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Calgary bicycle races, Calgary Stampede events and early Calgary views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas s…

Date Range: 1896; [ca.1900]; 1912; [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Responsibility: Two photographs [PA-214 & 215] produced by Boorne and May Ltd. of Calgary

Date Range: 1896; [ca.1900]; 1912; [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 x 9 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 17.5 x 24 cm and 18 x 13 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas station in Calgary. File also contains scanned paper copies of photographs depicting scenes in Calgary between 1875 and [ca.1915-1920]. Paper copies include early panoramic and “downtown” views of Calgary prior to 1900, the unveiling of a Royal Northwest Mounted Police memorial plaque [1917?], and a parade scene [ca.1915-1920].

Notes: Scanned paper copies of photographs in file do not have individual reference codes; source of images and location of originals unknown.

Subject Access: Buildings; Businesses; Townsite development; Land use; Events; Public events; Parade; Calgary Stampede; Sports; Recreation; Bicycles; Race; Horses; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Paper photograph copies stored in separate mylar sheet from photographs

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede en…

Date Range: 1912; [1920-1930]; 1924-1925; 1927-1933; 1935; 1939; 1943-1946; [1945-1950]; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1955; 1957-1959; 1964; 1972

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 22

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Postcard; Organization 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 / 22

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Postcard; Organization record

Date Range: 1912; [1920-1930]; 1924-1925; 1927-1933; 1935; 1939; 1943-1946; [1945-1950]; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1955; 1957-1959; 1964; 1972

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records ; 6 cloth ribbons

Scope & Content: File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede envelopes, blank pages with Stampede letterhead, and 6 cloth ribbons labelled "Native Daughter", "Pioneer" and "Pioneer Son" [n.d.].

Notes: File contains duplicates; Some excess duplicates have been temporarily moved and may be de-accessioned in the future

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Calgary Stampede; Sports and recreation; Souvenir; Events; Horses; Horseback riding; Hotel; Anniversary; Entertainment; Advertising; Parades

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: One creased paper logo and all cloth ribbons from file have been placed in mylar sleeves

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Stampede, teepee competition judging

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee compet…

Date Range: 1943; 1949; 1954

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

29 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs LUX/I/D3c/PA-6 to 10 produced by photographer F. Gully.

Date Range: 1943; 1949; 1954

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee competitions in [including images of 1943 winner John Burns and his family].

Notes: Most individuals in photographs not identified.

Name Access: Bearspaw, David; Burns, John; Burns, Richard; Burns, Pat; Luxton, Norman; Godsell, Philip; Graham, Fred; Peacock, Mark B.; Powderface, Tom; Wildman, Dan, Sr.; Hunter, Enos; Hunter, John; Hunter, Judas; Hunter, Nat

Subject Access: Calgary Stampede; Events; Public events; Competition; Teepees; Arts; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism; Animals; Horses; Recreation; Ranches

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Bow Ranch

Language: English

Conservation: Consider storing individual items in mylar sleeves due to ink and pencil annotations on back of some contents

Related Material: LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 to 5

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours launch

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one disc containing footage of the launch of Ben Gadd's book, "Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours", at the Geological Survey of Canada building in Calgary in 2008.

Date Range: 2008

Reference Code: V810 / II / B / NV - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Video

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / II / B : Other publications

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / II / B / NV - 3

GMD: Video

Responsibility: Produced by Perry Davis

Date Range: 2008

Physical Description: 1 DVD

Scope & Content: File consists of one disc containing footage of the launch of Ben Gadd's book, "Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours", at the Geological Survey of Canada building in Calgary in 2008.

