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Letter and Cyanotype Photograph
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57284
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perk…
- Date Range
- 1822
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8290
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- M8 / 2014.8290
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8290
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8290
- Date Range
- 1822
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm ; .25 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkins Woodcock Crawford Co Pa 1 letter dated August 11th, 1822 addressed to Aunt Lucretia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- 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 a letter from Walter Idington to Peter Idington, January 1, 1836. Photographs measure 2.5" x 2" with ornate metal frames. One image is a portrait of a man in uniform, the second image is of a man dressed in kilt, sporran and playing the bagpipes with a small child at his side. Pho…
- Date Range
- 1836
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Personal Series : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 - 19
- Date Range
- 1836
- Physical Description
- 3 pp. textual records.--2 photographs: b&w, framed
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a letter from Walter Idington to Peter Idington, January 1, 1836. Photographs measure 2.5" x 2" with ornate metal frames. One image is a portrait of a man in uniform, the second image is of a man dressed in kilt, sporran and playing the bagpipes with a small child at his side. Photographer's stamp on reverse of one image reads: "McMillan Photographer, Dundas, Ont." Framed photographs were stored in a small linen bag.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hugh and Matilda McTavish marriage certificate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55118
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a marriage certificate for Hugh McTavish and Matilda Morehouse of Mosa Township, Middlesex, Ontario [1875].
- Date Range
- 1875
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 71
- Date Range
- 1875
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records (1 page ; 27.5 x 24 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a marriage certificate for Hugh McTavish and Matilda Morehouse of Mosa Township, Middlesex, Ontario [1875].
- Name Access
- McTavish, Hugh
- McTavish, Matilda (Morehouse)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Middlesex
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile material - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Fragile material - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been stored in mylar due to poor condition. Handle with caution as item may tear further when handled
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202775233/hugh-mctavish
- https://www.geni.com/people/Hugh-McTavish/6000000045391997845
- https://www.geni.com/people/Matilda-McTavish/6000000058377562956
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55630
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
- Date Range
- 1885
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published 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 / 11
- Responsibility
- Produced by Burns and Elliott
- Date Range
- 1885
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of txtual records (1 volume ; 14 x 23 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
- Material Details
- Red covers with red, yellow and green marbled interior pages (first and last pages and inside covers only)
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Industry
- Businesses
- Municipal views
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Encampment of north west Indians
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43002
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Landscape with teepee village and unidentified person. Pencil notes on BL corner: "Chief Crowfoot, Black feet [last encampment 1886] Bow Valley Blackfoot Crossing". Photographer's signature in BL corner: "Thompson [Thote]"
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX III D PC-007
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Reference Code
- LUX III D PC-007
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 23x19 cm
- Scope & Content
- Landscape with teepee village and unidentified person. Pencil notes on BL corner: "Chief Crowfoot, Black feet [last encampment 1886] Bow Valley Blackfoot Crossing". Photographer's signature in BL corner: "Thompson [Thote]"
- Notes
- Framed size 38.5x33.5cm
- Conservation
- Physical condition: ec;
- Creator
- Thompson
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King James Holy Bible
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54735
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- 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 / 36
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 8.7 x 14 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
- Notes
- Inside cover is signed "G.E. Luxton W.L. College" [presumably referring to Georgina Luxton and Wesleyan Ladies' College, where she attended school ca. 1890-1895].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Harmon, Aileen
- Soole, Violet
- Subject Access
- Religions
- Personal and Family Life
- Education
- Schools
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Item is very fragile, consult with Archives/Library staff prior to handling
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Religions
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Contains several loose inserts: Annotated business card for "Thwaites Sadler, Whip and Harness Maker, Bishopsgate Without, London" [1850-1870?] between pages 50 and 51; torn paper scrap with handwritten poem/excerpt between pages 552 and 553; annotated business card for "Your Restaurant" [possibly operated in Montreal, Quebec] between pages 606 and 607; 1922 newspaper clipping pertaining to political debate involving William Luxton in 1877; small newspaper clipping pertaining to a meeting with members of the Literary-Dramatic Club in Banff between pages 738 and 739; and a newspaper clipping from 1901 mentioning Norman Luxton and John Voss' global canoe trip aboard the Tilikum.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel journal, Canada and United States
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55621
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 2
- 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 / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Notes
- Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Exploration
- Leisure
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tonge Marriage License
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54003
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Date Range
- 1888
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7941
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Date Range
- 1888
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Notes
- Document is a digital print produced from a scan of the original document as a loan for copy.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title provided by the Archival Assistant
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence: William Luxton and Winnipeg Free Press
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22348
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between William Fisher Luxton and the Winnipeg Free Press.
- Date Range
- 1893
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs: William Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 3
- Date Range
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 0.9 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between William Fisher Luxton and the Winnipeg Free Press.
- 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 telegrams sent between Luxton, Donald Smith, Van Horne, and John Mather.
- Date Range
- 1893
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs: William Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 8
- Date Range
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 1.0 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of telegrams sent between Luxton, Donald Smith, Van Horne, and John Mather.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to originals restricted.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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