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Photographs of 1912 Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57675
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and …
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 album (164 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. "1912" is written in white ink in the top left corner of the front cover with "M" also written in white below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Washington
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Duke of Connaught in Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55727
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 277
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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 / PA - 277
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Prince Arthur (1850-1942), also known as the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was Queen Victoria's third son and the first member of the British Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Notes
- Text below photograph: "Arthur The Great Mountain Chief Banff - July 15th 1916 -"
- Subject Access
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Regalia
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Ceremony
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- First nations
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/former-governors-general/hrh-duke-connaught
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Royal visit address, Stoney Nakoda language translation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55612
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Date Range
- 1919
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Blueprint
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Responsibility
- Translated by George Kaquitts
- Date Range
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : blueprint ; 35 x 45 cm
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Notes
- Item in file appears to be blueprint copy of original document
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, George
- Subject Access
- Public events
- Public Speaking
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- First Nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- Stoney
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Category
- First nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55629
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas…
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : ELeanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 10
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Written by O. Bryant
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 21.5 x 28 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas wells and potential areas for future oil extraction in various regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Material Details
- Orange hard covers, brown binding
- Title of volume handwritten on front in black ink, and on first page in pencil
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Oil Exploration
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portrait of unidentified men
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57274
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Album
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 album (33 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm)
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family Album of Trip to Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57275
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Album
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 album (33 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm)
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Minnewanka dogsledding race, 1923
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57642
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
- Date Range
- 1923
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.60
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
- Subject Access
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Sports
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Community events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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How Canada's last frontier outlaw died
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55608
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1,…
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E2 / 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 15
- Responsibility
- Published by MacLean's Magazine
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one multi-page published article from MacLean's Magazine, titled "How Canada's last frontier outlaw died: Real facts of Almighty Voice's last stand, when he fought 1,000 men for three days, told for the first time by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance". Article was published January 1, 1924.
- Notes
- First page of article has two small illustrations on bottom in black ink. Article is in three physical parts (one double-sided page, two clippings).
- Name Access
- Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
- Almighty Voice
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- History
- Publication
- Magazine
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lux Theatre sample illustrations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55606
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
8 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Physical Description
- 7 drawings : illustration, ink ; 39.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Notes
- 4 and 6 have ink lines on the back, in addition to a pencil sketch on 6
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Businesses
- Lux Theatre
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Newspaper publication drafts, printed copies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55607
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten drafts, notes and printed advertising posters pertaining to sales and promotional events at Dave White's store in Banff. Drafts were possibly produced by Norman Luxton.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 / 15 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D4 : Writing
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 / 15 to 19
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records (12 pages ; 25 x 36 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten drafts, notes and printed advertising posters pertaining to sales and promotional events at Dave White's store in Banff. Drafts were possibly produced by Norman Luxton.
- Name Access
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Publication
- Commerce
- Businesses
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photo order documents
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55615
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two photo order envelopes and receipts, and one photo requisition form. Content pertains to photographs ordered by Eleanor Luxton from George Noble, the Glenbow Foundation and an unidentified source between 1927 and 1961.
