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John Murray Gibbon fonds
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Sous-Fonds
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Accession Number
- 3574
- 524
- 3604
- 2022.16
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Physical Description
- 36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives
- History / Biographical
- John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940. Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings. Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada. Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Musicians
- Travel
- Recreation
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Publication
- Obituary
- Newspaper
- Biography
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected clippings, McDougall and Luxton family
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various collected news articles pertaining to community events and friends and members of the McDougall and Luxton families, which are attached to 4 large pages. Materials appear to be a loose/separated section of a large scrapbook. Individuals described in articles include Annie M…
- Date Range
- 1917
- 1937
- 1948-1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 36 (oversize)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
- Textual 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 / 36 (oversize)
- Date Range
- 1917
- 1937
- 1948-1949
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (4 pages : 20.5 x 34 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various collected news articles pertaining to community events and friends and members of the McDougall and Luxton families, which are attached to 4 large pages. Materials appear to be a loose/separated section of a large scrapbook. Individuals described in articles include Annie McDougall, Eleanor Luxton, Elizabeth (Boyd) Chantler McDougall, Rev. John McDougall, May Bagley, Norman Sanson, and others. File also includes articles pertaining to the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association.
- Notes
- Articles are from various publications, including The Albertan, the Calgary Daily Herald, and the Family Herald.
- Name Access
- McDougall, Annie
- Luxton, Eleanor
- McDougall, Elizabeth (Chantler)
- McDougall, John
- Sanson, Norman
- Bagley, May
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Obituary
- Organizations
- Biography
- Community events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman Luxton biographical articles
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newsp…
- Date Range
- 1934
- 1957
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
2 images
- 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
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E2 : Personal papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 16 to 17
- Date Range
- 1934
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of newspaper articles pertaining to Norman Luxton and his life in Banff. Includes one page from The Vancouver Province (March 17th, 1934) with article titled "N-o-a-rman is Our Brother", and two copies of article "Norman Luxton, Oracle of Banff" published in The Western Producer newspaper (September 26, 1957).
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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