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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel guides and maps

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Map; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

GMD: Map; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Physical Description: ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other

Notes: Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Geography; Geology; Environment; Map; Tourism; Tourist information; Travel; Trails; Roads; Transportation; Natural history; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Government; Sports; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Columbia Icefields; United States of America; Colorado; Montana; Yellowstone National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters from Mary Schäffer Warren

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Part Of: Josephine Schupp fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.

Date Range: 1916-1939

Reference Code: M588 / 1 to 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Josephine Schupp fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M588

Sous-Fonds: M588

Accession Number: 2021.33

Reference Code: M588 / 1 to 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1916-1939

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.

Name Access: Schaffer, Mary; Schupp, Josephine (Schäffer); Warren, Mary Schaffer

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Genealogy; Travel; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; Arizona; Phoenix

Language: English

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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Community events, friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to travel photos, family and group portraits, and other events involving friends of the Luxton family. Includes images of unidentified individuals in Egypt, standing by a large glacier in the Rockies, visiting Stanford University, and feeding birds in Paris[?…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 205 to 231

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 205 to 231

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Physical Description: 27 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to travel photos, family and group portraits, and other events involving friends of the Luxton family. Includes images of unidentified individuals in Egypt, standing by a large glacier in the Rockies, visiting Stanford University, and feeding birds in Paris[?]; group portraits of unidentified children; a pack train fording the Pipestone River; and related views.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Children; Public events; Community life; Horses; Hiking; Recreation; Portrait; Christmas; Landscapes; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Pipestone River; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Egypt; Europe; United States of America; California

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first …

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Physical Description: 41 photographs : b&w prints ; 28 x 22 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first name not identified] during Banff Indian Days; Jeanette Windsor; Inspector K. Duncan of the RCMP; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Sylvester Clark Long) ; members of the Harrison family; Margaret and Ashley Hine; and Winifred Ivy Hayden. Includes set of photographs pertaining to ceremony naming Georgina Luxton as Stoney Princess "Rainbow Woman", 1934.

Notes: File contains duplicates

Material Details: Item LUX/III/C3/PA-241 is hand-coloured

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Harmon, Maude; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Ross, May; Whitaker, Annie; Crawler, Ben; Windsor, Jeanette; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance; Hine, Margaret; Hine, Ashley; Hayden, Winifred

Subject Access: Community life; Family and personal life; Community events; Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Cultural pluralism; Travel; Ceremony

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; British Columbia; Manitoba; Winnipeg; United States of America; California; San Diego

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 37 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include members of the Nolan and Boswell families, Mary Watson, Will Kidner, John and Ada Wilson, Sam Kellock, W.W. Kemp,…

Date Range: ca.1900-1920

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 168 to 204

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 168 to 204

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1900-1920

Physical Description: 37 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 21 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 37 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include members of the Nolan and Boswell families, Mary Watson, Will Kidner, John and Ada Wilson, Sam Kellock, W.W. Kemp, Arnold and Charles Douglas, Sam Howe, and George and Bob Findlay. Items LUX/III/C3/PA-192 to 204 pertain to trips to Marble Canyon and Sibbald Ranch with Norman Luxton and members of the Sibbald and Fisher families [ca.1904].

Name Access: Gill, George William; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Nolan, Paddy J.; Wilson, Ada; Wilson, John; Whyte, William (Bill); Kellock, Sam; Douglas, Roy; Douglas, Charles; Douglas, Arnold; Howe, Sam; Fisher, W. F. O.; Sibbald, Andrew Franklin

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence; Portrait; Children; Travel; Holidays; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; United States of America

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - fragile materials

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choi…

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 773 to 844

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

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 / PA - 773 to 844

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Physical Description: 72 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 17.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choir performance; and various friends and family members.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Hiking; Bridges; Mountains; Landscapes; Choir; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper; Banff National Park; Great Divide; British Columbia; United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; China

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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United States and Canada trips, local events

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

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 / PA - 881 to 915

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Frank; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Calgary Stampede; Banff Chairlift; Gondolas; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Hotels; Wildlife; Birds

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Okanagan; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 437 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Exploration; Travel; Camping; Recreation; Leisure; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Mount Lyall; United States of America; Kintla Creek

Language: N/A

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / C / PA (C1 to C16)

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper en…

Date Range: 1926-1927

Reference Code: M546 / 33 to 34

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

2 images 2 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 33 to 34

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1926-1927

Physical Description: 4.3 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 7.5 x 12 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper entries regard camps. August 14-15 page marked with piece of paper entries regard Assiniboine camp and ascent. January 24 work on article for Logan report. March continued work on Logan report and C. N. P. A. report throughout May. Travels on Vancouver Island in May. Daily notations of weather, day to day activities, office work, correspondence, watching hockey games and other leisure. M546 / 34 : July 29-30 with piece of paper entries regarding travel around Banff, Jasper and Field. Daily notations of day to day activities, office work, correspondence, leisure. Continued work on C. N. P. A. Extensive documentation of chores. August travel around Freshfield River and House River. Hole in paper near spine on page August 11-12.

