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Elmer & Grace Charlton
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personal…
- Date Range
- 1923-1993
- Reference Code
- M208 / V153
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 208
- V 153
- Sous-Fonds
- M 208
- V 153
- Accession Number
- 7878 (unproc)
- 2021.31 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M208 / V153
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1923-1993
- Physical Description
- ca.841 photographs: ca.800 transparencies; 35mm, 40 prints + 1 framed. -- textual records -- 9 framed certificates and letters -- 1 plaque
- History / Biographical
- Grace Charlton (née Wheatley) was born 1912 in Bankhead, Alberta to Alice and Frank Wheatley. The family moved to Banff in the early 1920s when the Bankhead mine closed. Following graduation from school in Banff, Grace attended Henderson Business School in Calgary completing secretarial courses. She returned to Banff to work for J.D. Hansen.
- Elmer Charlton was born in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. in 1911. Elmer completed his schooling in Calgary when his family moved there from Spokane. Elmer worked for his brother Malcolm before moving to Banff in the 1930s to work for his brother in-law George Brewster, who owned Brewster Skyline Tours. Elmer worked for George Brewster driving the daily bus from Banff to Calgary. On his return trips from Calgary, Elmer delivered the Calgary Herald newspaper to homes and businesses along the way. Elmer met Grace while he was working for Brewster and they married in 1935. Grace and Elmer had two children, Ken (b.1939) and Gary (b.1942).
- Growing up in Banff, Grace was an active skier and she and Elmer became involved with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and helped build the first lodge and rope tow. Both Grace and Elmer held executive positions with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and Elmer was a judge at the ski-jump event for the North American Ski championships, 1948-1950. Grace and Elmer were also active golfers. Grace served on the ladies' executive of the Banff Springs Golf Club and won many club tournaments. Elmer was also an active member of the Banff Springs Golf Club, holding executive positions with the men's club at various times. Elmer was a member of the Banff Curling Club and both he and Grace were involved with the Banff Winter Carnival in the early years. Elmer worked on the construction of the Highway between the park gates and Banff and also found work on the sets of a number of movies filmed in Banff. Elmer worked on the soundstages, appeared as an extra and was a driver for the casts of the films "Lassie Come Home", "North West Stampede", "Saskatchewan", and "River of No Return." In 1949 Elmer and Grace built Charlton's Cedar Court, the first year round motel. It opened with four units and expanded to twenty units before their son Gary took over management of the motel in 1969. Grace and Elmer became members of the Banff Chamber of Commerce and Elmer served as president. Elmer was a life member of the Banff Kinsmen Club and Banff Rotary Club. Grace was a life member of the IODE and the Eastern Star Lodge. Grace died in 1998 and Elmer in 2000.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personalities, skiing, golfing, social gatherings; 1 framed photograph of actor Jack Oakie.
- Textual records consist of Banff Springs Golf Club papers, 1923-1960s (largely collected by Dr. E. Kennedy) including Canadian Golfer May 1925 with article on donation of Prince of Wales trophy; bylaws and constitution, 1923 & 1931; correspondence re Prince of Wales trophy, 1924; scorecards & advertising brochures re BSGC; competition recordbook, 1950s & 1960s.
- Also included in textual records are Grace Charlton's organizations including 2 National Parks School District scribblers re fashion show, 1940; history of IODE; IODE provincial reports, 1989; Star cookbook, 1947; Exercises in Grammar, 1928.
- Textual records also include Dominion Ski Championships materials including programs, 1938; screenplay "Saskatchewan", Universal-International Pictures, July 8, 1953; miscellaneous programs & brochures, 1935-1980s; miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1930s-1980s; Rangeman's Dinner programs and menus, 1968-1992; golf file containing brochures, scorecards, Ladies' Division Rule Book, 1985; History of Events and Competitions of the BSGC - Ladies Division, 1985; correspondence re death of Patricia Christensen at Marble Canyon, 1954; and miscellaneous leaseholder/land use documents.
- Fonds also includes 9 framed certificates and letters and one plaque, pertaining to Elmer Charlton's involvement in the Banff Kinsmen's Club, the Rotary Club of Banff, Banff Springs Golf Course, and Grace and Elmer's golden wedding anniversary.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Charlton, Elmer & Grace
- Biographical Source Notes
- We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Child portraits, other photos sent to Eleanor Luxton
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs, mostly child and baby portraits, which were given to Eleanor Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor riding a car in a parade, and Eleanor posing with children Chelsea and Ashley Nickles.
