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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Correspondence

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Physical Description: 128 b&w and col. postcards ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Charity; Recreation; Correspondence; Events; Arts; Community events; Calgary Stampede; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; New Brunswick; British Columbia; Quebec; Montreal; Ontario; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Newfoundland and Labrador; Holland; Cook Islands; United States of America; Idaho; Vermont; New Hampshire; Hawaii; California; Washington; Bahamas; Jamaica; Russia; Oregon; England; France; Greece; Switzerland; Brazil; Italy; New Zealand; Israel; Mexico; West Indies; Scotland; Brussels; Vienna; Turkey; Ireland

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb Morse family album

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Robb / Morse family album, [1920 – 1923]. 55 pages, 549 photographs, small photos throughout album measured at approximately 4 cm x 6 cm. Some photographs captioned. Photographs pertain to Family and friends sailing at Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, Rockefeller brothers, pets, school…

Date Range: [1920 - 1923]

Reference Code: V683 / I / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

548 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / A : Catharine Robb Whyte sub series

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / A / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

Date Range: [1920 - 1923]

Physical Description: Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (549 photographs; b&w).

Scope & Content: Robb / Morse family album, [1920 – 1923]. 55 pages, 549 photographs, small photos throughout album measured at approximately 4 cm x 6 cm. Some photographs captioned. Photographs pertain to Family and friends sailing at Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, Rockefeller brothers, pets, school days, sports, dressup/ theatre, picnics by the water, outdoor lawn games, swimming, swim team, sailing, women’s track and field, wedding, Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, house interiors

Storage Range: Oversize upstairs

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Family

Geographic Access: United States of America

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Arts; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of album

Content Details: Pages of note: #43 John D Rockefeller III, Catharine, Nelson A. Rockerfeller , #53 John D Rockefeller III and Nelson A. Rockerfeller, #55 John D Rockefeller III.

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir travel books and guides

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published 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 / 15 to 18

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Physical Description: 9 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].

Notes: Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Advertising; Banff National Park; Camping; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Ecology; Environment; Flowers; Geography; Government; Guiding; Guide; Hiking; History; Hot Springs; Industry; Leisure; Museums; Natural history; Natural resources; Oil; Photography; Recreation; Tourism; Tourist information; Trail guides; Travel; The Albertan

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; Pincher Creek; Turner Valley; British Columbia; Vancouver; Marble Canyon; United States of America; Montana; Japan

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state; ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Natural resources; Government; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and landscape photographs, North America and Mexico

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 photograph prints [31 b&w, one hand-coloured] pertaining to Norman Luxton's travels within Western Canada, Manitoba, Montana and Mexico City. Includes photographs of Stan Barne's property near Lake Vernon, B.C., unidentified landscape and waterfall scenes, Norman Luxton in Winde…

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1920-1930]; 1938; [1940-1950]; 1948; [1950-1955]; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 40 to 71

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 40 to 71

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1900-1910]; [1920-1930]; 1938; [1940-1950]; 1948; [1950-1955]; 1956

Physical Description: 32 photographs : b&w and col ; 36.5 x 14 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 photograph prints [31 b&w, one hand-coloured] pertaining to Norman Luxton's travels within Western Canada, Manitoba, Montana and Mexico City. Includes photographs of Stan Barne's property near Lake Vernon, B.C., unidentified landscape and waterfall scenes, Norman Luxton in Windermere, aerial views of a landing field in Great Falls, Christmas decorations [1948, possibly in the Luxton family home], unidentified dogs playing with a dog, views of Winnipeg businesses and an unidentified house in the winter, and a man herding cattle.

Notes: Two photographs attached to matboard/paper backing.

Name Access: Barnes, Stan; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Aerial photography; Animals; Buildings and memorials; Businesses; Children; Christmas; Communities; Dogs; Environment; Family and personal life; Farmland; Industry; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Mountains; Municipal views; Personal and Family Life; Property; Recreation; Travel; Waterfalls; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vernon; Manitoba; Winnipeg; Windermere; United States of America; Montana; Great Falls; Mexico

Language: English

Conservation: Items placed in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel guides and maps

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Map; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

GMD: Map; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Physical Description: ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other

Notes: Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Geography; Geology; Environment; Map; Tourism; Tourist information; Travel; Trails; Roads; Transportation; Natural history; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Government; Sports; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Columbia Icefields; United States of America; Colorado; Montana; Yellowstone National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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[untitled]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific…

Date Range: 1914-1963

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.2. Georgina Luxton : Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B2 - 2

Date Range: 1914-1963

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific Hotels Supper and Dance; tickets to the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics; Banff Post Office registration; receipts from various Banff businesses; hotel receipts; and passes to Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Membership; Club; Administration; Community events; Volunteering; Finances; Businesses; Sports and recreation; Hotel; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Golfing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff; United States of America; Los Angeles

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an albu…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

99 images

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 - 1 to 87

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-1 to 16 produced by N.A. Forsyth [Butte, Montana]; PA-57 to 59 produced by Pete Tasker; PA-69 produced by E.C. [Elliott Chappel?] Barnes

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 87 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an album titled “Banff the Beautiful”; two unidentified women posing near black bears at a local dump; and other animals in and around the Banff area, including beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, and deer.

Notes: LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 accompanied by handwritten note with printing instructions for negative copy of photograph [see Related Material]; File contains some duplicates