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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples an…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

98 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

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

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

Physical Description: 1 album (96 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm and 8 cm x 13.5 cm -- 1 print : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples and cane sugar], livestock, dockyard and wharf scenes, a street carnival and other community events in Havana, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, a mass burial site, cathedrals, landmarks, and botanical gardens. Most items not dated or annotated. Postcard print has personal message addressed to "David" [likely David McDougall] in 1909, and one postcard depicting mass burial site has personal message to David McDougall from Mr. Adam Mackenzie.

Notes: One postcard and b&w postcard print are annotated on back; Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Name Access: McDougall, David; Mackenzie, Adam

Subject Access: Tourism; Travel; Farmland; Animals; Churches; Memorial; Buildings; Businesses; Commerce; Community events; Horses; Transportation; Grave; Garden; Boats; Industry; Natural resources; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Cuba; Havana

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Handle with caution if temporarily removing item[s] from album as corner insert spaces holding postcards may tear easily

Related Material: LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry; Environment; Natural resources; Transportation; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

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

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

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

Description Level: 5 / File

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

59 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McDougall family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 141 photograph prints [ca. 1900 - 1905], one b&w tintype photograph, and one handwritten letter. Contents include portrait-style photographs of various unnamed members of the McDougall family, including David and Annie McDougall and Georgina McDougall [Luxton].…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1905]; 1902

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 / 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 / III / B : Georgina Luxton series

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / B2 : Personal papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by: T. Eaton Co. Ltd. [Toronto], J.G. Parks [Montreal], Frank Cooper [London, ON], W. O'Connor [Toronto], Cabinet Portrait [Hamilton, ON], W.S. Denroche [Guelph, ON], J. Hampden Field [Montreal], Steel & Wings Photographic and Art Rooms [Winnipeg], and others

Date Range: [ca.1900-1905]; 1902

Physical Description: 1 album (ca.142 photographs : b&w ; 13.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 141 photograph prints [ca. 1900 - 1905], one b&w tintype photograph, and one handwritten letter. Contents include portrait-style photographs of various unnamed members of the McDougall family, including David and Annie McDougall and Georgina McDougall [Luxton]. Letter in album is addressed to David McDougall from his mother, Elizabeth McDougall, dated December 31, 1902.

Material Details: Album is bound in leather. Raised floral/leaf design on front cover. Part of metal fastening clasp remaining, attached to right side of front cover; part of clasp is missing.

Name Access: McDougall, David; McDougall, Annie; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Children; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario; Toronto; Guelph; London; Quebec; Montreal; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Language: English

Conservation: Several loose items placed in mylar sleeves inside album; tintype photograph placed in negative envelope and kept inside album

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir travel books and guides

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18

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 / 15 to 18

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Physical Description: 9 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].

Notes: Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Advertising; Banff National Park; Camping; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Ecology; Environment; Flowers; Geography; Government; Guiding; Guide; Hiking; History; Hot Springs; Industry; Leisure; Museums; Natural history; Natural resources; Oil; Photography; Recreation; Tourism; Tourist information; Trail guides; Travel; The Albertan

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; Pincher Creek; Turner Valley; British Columbia; Vancouver; Marble Canyon; United States of America; Montana; Japan

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state; ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Natural resources; Government; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973

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Oversized holiday greeting cards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of…

Date Range: [1895-1910]; [1925-1930]; [1945-1960]; 1946; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; 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 / 21

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Photograph print

Responsibility: Art used in cards produced by Adrian Hill, Nicholas Hornyansky and Walter J. Phillips

Date Range: [1895-1910]; [1925-1930]; [1945-1960]; 1946; 1956

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of art depicting Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England; landscapes and scenic waterfront views; and holiday-themed art designs. Two items in file are accompanied by original mailing envelopes addressed to Eleanor Luxton, 1956.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Whitaker, Annie

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Christmas; Businesses; Family and personal life; Holidays

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Annotated item stored in mylar to prevent possible ink transfer onto other archival materials

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Item signed by Annie Whitaker has maker's label attached to back, reads "John O'Groats Artcraft Made in England"

Processing Status: Processed

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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and fl…

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

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 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (scrapbook ; 31 x 36 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and flyers for various community events; membership cards; and a scanned copy and one original copy of a journal dated 1862, titled "Rossville Mission Journal 1862". Journal contains early newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to George and John McDougall, and multiple religious missions and settlements located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Notes: Scrapbook possibly compiled by Georgina Luxton

Name Access: McDougall, Annie; McDougall, David; McDougall, George; McDougall, John; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Churches; Calgary Stampede; Family and personal life; Family; History; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Memorial; Membership; Missionaries; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Obituary; Religions; Sports and recreation; Rodeo

