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Current Events [January - March 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Notes: Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].

Name Access: Churchill, Winston

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Finances; Geography; Government; History; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Newspaper; Politics; Public events; Public Speaking; Royalty; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Russia; Japan; Germany; United States of America; England; Finland; Italy; India; Brazil; Argentina

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook; Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.

Related Material: Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Government; Labour; Military; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Alberta and Canada Politics Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, correspondence, and ephemera relating to Dr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 ; Canada and the War, 1940 ; Mackenzie King policies. Includes newspaper clippings, telegrams, typed and hand written letters, …

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 29

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 29

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 5.5 cm of textual records (43 pages ; 27.5 x 31 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, correspondence, and ephemera relating to Dr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 ; Canada and the War, 1940 ; Mackenzie King policies. Includes newspaper clippings, telegrams, typed and hand written letters, and minutes for the Agricultural Supplies Committee.

Name Access: Ross, George; Mackenzie King, WIlliam Lyon

Subject Access: Administration; Advertising; Communications; Communities; Government; Laws and legislation; Lecture; Newspaper; Politics; Politics and government; Public Speaking; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[1940 Provincial Liberal Candidate Scrapbook]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, colle…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 30

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 27.5 x 31 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, collections and artifacts in the Glenbow, posters announcing various political events, and letters pertaining to the Calgary East Federal Liberal Committee Rooms.

Name Access: Ross, George

Subject Access: Advertising; Calgary Herald; Community events; Government; Glenbow Foundation; Glenbow-Alberta Institute; Newspaper; Politics; Politics and government

Geographic Access: Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norquay, ski racers and activities. -- [ca.1940, n.d.].

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Part Of: Lloyd Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Mount Norquay ski area.

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: V108 / 1400 - 1412

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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Part Of: Lloyd Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V108

Series: I. Candid, action and scenic views

Sous-Fonds: V108

Reference Code: V108 / 1400 - 1412

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 13 negatives : 8 x 10.5 cm.

Scope & Content: Mount Norquay ski area.

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Location (Copy): V108 / 1402, 1403, 1404, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.44

Description: Lake with reflections centre and lower right; an island protrudes from the centre right edge; yellow/brown hill bottom left with evergreens, 2 dead standing trees; mountains and green hills in background; pale blue sky. Handwritten on separate backing (in artist's hand): Jim Looking onto Glacier La…

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 35.1 cm

Description: Lake with reflections centre and lower right; an island protrudes from the centre right edge; yellow/brown hill bottom left with evergreens, 2 dead standing trees; mountains and green hills in background; pale blue sky. Handwritten on separate backing (in artist's hand): Jim Looking onto Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing where you and Shane Graham camped. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0309 A; 20662

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.44

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Hat

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Date: 1940

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.04.1025

Description: White felt hat with many names embroidered in red. Names include: G. Brewster, J. McFadden, R. S. Cushing, etc. Inside “R.E. Brett.”

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Title: Hat

Date: 1940

Material: fibre

Description: White felt hat with many names embroidered in red. Names include: G. Brewster, J. McFadden, R. S. Cushing, etc. Inside “R.E. Brett.”

Subject: R.E. Brett; G. Brewster; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Dick Keller, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 103.04.1025

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Membership Pin

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Date: 1940

Material: metal; paper

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1225 a,b

Description: (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embosse…

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Title: Membership Pin

Date: 1940

Material: metal; paper

Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.8 cm

Description: (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embossed head of a moose whose horns extend to the rim of the pin face; a maple leaf, a blue and red enamelled Union Jack; and a bear’s head. The outer rim has a dot on the middle bottom followed by: clockwise, “THE SKI CLUB OF THE”, 3 dots between moose’s horns, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”. A scrolled rim extending from the bottom of the circular pin face about one-third of the circumference has these words in Latin: “PER ARDUA AD MONTES”, roughly translated ‘through difficulties to the mountains’. The back of the pin has a pin set soldered on one-third from the top; one horizontal long-hinged pin rivetted at one end and fastened at the other by a swivel-locking safety clasp. (b) A square (3.8x3.8) red paper box filled with cotton batting. The top of the box has, in gold-coloured engraved script, “Cartier Ltd.” and printed underneath “LONDON”.

Subject: sports; skiing; organization; Canadian Rockies Ski Club

Credit: Gift of Peggy Leighton, London, 2007

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1225 a,b

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Ski Touring Boots

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Date: 1940 – 1940

Material: skin; fabric; metal; rubber

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1119 a,b

Description: A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and…

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Title: Ski Touring Boots

Date: 1940 – 1940

Material: skin; fabric; metal; rubber

Dimensions: 16.4 x 10.5 cm

Description: A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and one with holes; a leather loop pull-off on the back of the heel and boots have felt sole liners. There is a white label with blue lettering on the tongue, right boot “PIONEER by Daoust” (in script). Also on the outside ankles, viewer’s left, left boot (b) and viewer’s right of right boot (a), above the ankle, is the number “9” handwritten in black indelible ink, also written on the tongue “9” on the left boot and above the label on the right boot. On the stitched and nailed soles, near the toe, a “9” is imprinted in the rubber and then circled in black pen ink, and on the heel an imprint of a coniferous tree with SK in the middle and underneath “MADE IN CANADA”.