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Royal visit address, Stoney Nakoda language translation

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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
GMD
Blueprint
Textual record
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
Less detail
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Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces

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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
Less detail
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How Canada's last frontier outlaw died

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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
GMD
Textual record
Published record
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
Electronic Resources
Less detail
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Photo order documents

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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
Processed
Less detail
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Cigar label collection

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.
Date Range
[ca.1890-1920]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 44
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 44
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
[ca.1890-1920]
Physical Description
8 cigar labels
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.
Subject Access
Travel
Souvenir
Language
English
Spanish
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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
Print
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
Print
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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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents

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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
GMD
Textual record
Postcard
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
Category
Commerce and industry
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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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
Print
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.)
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Photograph
Print
Newspaper clipping
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
Subject Access
Military
War
Obituary
Memorial
History
Newspaper
Correspondence
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
Less detail
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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)
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Textual record
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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Travel and home records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
Date Range
[ca.1900] - 1992
Reference Code
LUX / II / E
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Print
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Print
Negative
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1900] - 1992
Physical Description
27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
Scope & Content
Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Travel
Exploration
Home
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff
Quebec
United States of America
Panama
Japan
China
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.
Date Range
[ca.1925-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 691 (O.S.)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
  1 image  
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 / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 691 (O.S.)
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by Mary Belle Rich
Date Range
[ca.1925-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30 x 40 cm
History / Biographical
Mary Belle Rich was a published poet and children's book author. Mary Belle grew up in Buffalo, New York before purchasing a large ranch and moving to Pincher Creek, Alberta in her adult years. Mary Belle's best-known work is her compilation of children's poems, titled "Fairy Tales and Grown-up Talk" (published ca.1913).
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.
Notes
Item in file possibly produced during or shortly following Mary Belle Rich travelled to Banff in 1927.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Rich, Mary Belle
Subject Access
Art
Poetry
Photography
Mountains
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Mount Rundle
Language
English
Creator
Mary Belle Rich
Category
Arts
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34621443/edmonton-journal-21-july-1927/
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.992326/53?r=0&s=1
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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