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; Saskatchewan

Access Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Reproduction Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Language: English

Conservation: Contents of scrapbook placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Land, settlement and immigration; Religions; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Sheet music and piano exercise books

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of musical study booklets and sheet music belonging to various members of the McDougall and Luxton family, including Georgina McDougall [Luxton], Eleanor Luxton, May and Annie McDougall, and Ruth McDougall, and one book signed “Nina Wynn” of WLC [Wesleyan Ladies’ College]. Some items …

Date Range: [ca.1890-1895]; [ca.1900-1920]; [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 10 to 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 10 to 20

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1890-1895]; [ca.1900-1920]; [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of musical study booklets and sheet music belonging to various members of the McDougall and Luxton family, including Georgina McDougall [Luxton], Eleanor Luxton, May and Annie McDougall, and Ruth McDougall, and one book signed “Nina Wynn” of WLC [Wesleyan Ladies’ College]. Some items belonged to Georgina during her studies at Wesleyan Ladies' College in London, Ontario.

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor; McDougall, Annie; McDougall, May; McDougall, Ruth; Wynn, Nina

Subject Access: Academics; Education; Music; Arts; Entertainment

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario; London; Alberta; Morley; Banff

Language: English

Conservation: Handle with caution as some contents are fragile.

Category: Arts; Education; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Contents organized into two files : LUX / III / D / 10 : Loose sheet music and incomplete books LUX / III / D / 11 to 20 : Complete books

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Early Luxton family holiday cards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas/holiday greeting cards sent by various friends and family to members of the Luxton family [primarily Norman and Georgina] between ca.1905 and 1940. Includes several unsent holiday cards made by Norman and Georgina Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1905-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 20 to 22

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 20 to 22

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1905-1940]

Physical Description: 8 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of Christmas/holiday greeting cards sent by various friends and family to members of the Luxton family [primarily Norman and Georgina] between ca.1905 and 1940. Includes several unsent holiday cards made by Norman and Georgina Luxton.

Notes: File may contain duplicates; Items are not arranged by date within file; some items not dated

Material Details: Some items have attached string and/or decorative ribbons

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Holidays; Christmas; Correspondence

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Communications; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.; Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Christmas; Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Family; Communications; Correspondence; Indigenous Peoples; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McDougall and Ross family correspondence

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of letters, postcards, invitations, holiday cards and other correspondence pertaining to members of the Ross and McDougall families. Recipients and senders include: May (McDougall) Ross, George H. Ross, Annie McDougall, Georgina (McDougall) Luxton, Jean Ross, and classmates of May McD…

Date Range: 1898; 1900-1902; 1907-1913; [1910-1920]; 1917-1919; 1921; 1923-1925; 1939; 1941-1942; 1944; 1946; 1950-1952; 1955

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 15 to 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private 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 / 15 to 16

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1898; 1900-1902; 1907-1913; [1910-1920]; 1917-1919; 1921; 1923-1925; 1939; 1941-1942; 1944; 1946; 1950-1952; 1955

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of letters, postcards, invitations, holiday cards and other correspondence pertaining to members of the Ross and McDougall families. Recipients and senders include: May (McDougall) Ross, George H. Ross, Annie McDougall, Georgina (McDougall) Luxton, Jean Ross, and classmates of May McDougall Ross from her time as a student at DaMill Ladies' College.

Notes: Some items in file are not dated; some items do not name senders or recipients.

Material Details: One item in file is made of thin wood with plant sample and small red ribbon attached

Name Access: McDougall, May; McDougall, Annie; McDougall, David; Ross, George; Ross, Jean; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Correspondence; Family and personal life; Holidays; Events; Community events; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Morley; Ontario; St. Catharines

Language: English

Conservation: One Christmas greeting card printed on wood has been placed in mylar

Category: Communications; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ross and McDougall financial records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an auction receipt for "M Dougal" dated 1906; an account statement for D. McDougall from the Imperial Bank of Canada, dated 1909; a receipt from the Montclare Hotel in Dublin for "Mr McDoughal" dated 1910; and life insurance payment receipts for George H. Ross, dated 1926 and 1927.

Date Range: 1906; 1909-1910; 1926-1927

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private 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 / 20

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1906; 1909-1910; 1926-1927

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of an auction receipt for "M Dougal" dated 1906; an account statement for D. McDougall from the Imperial Bank of Canada, dated 1909; a receipt from the Montclare Hotel in Dublin for "Mr McDoughal" dated 1910; and life insurance payment receipts for George H. Ross, dated 1926 and 1927.

Notes: Items in file (excluding insurance receipts) likely pertain to David Nawash McDougall of Morley.