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Anniversary; Backpacking; Birthday; Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Discovery and exploration; Family and personal life; Finances; Hiking; Hockey; Holidays; Leisure; Mountains; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Mount Logan; Photography; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; Work

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Assiniboine; Athabasca Falls; Sunwapta Falls; Saskatchewan River Crossing; Calgary; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Hector Slide; Vancouver Island; Sidney; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Spokane; Washington; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Summer 1921 and Summer 1923 Album

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting a trip Lillian Gest and her mother took in summer 1921 and in summer 1923. Western Trip, Summer of 1921 (PD - 2 / 1 to 76) follow their travels from the Great Lakes, through Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, and Glacier National Park to Sicamous, Van…

Date Range: 1921-1923

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / II / b / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / II / b / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1921-1923

Physical Description: 1 album (531 photographs : b&w ; 14.6 x 9 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting a trip Lillian Gest and her mother took in summer 1921 and in summer 1923. Western Trip, Summer of 1921 (PD - 2 / 1 to 76) follow their travels from the Great Lakes, through Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, and Glacier National Park to Sicamous, Vancouver and Victoria before heading down the coast to California and finally to the Grand Canyon. Page headings as follows: Great Lakes on board "Octorara"; Mackimac Island; Banff [Banff Springs Hotel, pools, Lake Minnewanka, Johnston Canyon etc.]; Banff Indian Days; Lake Louise [lake, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake]; Paradise Valley; Wapta Camp, Hector B.C. [includes Lake O'Hara]; Emerald Lake, Field, B.C.; trip from field to Glacier [train, tunnels]; Glacier [Glacier House, Nakimu Caves]; Illecillewaet Glacier [includes ice caves and Marion Lake]; Asulkan Glacier; Sicamous; Vancouver - Stanley Park; Vancouver; Victoria; San Francisco - Chinatown; Del Monte; Historic Monterey; Santa Barbara; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon. Trip to Selkirk and Canadian Rocky Mountains, Summer of 1923 (PD - 2 / 77 to 89) depicts scenes mostly from the Glacier House region of Glacier National Park and Lake Louise of Banff National Park. Also includes scenes from Lake O'Hara. Page headings as follows: at Mackimac Island; Glacier, B.C.; trip to Nakimu Caves from Glacier; at the Great Illecillewaet Glacier; horseback trip up Mt. Abbott [includes Lake Louise], Camp Wapta; horseback trip to Lake O'Hara; [Glacier House]; [Mrs. Gest on horseback at Lake O'Hara]; [Lake O'Hara Lodge].

Notes: Please note: language used pertaining to First Nations during the Banff Indian Days included herein is outdated and offensive. Blank pages not scanned. Inserts free floating with album, are not specific to album contents.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Chateau Lake Louise; Exploration; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glacier House; Indigenous Peoples; Horses; Mountains; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Paradise Valley; Lake O'Hara; Emerald Lake; Glacier House; Vancouver; Victoria; San Francisco; Del Monte; Santa Barbara; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Glacier National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; California; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Brett Family Photographs

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Part Of: Brett family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums

Date Range: [ca.1875-ca.1935]

Reference Code: V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

13 images

Part Of: Brett family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M1 / V83

Series: V.B. Brett family series : photographs

Sous-Fonds: V83

Accession Number: 5, 20, 58, 78, 102, 354, 1164, 1532, 5042, 2022.35

Reference Code: V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1875-ca.1935]

Physical Description: 322 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums