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1967
- 1972
- 1991-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / PA - 6 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C5 : Other
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / PA - 6 to 19
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1967
- 1972
- 1991-1992
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs, mostly child and baby portraits, which were given to Eleanor Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor riding a car in a parade, and Eleanor posing with children Chelsea and Ashley Nickles.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected photographs, 1950 and later
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- 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 - 161 to 170
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 23 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Children
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Wisconsin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Eleanor and friends, Georgina Luxton funeral
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton and various family friends. Photographs depict school and holiday photographs of several children which were sent to Eleanor, as well as images of Eleanor visiting with friends and one group photograph of Eleanor and other attendees at Ge…
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1965
- 1967
- [1980-1990]
- 1990-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / PA - 20 to 35
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C5 : Other
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / PA - 20 to 35
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1965
- 1967
- [1980-1990]
- 1990-1992
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 16 x 23 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton and various family friends. Photographs depict school and holiday photographs of several children which were sent to Eleanor, as well as images of Eleanor visiting with friends and one group photograph of Eleanor and other attendees at Georgina Luxton's funeral.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on the back
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- School
- Christmas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Events and functions, trips
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party…
- Date Range
- 1990-1993
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 497 to 602
- 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 - 497 to 602
- Date Range
- 1990-1993
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party for Mary[?] which Eleanor attended, and family trips to Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Vaux, George, X
- Luxton, John
- Luxton, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Events
- Community events
- Public events
- Museums
- Parades
- Indigenous Peoples
- Family and personal life
- Sports
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Kootenay Lake
- Ontario
- Windsor
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family, friends, Luxton home
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday ce…
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- 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 - 55 to 339
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Physical Description
- 285 photographs : col.; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday celebrations [including a 1967 New Years party at the Luxton family home], school portraits, family trips within Canada and the United States, child and newborn portraits, and other related subjects. Items LUX / II / E / PA - 310 to 335 are stored in a miniature photo album. Several photographs are stored with corresponding holiday greeting cards which were sent to Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Some individuals in photographs are not identified; many photographs are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Entertainment
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Holidays
- Home
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Portrait
- Recreation
- School
- Sports
- Swimming
- Travel
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- United States of America
- California
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton house, paintings and artefacts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 col. prints pertaining to furnishings inside the Luxton family home, as well as friends of Eleanor Luxton. Includes school photographs of Michelle and Shawn O'Connor, as well as images depicting the passing of the 1988 Olympic torch in Canmore. Photographs in file are accompanie…
- Date Range
- [1985-1990]
- 1988
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 1 to 54
- 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 - 1 to 54
- Date Range
- [1985-1990]
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 col. prints pertaining to furnishings inside the Luxton family home, as well as friends of Eleanor Luxton. Includes school photographs of Michelle and Shawn O'Connor, as well as images depicting the passing of the 1988 Olympic torch in Canmore. Photographs in file are accompanied by a handwritten note to Eleanor Luxton from "Gail".
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on back
- Most individuals in photographs are not identified
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Ceremony
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Home
- Olympic Games (Winter)
- Property
- Public events
- Sports and recreation
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 photographs pertaining to exterior views and internal displays at the Luxton Museum in Banff.
- Date Range
- 1990
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 916 to 940
- 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 - 916 to 940
- Date Range
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. prints ; 8 cm x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 photographs pertaining to exterior views and internal displays at the Luxton Museum in Banff.
- Material Details
- Photographs accompanied in file by original mailing envelope addressed to Eleanor Luxton, which was sent from WJL [Bill] Gibbons in Vancouver, B.C.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Gibbons, Bill
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders, wildlife photographs, photographs from a helicoptor, photographs of Charlton Evergreen Court, Golfing in Banff.
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1963
- 1977- 1982
- 1991
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 1 to NS - 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Sous-Fonds
- V153
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 1 to NS - 156
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1963
- 1977- 1982
- 1991
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders, wildlife photographs, photographs from a helicoptor, photographs of Charlton Evergreen Court, Golfing in Banff.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Bears
- Sheep
- Deer
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Trails
- Townsite development
- Tourism
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Shadow Lake
- Baker Lake
- Even-Thomas Creek
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of skiing, Hiking, Banff Winter Carnival, Wildlife, Golfing, Banff Indian Days, Sunshine Ski Hill , Mount Norquay, and the Mount Mount Royal fire in 1967
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1967
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1991
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 157 to NS - 371
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Sous-Fonds
- V153
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 157 to NS - 371
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1967
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1991
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 215 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of skiing, Hiking, Banff Winter Carnival, Wildlife, Golfing, Banff Indian Days, Sunshine Ski Hill , Mount Norquay, and the Mount Mount Royal fire in 1967
- Name Access
- Charlton, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Mount Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
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