Name Access: McDougall, David; Ross, George

Subject Access: Personal and Professional Life; Commerce; Finances; Businesses

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Ireland; Dublin; United States of America; California

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Newspaper clippings, published materials, other family records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of clippings, notes, published materials and a certificate pertaining to various members of the McDougall and Ross families. Includes tickets for Jean and May Ross to the 1937 Calgary Stampede, a genealogical timeline of the British Royal Family [between 1860 and 1900], notes on ranch…

Date Range: [1900-1910]; 1917; 1922; 1925; 1930; 1937; 1949; 1956; 1958

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private 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 / 18

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

Date Range: [1900-1910]; 1917; 1922; 1925; 1930; 1937; 1949; 1956; 1958

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of clippings, notes, published materials and a certificate pertaining to various members of the McDougall and Ross families. Includes tickets for Jean and May Ross to the 1937 Calgary Stampede, a genealogical timeline of the British Royal Family [between 1860 and 1900], notes on ranching in Alberta, pocketbooks, a pamphlet from the University of Alberta School of Nursing [1930], House of Commons and Senate of Canada reports [containing speeches by George Ross], newspaper clippings and handwritten genealogy notes pertaining to David and George McDougall, and a certificate addressed to May McDougall celebrating her 50-year subscription to the Calgary Herald newspaper.

Name Access: McDougall, May; Ross, George; Ross, Jean; McDougall, David; McDougall, George

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Genealogy; History; Public events; Publication; Government; Newspaper; Calgary Stampede

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Edmonton

Language: English

Conservation: Newspaper clippings stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Law and justice

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence - postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File a…

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Physical Description: ca. 250 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w photograph : print ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File also includes one b&w photograph depicting a group of unidentified children.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Correspondence; Communications; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Postcards

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; California; Vermont; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Arizona; England; London; France; Paris; Africa; Ivory Coast

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from non-annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8].

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items are stored in 3 folders: LUX / III / A1 / 25 : Canada LUX / III / A1 / 26 : United States of America LUX / III / A1 / 27 : Foreign, Other

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor and Norman Luxton, family and friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor…

Date Range: 1906; [1912-1913]; [1915-1920]; [1939]; [1940-1945]; [1971]; 1973

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 340 to 351

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 340 to 351

Date Range: 1906; [1912-1913]; [1915-1920]; [1939]; [1940-1945]; [1971]; 1973

Physical Description: 12 photograph prints : b&w and col.; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor Luxton; Moses and Mark Dixon of the Stoney Nakoda tribe with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England [1939?]; Eleanor Luxton with professional colleagues [ca.1940-1945?]; and a university graduation portrait of Della Stanley with a note addressed to Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: File includes three duplicate copies of LUX / II / E / PA - 340; Some items are annotated

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Dixon, Mark; Dixon, Moses; Stanley, Della

Subject Access: Academics; Community events; Community life; Events; Education; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Personal and Professional Life; Publication; Animals; Dogs

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Quebec; Montreal; New Brunswick

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Education; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton's Pacific Crossing images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letter…

Date Range: 1900 - 1901; 1926; 1969 - 1975

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1900 - 1901; 1926; 1969 - 1975

Physical Description: 47 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letters: one sent to Norman Luxton in 1926 by James Hall[?] pertaining to the voyage, and one to Eleanor Luxton from J.W.D. Symons at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia pertaining to the use of the museum's images in her book.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Canoes and canoeing; Communications; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; Museums; Publication; Research; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Victoria; Fiji; Australia

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff, Canada's First National Park images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Physical Description: 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Browne, George; Browne, Belmore; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Orr, Lorne; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Luxton, George; Dunsmore, Fulton

Subject Access: Animals; Artists; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Bighorn Sheep; Bridges; Businesses; Canoes and canoeing; Cave and Basin; Community events; Community life; Competition; Elk; Environment; Family and personal life; History; Hotels; Land, settlement and immigration; Leisure; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountaineering; Mountains; Museums; Municipal views; Multiculturalism; Painting; Public events; Research; Recreation; Royalty; Royal Visit; Settlement; Skating; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Sports; Swimming; Tourism; Wildlife; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Minnewanka; Mount Norquay

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choi…

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 773 to 844

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 773 to 844

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Physical Description: 72 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 17.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choir performance; and various friends and family members.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Hiking; Bridges; Mountains; Landscapes; Choir; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper; Banff National Park; Great Divide; British Columbia; United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; China

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Burned Photographs [from the Luxton family home]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 75 photographs pertaining to extended members of the Luxton and McDougall family. Photographs include Munro, Graham, Ingraham, Mackenzie and Hardisty family members. Photographs are accompanied in file by two lists detailing context and individual family members in each photograph.

