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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

Processing Status: Processed

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Sheet Music Case

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.36.0002

Description: A square of soft leather with a gently scalloped edge. The case is decorated with a drawing of a lyre with a scroll of music and flowers at each corner. The sheet music is placed on the opened leather square, and then the case and sheet are rolled into a cylinder and secured by a strap and buckl…

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Title: Sheet Music Case

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: skin; metal

Dimensions: 0.5 x 37.7 x 36.0 cm

Description: A square of soft leather with a gently scalloped edge. The case is decorated with a drawing of a lyre with a scroll of music and flowers at each corner. The sheet music is placed on the opened leather square, and then the case and sheet are rolled into a cylinder and secured by a strap and buckle at the middle of the square. There are two double slits in the leather between the strap and buckle.

Subject: households; hobbies; music; social customs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.36.0002

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Tuning Fork

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Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.01.0002

Description: A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.

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Title: Tuning Fork

Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.8 x 1.9 x 10.7 cm

Description: A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.

Subject: Whyte home; entertainment; pastime; music; sound; song; musical equipment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.01.0002

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Upright Piano

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Date: 1900 – 1903

Material: wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0002

Description: An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. Th…

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Title: Upright Piano

Date: 1900 – 1903

Material: wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre

Dimensions: 139.0 x 68.0 x 156.0 cm

Description: An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. The metal frame is decorated with scrollwork and flowers. A large false panel and three brass footpedals are underneath the keyboard. There are two smaller false panels at the top with a large ornate brass false lock plate at the centre and two large ornate brass false gate-type hinges at each side. The top panel actually hinges at the top to open and has a wooden groove at the bottom to hold sheet music. The piano is marked with “Gerhard Heintzman Toronto” painted inside the keyboard lid.Cross reference: 104.34.0001 (piano bench)

Subject: households; music; hobbies; Fred Hussey; Philip Moore; Jim Brewster; events; World Fair; entertainment; social customs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0002

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