Wade, 1941
* [Imperial Oil Ltd. service station plans], 1955, 2 items
* Reference plan of Town of Banff : [annotated plan], after 1956, Luxton properties have been shaded
* Proposed temporary storage shed on Lot 4 Block 5, Banff Alta for Mr. N. K. Luxton, after 1902. Site of proposed shed was behind the Crag and Canyon building
* Revised rear elevation proposed addition to Crag & Canyon bldg for N. K. Luxton, Banff Alta, before 1950
* Store front for N. K. Luxton, Banff : [pencil sketch], before 1962
* [Annotated section ownership plan], before 1962. Plan is for area along Athabaska River near Moose Lake and Calling Lake
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