Notes: LIST OF IMAGES :; 1 [Graduation portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, 1872]; 2 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1878]; 3 [Wedding portrait of Dr. R. G. Brett and Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]; 4 [Wedding portrait of Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]; 5 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]; 6 Louise Brett, July 10th, 1886; 7 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper? and Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1890]; 8 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]; 9 R. G. Brett, Xmas 1910; 10 [Dr. Robert G. Brett]; 11 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett, Sept. 1900]; 12 For Harry with love from Mother Banff, Sept. 1900 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett]; 13 [Louise H. Brett, ca.1900]; 14 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in buggy with horse Billie]; 15 [Earle Brett, unidentified nurse, Dr. Robert G. Brett, unidentified boy, unidentified nurse and Raymond Rooper in front of Brett house, ca.1895]; 16 [Louise H. Brett with dogs]; 17 Father's winter rig. One that took with Effie & the boy [Dr. Brett's cutter]; 18 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]; 19 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]; 20 [Dr. G. J. Johnson, Dr. John E. Clough with Mrs. Clough, Miss Johnson, Dr. Brett and nurse]; 21 [Group of people on lawn. Back row: Louise Brett, second from left, Harry Brett, 3rd from left, Dr. Robert G. Brett, far right. Front row: Earle Brett, 2nd from right]; 22 [Lieutenant-Governor Brett in car on new Banff bridge, ca.1923]; 23 [RCMP group at celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]; 24-28 [RCMP at Blackfoot Crossing for celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]; 29 [RCMP at Edmonton, ca.1925]; 30 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett cutting ribbon at opening of Banff-Windermere Highway, June 23, 1923]; 31 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett and group in front of car, August 30, 1925]; 32-38 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett, ca.1925]; 39 [Louise Brett and unidentified women, ca.1930]; 40 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1887]; 41 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1889] 18 months old; 42-43 Vienna, Earle Six years old [portraits, 1894]; 44 Earle Brett, aged 13 years, Banff, Sept.1900; 45-46 [Portrait of Earle Brett, ca.1905]; 47 [Earle Brett, far right, with group, ca.1910]; 48 [Group includes Harry Brett, Helen Brett, Maidie & Earle Brett in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]; 49 [Earle and Maidie Brett with others in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]; 50 [Earle and Maidie Brett, ca.1910]; 51 [Catherine Brett in front of Brett House, ca.1914]; 52 [Catherine Brett and Mrs. Earle Brett near Brett Drugstore, ca.1915]; 53-54 [Catherine Brett, ca.1916]; 55 [Portrait of Harry Brett, ca.1889]; 56 [Harry Brett, ca.1895]; 57 [Harry Brett working in his studio] Feb. 1899; 58 [Harry Brett, right front seat, on sightseeing bus, 1899]; 59 [Dr. Harry Brett's graduation portrait, 1902]; 60 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left, Stuart McKidd, centre, and Algernon Lindsay, second from right, ca.1900]; 61 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left front), Stuart McKidd, left back, and Algernon Lindsay, right front), ca.1900]; 62 [Group of medical students including Harry Brett, centre rear), ca.1900]; 63-65 [Humorous postcards of Harry Brett]; 66 [Group of women with Harry Brett, back row, and Algernon Lindsay, seated]; 67 [Group out on trail includes Howard Sibbald, Mrs. Jimmy Simpson, Kina Sibbald, Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Del Sibbald]; 68 [Harry and Helen Brett]; 69 [Harry Brett sitting on rustic bench with women]; 70 [Harry Brett on horse Billie]; 71 [Harry Brett]; 72 [Dr. Harry Brett beside the Brett Hospital]; 73 [Harry Brett, ca.1912]; 74 [Harry Brett and Mrs. Louise Brett? picking fruit off tree]; 75 After the battle, Banff Bonspiel, prize winners 1913 [left to right: Dr. Lyman, George Hunter, Harry Brett (skip), Scot Ashley]; 76 [Curling at Banff - left to right: John Wilson, Bill Ritchie, Arthur Saddington, Harry Brett, ca.1912]; 77-78 [Curlers posed in front of Brett Hospital]; 79 [Helen Brett, Catherine Brett, Maidie Brett, Harry Brett, on lawn near tennis court, ca.1913]; 80 [Harry & Helen Brett and unidentified nurse on steps