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Leonard Leacock fonds
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- Part Of
- Leonard Leacock fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides. Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Can…
- Date Range
- 1924-1992
- Reference Code
- M372 / S24 / V353
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Leonard Leacock fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 372
- S 24
- V 353
- Sous-Fonds
- M 372
- S 24
- V 353
- Accession Number
- 2568, 3451, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6507, 6580, 6756, 7091, 2022.36
- Reference Code
- M372 / S24 / V353
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1924-1992
- Physical Description
- ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- 17 cm of textual records (including several volumes). -- 4 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Leonard Henry Leacock, 1904-1992, was a musician and educator at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leacock was born in England and raised in Banff, Alberta. He was educated in Banff and Boston and through the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and the Royal School of Music, London, England. Leacock joined the staff of Mount Royal College, Calgary as a piano teacher in 1924 and retired from teaching ca.1989. His music career also included performing, composing and adjudicating. Throughout his life, Leacock was an avid mountaineer and photographer. He took numerous hiking and horse trips in the Banff, Jasper and Yoho areas and sometimes worked in trail camps or as a guide.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides.
- Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks from the Crowsnest Pass through Jasper National Park, ca.1939 to 1984. Also included are travels in Yukon, Canada and the United States, including Alaska. Negatives date from 1925 to 1940? and pertain to Assiniboine, Lake Louise, Banff, Banff-Jasper, Columbia Icefield and other mountain areas; also natural history, including wildflowers and wildlife. A small number of negatives are accompanied by prints. Other prints pertain to Leacock, family, events and scenic views.
- Textual records include letters, 1926-1986, 1 cm; diaries, 1930-1934, 1943, 2 items; scrapbooks and clippings, 1931-1936, ca.6 cm; manuscript scores of vocal and instrumental music, before 1985, 8 cm; concert programmes for which Leacock wrote the notes, 1962-1969, 37 items; other concert programmes, [ca.1945]-1986, 2 cm; writings, 1924, 1928, n.d., 4 items; other material, 1931-1987, 8 items. Diaries pertain to Leacock's personal life, giving details of musical, writing, artistic and dramatic activities; teaching and tour guiding; hikes and climbs in the Canadian Rockies; and friends, including Herbert Hahn and Stewart Cameron. Some letters are from Earle Birney, 1926-1978.
- Sound recordings are interviews with Leacock re his career in music, including performing, composing and teaching; also music played by Leacock. Also includes one cassette recording [ca.1985-1992] of Doug Hawkes interviewing Leacock re: a pack trip he went on around 1931 between Gleichen and Jasper and back; cassette includes a story of a camp trip at Castlegar.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Music
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description
- electronic inventory
- summary and reference copy recording for audio interview
- Creator
- Leacock, Leonard
- Category
- Arts
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
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- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Sous-Fonds
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Accession Number
- 17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels
- History / Biographical
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:
- Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials)
- Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).
- Name Access
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Professional and Personal Life
- Awards
- Banff townsite
- Buildings and facilities
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Education
- Entertainment
- Employment
- History
- Lecture
- Membership
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Music
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Publication
- Record keeping
- Records
- Research
- Songs
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Related Material
- S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
- Creator
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stenton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Stenton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sheet music for "The Blue Canadian Rockies", 1953, with numerous autographs including those of band leader Moxie Whitney and other musicians; poster titled "All-inclusive organized camping trips...Mt. Assiniboine Park Egyptian [sic] Lakes, Sunshine Lodge," lettered by Bill Stenton…
- Date Range
- [after 1940?]
- Reference Code
- M536 / V731
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 image
- Part Of
- Stenton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 536
- V 731
- Sous-Fonds
- M 536
- V 731
- Accession Number
- 5482, 5485
- Reference Code
- M536 / V731
- Date Range
- [after 1940?]
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records. -- 12 photographs : prints, transparency
- History / Biographical
- The Stenton family were business owners in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Maria and Bill Stenton operated BJ Novelty, and later, BJ's Fabrics.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sheet music for "The Blue Canadian Rockies", 1953, with numerous autographs including those of band leader Moxie Whitney and other musicians; poster titled "All-inclusive organized camping trips...Mt. Assiniboine Park Egyptian [sic] Lakes, Sunshine Lodge," lettered by Bill Stenton; photographs pertaining to Banff and area, including some items by Conrad Stenton.
- Name Access
- Stenton, Bill
- Stenton, Conrad
- Whitney, Moxie
- Subject Access
- Camping
- Family and personal life
- Music
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Stenton, Bill
- Stenton, Conrad
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
30 images
- 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 / NA - 1 to 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Notes
- Negatives in file are accompanied by three original photograph order receipts and envelopes from George Noble's photography company in Banff
- Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days assorted documents
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents including entry tickets, advertisements, event programs, newspaper articles and other documents pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff between 1910 and 1973 [some items not dated].
- Date Range
- 1910
- 1924
- 1927
- 1930-1942
- 1946-1956
- 1958
- 1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
27 images
27 Electronic Resources
- 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 / 20
- Date Range
- 1910
- 1924
- 1927
- 1930-1942
- 1946-1956
- 1958
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records ; 22.5 x 30.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents including entry tickets, advertisements, event programs, newspaper articles and other documents pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff between 1910 and 1973 [some items not dated].
- Notes
- File contains numerous duplicates. Additional duplicates of items with more than two copies have been moved to a separate box or potential de-accession.
- Items have been arranged in file by date [if known].
- Items 20, 23, and 39 contain the photo LUX / I / D3a / NA-12, identified in a copy of item 39 as "Tom Kakitts" [Tom Kaquitts].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Crawler, Hector
- Abraham, Silas
- Wesley, Peter
- Poucette, Mark
- Bearspaw, David
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Community events
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some previously folded items placed in mylar to prevent further creasing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
- Crowchild, Chief David
- Bearspaw, David
- Hunter, Eva
- Rider, Eli
- Rider, Diane
- Bearspaw, Rosie
- Bearspaw, Harold
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Luxton Museum
- Calgary Herald
- Calgary Stampede
- Children
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Cultural pluralism
- Construction
- Education
- Fire
- Government
- Hotel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Museums
- Multiculturalism
- Newspaper
- Parade
- Politics
- Public events
- Recreation
- Music
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Stoney Nakoda
- Taxidermy
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3002
- Description
- Length of hollow bone, possibly a whistle.
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- Title
- Bone
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 1.1 x 10.6 cm
- Description
- Length of hollow bone, possibly a whistle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- music
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3002
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Buffalo Nations Musum and Banff Indian Days photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.
- Date Range
- 1927
- [1950-1959]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
30 images
- 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 / NA - 258 to NA - 287
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1927
- [1950-1959]
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.
- Notes
- Photograph prints are included in Eleanor Luxton's Banff album, LUX / II / E / PD / 1
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0006 a,b
- Description
- A pair of carved castanets, each consisting of two shell shaped pieces of varnished wood fastened together through two holes at the top by a piece of red and yellow cord with pompoms.
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- Title
- Castanets
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 5.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of carved castanets, each consisting of two shell shaped pieces of varnished wood fastened together through two holes at the top by a piece of red and yellow cord with pompoms.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0006 a,b
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