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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

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Category: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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50th wedding anniversary guest book

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Part Of: Crosby family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 50th wedding anniversary guest book

Date Range: 1961

Reference Code: M486 / I / E / 2

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 and family

Sous-Fonds: M486

Sub-Series: M486 / I / E : Gertrude Crosby Personal and Collected

Reference Code: M486 / I / E / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1961

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 50th wedding anniversary guest book

Name Access: Crosby, Gertrude; Crosby, Louis

Subject Access: Personal

Geographic Access: Banff, Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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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.