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Lux Theatre fonds

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Part Of
Lux Theatre fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of legal and financial records, including agreements with film distributors and ledger books; screening schedules, advertising material, sheet music, ephemera; photographic print by George Baracos showing interior view of the Lux Theatre, ca.1969, and motion picture titled "Ski Time …
Date Range
1925-1986
Reference Code
M523 / V133
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Published record
More detail
Part Of
Lux Theatre fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 523
V 133
Sous-Fonds
M 523
V 133
Accession Number
5320, 6609, 7073, 7707
Reference Code
M523 / V133
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Published record
Date Range
1925-1986
Physical Description
13 cm textual records. -- 1 photograph: print. -- 1 motion picture.
History / Biographical
The Lux Theatre was a movie theatre established at Banff, Alberta, Canada in 1913 by entrepreneur Norman Luxton. It was managed for a time by his brother, George Luxton. The Christou family operated the motion picture theatre from 1925 until 1986 when it closed.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of legal and financial records, including agreements with film distributors and ledger books; screening schedules, advertising material, sheet music, ephemera; photographic print by George Baracos showing interior view of the Lux Theatre, ca.1969, and motion picture titled "Ski Time in the Rockies," ca.1935. The sheet music was used by Naomi Keeley, pianist, to accompany silent movies screened at the Lux, ca.1928-29. The motion picture was shown many times at the Lux Theatre.
Name Access
Lux Theatre
Subject Access
Arts
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
accession record copies for unprocessed material
Related Material
Fonds is accompanied by a backdrop/screen from the Lux Theatre (Heritage Collection)
Creator
Lux Theatre
Category
Arts
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
Unprocessed
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Travel Documents and Maps (File 2 of 2)

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Inclu…
Date Range
1930
1946
1947
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
1966
1977
1978
Reference Code
M300 / III / A9 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Map
Organization record
Textual record
Corporate record
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Nick and WIllie Morant
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / A9 / 2
GMD
Map
Organization record
Textual record
Corporate record
Responsibility
Collected by Nicholas Morant; corporate records for Canadian Pacific owned by Canadian Pacific company
Date Range
1930
1946
1947
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
1966
1977
1978
Physical Description
ca. 43 Textual records: maps, stamps, labels, notepad, small travel folder, release forms
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Includes maps of Alberta, Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Jasper National Park; professional supplies (travel forms, shipping labels); 14-cent Canadian stamps (from XI Commonwealth Games in 1978); notepad with 2 pages of notes written by Nicholas Morant; and small blue travel-sized folder with pockets with CP Transport label on front.
Notes
CP Rail labels, stamps, value labels, blue folder and notepad originally stored in plastic wrapping labelled "ENVELOPES PAPER STAMPS VALUE LABELS" Travel release forms were originally stored in blue/grey CP Rail mailing envelope labelled "RR Releases" (stored in separate folder in same box) 1966 map of Alberta (fold-out map) and 3 maps of national parks were originally stored in large blue/grey Canadian Pacific envelope labelled "MAPS - PARKS ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN ONTARIO" Large map of Alberta formerly stored in unlabelled plastic yellow bag with red cloth border (removed for conservation purposes) Items in this file were part of an original set of ca. 75 items; excess duplicates, blank pages and envelopes, non-annotated maps not relevant to the Canadian Rockies, etc. were discarded.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / A9
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Banff National Park
Canadian Pacific Railway
Jasper National Park
National parks and reserves
Parks
Records
Rocky Mountains
Travel
Yoho National Park
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
French
Creator
Canadian Government, Government of Alberta, Government of Ontario, Canadian Pacific, National Parks of Canada
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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