Notes: Original annotation on front of disc: "Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours Launch at GSC [Geological Survey of Canada] Calgary, 4 Nov 2008 Video by Perry Davis"

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Davis, Perry

Subject Access: Publication; Travel; Geology; Natural history; Research; Events; Government

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Charity, educational and research organizations

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the H…

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1939; 1945; 1950; 1956-1958; 1985

Reference Code: LUX / II / C1 / 32

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Organization record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C1 : Volunteer activities

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C1 / 32

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Organization record

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1939; 1945; 1950; 1956-1958; 1985

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 17.5 x 21 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the Hudson's Bay Company which were read before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba [1950]; a report by the Social Science Research Council of Canada; Alberta Blue Cross membership information; and a copy of "Pioneer Naturalists of the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirks" published for the Calgary Field Naturalists' Society with a note to Eleanor Luxton from author Beryl Hallworth.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Hallworth, Beryl

Subject Access: Education; Research; Events; National parks and reserves; Animals; Charity; Environment; Government; Personal and Professional Life; Recreation

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Education; Environment; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III/ D : Other materials

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

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

Subject Access: Advertising; Events; Environment; European travel; Environment and Nature; Travel; Tourism; Waterfalls; Wildlife; Leisure; Landscapes; History; Mountains; Public events; Public entertainment; National parks and reserves; Centennial; Buildings and memorials; Banff National Park; Art; Photography; Postcards; Royalty; Seascapes; Ship; Souvenir; Sports and recreation; Tourist information; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie; Owen Sound; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Yellowstone National Park; Colorado; Denver; Florida; California; Chicago; Michigan; France; Paris; England; London; Cuba; Mexico; Ireland; Dublin

Reproduction Restrictions: Some copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]

Processing Status: Processed

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Community events and groups

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photograph…

Date Range: 1906; [ca.1910-1920]; 1917; [ca.1920]; [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 270 to 276 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 - 270 to 276 (oversize)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1906; [ca.1910-1920]; 1917; [ca.1920]; [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w prints ; 50 x 40 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photographs from local events, including one depicting Eleanor Luxton and colleagues (possibly a class photograph); a group photograph from a drama performance at the University of Alberta; and the 1906 class of the N.C.O.'s Provisional School of Instruction in Calgary.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Community life; Events; Community events; Parade; Education; University; Public events; Performance; Family and personal life

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

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of…

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

203 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 - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by Associated Screen News Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Byron Harmon

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Physical Description: 1 album (193 b&w photographs ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller -- 2 textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of Eleanor Luxton as a child and as an adult, group and individual portraits of mostly unidentified individuals [likely immediate and extended family and friends of Eleanor, including Norman and Georgina Luxton], unidentified children playing, images from the Calgary Stampede parade [ca. 1940s], unidentified Indigenous groups and individuals [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members during Banff Indian Days], Dr. Casey's Ranch [1944], and a family picnic. File also includes one small textual record describing a 1943 Curtiss-Wright Corporation staff event, as well as an annotated Christmas card from Ruth and Frank Neustadt [n.d.].

Notes: Some items are annotated on back; Items not in chronological or other clear order

Material Details: Album has clear plastic layer on surface of front and back covers; Green plastic stitched around border of both covers and side bindings

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Ross, George; McDougall, George; Smith, Mary; Smith, Archie; Casey, Anne Ross; Ross, Jean; Knight, Sidney S.; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Neustadt, Ruth; Neustadt, Frank

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Businesses; Children; Community events; Picnics and picnicking; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Events

Geographic Access: Bermuda; Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; United States of America; New York; Arizona; Phoenix

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Loose items in album have been placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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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Eleanor Luxton candid portraits, Eleanor with friends

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Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Eleanor Luxton between ca.1950 and 1980. Includes professional photographs and images of Eleanor participating in Banff Indian Days celebrations.

Date Range: [1950-1960]; 1958; 1965; 1975; [1975-1980]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 950 to PA - 968

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

27 images

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 - 950 to PA - 968

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by Matthews Photo Lab (Calgary) and Ernest Kehr

Date Range: [1950-1960]; 1958; 1965; 1975; [1975-1980]

Physical Description: 19 photographs : b&w and col prints ; 18.5 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Eleanor Luxton between ca.1950 and 1980. Includes professional photographs and images of Eleanor participating in Banff Indian Days celebrations.