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Crosby family fonds
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of business records of Deer Lodge, Lake Louise Trading Company, Inglenook restaurant, including lodge receipts, 1931-1941; accounts, 1929-1934; tourist agency accounts, 1936-1943; menus, 1940-1945; rationing records, 1943-1947; Inglenook advertising, 1958-1962; maintenance and…
- Date Range
- [188-]-1971
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 486
- V 152
- Sous-Fonds
- M 486
- V 152
- Accession Number
- 3117, 3266, 3422, 3933, 4086, 5017, 5069, 5128, 5224, 5450, 5892, 5956, 6748, 6764, 7066, 7212 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [188-]-1971
- Physical Description
- ca.2 m textual records. -- ca. 3000 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints); some copies. -- 1 cartographic record: plan. -- 2 motion pictures
- History / Biographical
- The Crosby family of Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada was involved with the development and operation of businesses at Lake Louise from 1923, when Louis S. and Gertrude Crosby built the Lake Louise Trading Company, a general store and dining room. Over the years they acquired Deer Lodge (1924); Triangle Inn, the YWCA and Inglenook Lodge (1941); and operated a gas station (1926). Deer Lodge was expanded in 1925, 1931, 1939, 1941 and staff quarters were added. Gertrude Crosby managed the businesses, while Lou Crosby was involved with Brewster Transport Company from 1907 to 1964. From 1947 until his death in 1964, Crosby was President of Brewster's and prior to that had handled the financial operations for the firm. The Crosby family was actively involved with the Banff Winter Carnival.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of business records of Deer Lodge, Lake Louise Trading Company, Inglenook restaurant, including lodge receipts, 1931-1941; accounts, 1929-1934; tourist agency accounts, 1936-1943; menus, 1940-1945; rationing records, 1943-1947; Inglenook advertising, 1958-1962; maintenance and other records. Records were generated during period of ownership by the Crosby family.
- Fonds also includes Lou Crosby personal and professional papers and Crosby family papers.
- Photographs pertain to Crosby family; Deer Lodge; Banff Winter Carnival; Brewster Transport Company and Jim Brewster; Banff events; winter sports, especially skiing and skating; vacations; scenic views. Photographs taken primarily by Lou Crosby and companions including Byron Harmon, ca. 1910-1950. Photograph album pertains to Lou Crosby's hunting and climbing trips, ca. 1907-1915.
- Plan of Anthracite with annotations re status of properties, ca. 1930.
- Motion pictures are of Banff Winter Carnival
- Notes
- Crosby fonds textual records arrangement: Series I : Louis and Gertrude Crosby - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Correspondence - Subseries C : Louis Personal and collected - Subseries D : Organizations and Community Involvement -subseries E : Gertrude Collected and Personal Series II : Deer Lake Lodge and Lake Louise Trading Company or Crosby Company Ltd - Subseries A : Correspondence - Subseries B : financials: ledgers & payroll & charge accounts & receipts &invoices -subseries C : building plans o.s and blue prints -subseries D : Inventories and Reservations -subseries E : procedural and staff papers Series III : Other Business Papers - Subseries A : Property and Investments (smaller ones, if big list as a subseries -subseries B : correspondence -Subseries C : Brewster Series IV : Education -Subseries A: Marion Crosby -subseries B: Fred Crosby -subseries C : Douglas Crosby -subseries D : Marjorie Crosby -subseries E : Robert Crosby -subseries F : Charlie Sweet Series V : Crosby family papers -Subseries A: Marion Crosby -subseries B: Fred Crosby -subseries C : Douglas Crosby - subseries D : Marjorie Crosby -subseries E : Robert Crosby -subseries F: Speed Skating Series VI: Stamp Collection -Subseries A: Correspondence -subseries B: Stamps -subseries C : Published - subseries D : Newspapers and Collected -subseries E : Awards and Certificates
- Visual records (photograph prints, negatives, transparencies) and some oversize textual are UNPROCESSED
- Name Access
- Crosby, Lou
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Marion
- Crosby, Fred
- 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: preliminary inventory
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- Related Material
- Brewster Transport material is related by provenance to Brewster Transport fonds (M82/V92)
- Creator
- Crosby, Lou
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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1960 B.N.A.P.S Convention in Banff
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected and written information related to the 1960 B.N.A.P.S Convention in Banff
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M486 / VI / A / 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / VI
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / VI / A
- Reference Code
- M486 / VI / A / 22
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected and written information related to the 1960 B.N.A.P.S Convention in Banff
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Stamps
- British North America Philatelic Society
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Account statements
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records and correspondence realting to Crosby Company Limited's bank loan and account statements
- Date Range
- 1953
- 1954
- 1956
- 1960
- 1961
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Crosby Company Ltd
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 61
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1953
- 1954
- 1956
- 1960
- 1961
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records and correspondence realting to Crosby Company Limited's bank loan and account statements
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Crosby, Gertrude Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Accounting books
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts.
- Date Range
- 1871 - 1939
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 1 to 25 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Crosby Company Ltd
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / VI / A
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 1 to 25 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1871 - 1939
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records (24 volumes)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts.
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Accounting books
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts.
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Crosby Company Ltd
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts.
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Lake Louise Trading Company
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Advertising: Deer Lodge
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding advertising for Deer Lodge
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1936
- 1939
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1952
- 1953
- 1958
- 1966
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / A / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486
- V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Crosby Company Ltd
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / A : Correspondence
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / A / 24
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1936
- 1939
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1952
- 1953
- 1958
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding advertising for Deer Lodge
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Albert Masters estate correspondence
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Albert Masters Estate
- Date Range
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / B / 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / I : Louis and Gertrude Crosby
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / I / B : Correspondence
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / B / 47
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Albert Masters Estate
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alberta Hotel Association Scholarships
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence regarding the Alberta Hotel Association Scholarships
- Date Range
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / I : Louis and Gertrude Crosby
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / I / D : Organizations & Community Involvement
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence regarding the Alberta Hotel Association Scholarships
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alpine Club of Canada
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence and collected papers regarding the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1920
- 1921
- 1930
- 1931
- 1940
- 1959
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / I : Louis and Gertrude Crosby
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / I / D : Organizations & Community Involvement
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 7
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1920
- 1921
- 1930
- 1931
- 1940
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence and collected papers regarding the Alpine Club of Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Amateur Speed Skating correspondence and Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Amateur Speed Skating correspondence and Newspaper clippings and winning certificates belonging to Rob Crosby.
- Date Range
- 1929
- 1930
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- 1940
- 1953
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / I : Louis and Gertrude Crosby
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / I / D : Organizations & Community Involvement
- Reference Code
- M486 / I / D / 18
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1929
- 1930
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- 1940
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Amateur Speed Skating correspondence and Newspaper clippings and winning certificates belonging to Rob Crosby.
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Crosby, Fred
- Crosby, Doug
- Crosby, Rob
- Crosby, Marjorie
- Crosby, Marion
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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