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Correspondence - postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File a…

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Physical Description: ca. 250 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w photograph : print ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File also includes one b&w photograph depicting a group of unidentified children.

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

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Correspondence; Communications; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Postcards

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; California; Vermont; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Arizona; England; London; France; Paris; Africa; Ivory Coast

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from non-annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8].

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items are stored in 3 folders: LUX / III / A1 / 25 : Canada LUX / III / A1 / 26 : United States of America LUX / III / A1 / 27 : Foreign, Other

Processing Status: Processed

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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

254 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 - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Physical Description: 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.; Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Boats; Fishing; Landscapes; Buildings; Statue; Community life; Commerce and industry; Dockyard; Labour; Farmland; Hotel

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; Kyoto; Yokohama; Kamakura; China; Canton; Guangzhou; Shanghai; Repulse Bay

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese

Conservation: Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location; Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out

Related Material: LUX / II / E / 5

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Labour; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir postcard scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing postcards likely collected by Eleanor Luxton during national and international travels. Locations include Hawaii, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Panama, and Japan. scrapbook has small textual page attached to inside titled "Interesting Facts …

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard; Textual record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 3

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard; Textual record

Responsibility: Some items produced by Curt Teich & Co., Nikkosha, Western Publishing & Novelty Co., and H.S. Crocker Co., Inc.

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (158 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm -- 1 textual record)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing postcards likely collected by Eleanor Luxton during national and international travels. Locations include Hawaii, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Panama, and Japan. scrapbook has small textual page attached to inside titled "Interesting Facts About Canada" with statistics from 1936.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Landscapes; Sports; Businesses; Hotels; Commerce and industry; Government

Geographic Access: Canada; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; San Francisco; California; Hawaii; Hong Kong; Panama; Japan; New York

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Use caution when handling as postcards may fall out - item stored with unbleached cotton string fastening it shut to prevent misplacing contents; Consider removing metal bindings to prevent future rust damage

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 4

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records -- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25 cm on matboard

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939, as well as Winnipeg, Montreal, Chicago, Panama and Havana, Cuba around the same time period. Includes image of Eleanor [far right] sitting with three unidentified friends at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana.

Material Details: Scrapbook has no cover or bindings

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Events; Advertising; Businesses; Music; Arts

Geographic Access: Canada; Manitoba; Winnipeg; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Panama; Cuba; Havana

Access Restrictions: Access to original copy may be restricted due to poor condition

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Materials held together with unbleached cotton string; Use of original copy not recommended as there are many loose contents and small items which can be lost or misplaced in scrapbook. Once item has been digitized, access to original may be further restricted for preservation reasons

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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