- Date Range
- 1927
- [ca.1940-1960]
- 1961
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C5 : Other
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C5 / 26
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1927
- [ca.1940-1960]
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two photo order envelopes and receipts, and one photo requisition form. Content pertains to photographs ordered by Eleanor Luxton from George Noble, the Glenbow Foundation and an unidentified source between 1927 and 1961.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Southern Alberta research project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Farmland
- Finances
- Genealogy
- History
- Homestead
- Immigration and homesteading
- Inventory
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Municipal views
- Oil
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Property
- Real estate business
- Research
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff-Windermere Highway construction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55628
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Government record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 1969
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (11 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Name Access
- Fillion, Clint
- Christmas, Murray
- McGuiness, Oswald
- Subject Access
- Banff-Windermere highway
- National Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted for some records
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55631
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Notes
- Documents were possibly used as research material in the creation of the book Leaves from the Medicine Tree, published in 1960 by the High River Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
- Name Access
- MacLeay, Roderick Riddle
- MacLeay, Laura
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Industry
- Finances
- Poetry
- History
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Correspondence
- Communications
- Research
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Red Deer
- High River
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project - photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55632
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of landscapes, community events, portraits and group photographs of individuals from Calgary and other areas of Southern Alberta. Includes early views of buildings in Calgary and area, sports teams and athletic competitions, a parade, a 1901 camping trip to Yoho, unidentified individu…
- Date Range
- 1885
- [ca.1890-1900]
- 1901-1902
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1913
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / PA - 1 to 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / PA - 1 to 28
- Date Range
- 1885
- [ca.1890-1900]
- 1901-1902
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1913
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of landscapes, community events, portraits and group photographs of individuals from Calgary and other areas of Southern Alberta. Includes early views of buildings in Calgary and area, sports teams and athletic competitions, a parade, a 1901 camping trip to Yoho, unidentified individuals on horseback, and related materials.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Most individuals in photographs not identified
- Name Access
- Livingston, Sam
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Sports
- Recreation
- Landscapes
- Animals
- Horses
- Birds
- Land use
- Settlement
- Municipal views
- Community events
- Camping
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Boer War scrapbook, Pincher Creek obituaries and correspondence
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing two unidentified portraits of men and one family photograph, as well as collected correspondence, newspaper clippings and other documents. Content mostly pertains to the deaths of James Frederick Morden, Robert John Kerr and Ovide Smith of Pincher Creek, Al…
- Date Range
- 1880
- 1900-1902
- 1907
- 1910
- 1914
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 13 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Photograph
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 13 (O.S.)
- Date Range
- 1880
- 1900-1902
- 1907
- 1910
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 5.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 119 pages ; 24.5 x 31 cm) -- 3 photographs : 2 b&w cabinet cards and 1 b&w print ; 27.5 x 22 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing two unidentified portraits of men and one family photograph, as well as collected correspondence, newspaper clippings and other documents. Content mostly pertains to the deaths of James Frederick Morden, Robert John Kerr and Ovide Smith of Pincher Creek, Alberta while fighting in Honing Spruit, South Africa in 1900 during the Boer War. Contents include condolence letters sent to James Morden's wife, as well as various related newspaper articles and a booklet commemorating the erection of a plaque at Pincher Creek Memorial Hospital in 1902 in their honour. Scrapbook contents also include other obituary articles commemorating James Frederick Morden's father and mother, Albert Milton Morden and Sarah Morden; and Adelaide Maud Hewetson of Pincher Creek.
- Notes
- Scrapbook possibly compiled by James Frederick Morden's wife (name unknown).
- Name Access
- Morden, James Frederick
- Kerr, Robert John
- Smith, Ovide
- Morden, Sarah
- Morden, Albert Milton
- Hewetson, Adelaide Maud
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Pincher Creek
- South Africa
- Access Restrictions
- Contains loose materials - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Category
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on contnts of file
- 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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Government certificates
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Senior Citizen Award certificates given to Norman and Georgina Luxton by the Government of Alberta as part of the province's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1955; and the marriage certificate of Norman and Georgina Luxton, 1904.
- Date Range
- 1904
- 1955
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A2 - 11, 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- 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 sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / A2 : Family papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A2 - 11, 12
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1904
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records: 3 certificates ; 42 x 48 cm and 27 x 36.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Senior Citizen Award certificates given to Norman and Georgina Luxton by the Government of Alberta as part of the province's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1955; and the marriage certificate of Norman and Georgina Luxton, 1904.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Marriage certificate stored in mylar to prevent further damage
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.
- Date Range
- 1914-1965
- Reference Code
- M97 / 1 - 01 to 06
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- M97
- Accession Number
- 1107
- Reference Code
- M97 / 1 - 01 to 06
- Date Range
- 1914-1965
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Newspaper
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- War
- World War I
- World War II
- WWI
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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