Date Range: 1889-1904

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 1 to 79

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

148 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 1 to 79

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1889-1904

Physical Description: 75 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 75 photographs pertaining to extended members of the Luxton and McDougall family. Photographs include Munro, Graham, Ingraham, Mackenzie and Hardisty family members. Photographs are accompanied in file by two lists detailing context and individual family members in each photograph.

Notes: Photographs are part of a collection retrieved from the Luxton family home titled "Burned Photographs". Original numbering from corresponding photograph lists has been preserved, although some listed photographs are missing from file. Photograph list: Image 1: Srgt. Major Flintoff, N.W.M.P. Image 2: Mrs. Munro + family - cousin [of] Mrs. D. McDougall Image 3: [missing] Image 4: Mt. Royal Hotel, Banff, built by D. McDougall Image 5: Dorothy Graham Ingraham Image 6: F.H. Graham + Jean Graham (wife) Image 7: Geo. Ingraham Image 8: Uncle F.H. Graham from Gracie 1903 Image 9: Dorothy Graham [3 photos] Image 10: A.A. Williams' Bungalow Calgary, 1900 Image 11: John Graham Image 12: Elizabeth Chantler McDougall Image 13: Allen A. Shepard 1894 [3 photos] Image 14: Jean McDougall Graham in her wedding gown Image 15: Bob Alloway Image 16: Mr. [Fred?] Graham's mother Image 17: Freddie Graham Jr. Image 18: E. G. McDougall Image 19: [missing] Malcolm McKenzie Image 20: Fishing Great Slave Lake Image 21: Lizzie Colter Image 22: Gillies Girls Image 23: David & Annie McDougall Image 24: Jimmy Mackenzie's first wife Image 25: Birdie Young Roy Image 26: Maggie Munro 1892 O.L.C. Image 27: Jennie Gillies' girls Image 28: [missing] Annie Mackenzie McDougall, David's Wife Image 29: [missing] Eliz. Chantler McDougall Image 30: [missing] Rev. Geo. McDougall Image 31: Lillian Hall 1891 O.L.C. Image 32: Helen Roat Image 33: May McD. Ross Image 34: Gussie and Mrs. Geo. McDougall [in] Morley Image 35: [missing] Jean McDougall Graham's Wedding in Morley Image 36: Freddie Graham Jr. Image 37: N.K. Luxton 1904 Image 38: Libby McD. Young Rev. Geo.'s Daughter Image 39: Dorothy Graham [6 photos] Image 40: Arthur Hall Image 41: [missing] Fred Graham + wife Image 42: Mr. F.M. Graham [2 photos] Image 43: Mrs. Graham Sr., Harry + wife + Jean, Fred's wife Image 44: Freddie Carling- son [of] Annie Image 45: Annie McD. Carling- daughter [of] David Mcd. Image 46: John Mackenzie + His Wife Image 47: [missing] Nettie Ramsay Image 48: [missing] David's Trading Post Morley Image 49: Minnie McD. Wilson- wife [of] Tom Wilson Image 50: Jean + Fred Graham Image 51: Dottie Burroughs Image 52: Liza + Percy Hardisty, Clara + Mrs. Geo. McD. Image 53: Miss Barret, first teacher Morley Image 54: Mrs. Youmans - Fred husband Indian Agent Morley Image 55: Nellie Wood McDougall Image 56: [missing] Harry Graham wife Jean McD. Graham + Mrs. Graham Sr. Image 57: Rev. John McD., [Egerton Steinhauer], Pakan, Samson, Joman [Jonas Two Young Men] Image 58: [missing] Geo., Dorothy, Aunt Jean Image 59: Jean Graham John McDougall Image 60: Young David, Son [of] Rev. John + Elizabeth McDougall Image 61: [Ed] Youmans Image 62: [not listed] Image 63: Magnus Begg Image 64: Mrs. Egerton [Steinhauer] Image 65: Ruth Wheatley [and] family daughter [of] Rev. John [McDougall] + first wife Image 66: Ed Youmans Image 67: [not listed] Image 68: [not listed] Image 69: Willie Mackenzie's wife Image 70: B.J.'s Christening [B.J. Ingraham] Image 71: Malcolm Mackenzie school teacher Morley [2 photos] Image 72: Mr. May- married Annie Mackenzie Image 73: Clara + Percy Hardisty Image 74: Jean Graham Image 75: Aggie Munro Image 76: Annie Munro Image 77: N.W.M.P. Post Canmore 1889 Image 78: Percy Hardisty Image 79: 1914 Princess Pats Training Calgy.