of Brett Hospital, ca.1910]; 81 [Nurse Helen Brett and another nurse]; 82 [Nurses attending patient at Sanitarium operating room, Helen Brett, centre]; 83 [Portrait of Helen Brett]; 84 [Helen Brett on Tunnel Mountain]; 85 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper?]; 86 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper, sister of Louise Brett), ca.1891]; 87 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper & baby] Trevor G.H. Rooper, 18 months old; 88-89 Trevor Hungerford Rooper, four months old; 90 [Portrait of Trevor Rooper & Lionel Rooper]; 91 [Portrait of Mrs. Neville (Katie) Lindsay, Louise Brett's sister)]; 92 [Portrait of Mrs. Katie Lindsay] Jan. 1900; 93 [Neville Lindsay's children]; 94 [Algernon Lindsay?]; 95 Hazel Lindsay 1914; 96 Hazel Lindsay 1915; 97 Lionel Lindsay, Bournemouth; 98 [Mrs. Emmo McDermid]; 99 [Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McDermid & son William] 1900; 100 [Alida McDermid, 1895]; 101 [William McDermid] 1895; 102 [Brenda Louise Hungerford]; 103-104 [Portraits of unidentified Brett relatives]; 105 [Portrait of unidentified female relative?]; 106 [Unidentified man in uniform]; 107 [Catherine Brett with half brothers Robert & John Robarts, ca.1920]; 108 [Herbert Robarts with stepdaughter Catherine Brett and sons Robert & John, ca.1924]; 109 [Portrait of priest? in robe] 1904; 110 [Portrait of J. F. Betts]; 111 [Portrait of Louis Castellain, 1896]; 112 [Portrait of Alexander Hugh Ferguson]; 113 [Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Borden?]; 114-115 [Portraits of unidentified men]; 116 [Portrait of unidentified man] 1900; 117-120 [Portraits of unidentified men]; 121 [Man in uniform]; 122-131 [Portraits of unidentified people]; 132 J.H. McIllree [Assistant Commissioner, NWMP]; 133 Lily McIllree; 134-136 [Portraits of soldiers]; 137 Geo. H. Hogbin; 138 George Paris [ca.1902]; 139 Dr. O.A. Lyman; 140 Ralph Douglas; 141 [Buffalo Child Long Lance?]; 142 [Man sitting on wharf]; 143 [Portrait of man with bulldog]; 144 [Portrait of Banff Curling Club members, 1908-1909]; 145 Ottawa, May 11th, 1896 [Group portrait]; 146 Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Austin, Feby. 1896; 147 [Wedding portrait, couple unidentified]; 148 Mary Inglis, 1922; 149-150 [Unidentified portraits]; 151 [Portrait of Edna Kells]; 152-154 [Unidentified portraits]; 155 Elma Taylor, Jan. 1st, 1897; 156 Marion Castellain, 1898; 157-163 [Unidentified portraits]; 164 Margaret G. Allan; 165 Yokohama [woman wearing Japanese costume]; 166-167 [Nurse]; 168 [Graduation portrait of Norlaine]; 169 [Portrait of Norah]; 170 No.2 Mary Clarissa; 171 No.3 Helen Alphonsus; 172 No.4 Gertrude Philomena; 173 No.5 Catharine Harriet; 174 [Portrait of Catherine Brett?]; 175 [Portrait of Julian Eltinger?]; 176 [Unidentified children]; 177 Charles David Crawley Age 4 months, 1916; 178-182 [Portraits of unidentified boys]; 183-186 [Portraits of unidentified girl]; 187 Isobel Valerie Jones Oct. 1910; 188 [Portrait of girl]; 189 [Portrait of unidentified children]; 190 Robin & Evelyn Inglis; 191 [Portrait of unidentified children]; 192 Geo Paris on the beach Victoria, 1919; 193 Mrs. Geo [Ida] Paris at Victoria, 1919; 194 [Left to right-Ted Paris, Herb Paris, George Paris, Mrs. George (Ida) Paris, Cyril Paris, Georgie Paris, ca.1912]; 195 Mrs. George Paris, Dr. Johnstone, Lena Boyd; 196 How is this for a Banff Sport? Some sport eh? [Unidentified man]; 197 [Man playing hockey on Mather's skating rink]; 198 [Sanitarium Hotel workers playing with a monkey]; 199 I thought you would like one of "Pete" M.B. [couple sitting on lawn with monkey]; 200 [Man with wolfhounds]; 201 [Mrs. Longworthy]; 202 [Group of women sitting on lawn]; 203-206 [Unidentified women]; 207 Lena Lyman 1915; 208 [Woman and child sitting on steps]; 209 [Children sitting on steps]; 210 [Unidentified child]; 211 [Group of people at costume party]; 212 [Group of people in costumes out in front of Bretton Hall]; 213 [Group by car in front of lake, ca.1920]; 214 [Winter camp near Banff]; 215 [Winter scene]; 216-217 [Unidentified woman]; 218 [Group of coal miners]; 219 [Group includes, back row)-Jimmy Larkin, Walter Peyto, Ben Woodworth, Harry Robinson, Ned Tabuteau;, front row)-Harry Davis, Jack MacCormick, Joe Dawmey]; 220 [Bob Lothian driving the Sanitarium Hotel bus]; 221 Sanitarium Hotel, Banff [ca.1910 photograph by S.J. Thompson]; 222 [Demolition of Bretton Hall Hotel, ca.1933]; 223 National Park Drug Store [2nd Brett Drug Store]; 224 [The Brett Hospital]; 225 [The Brett Block, ca.1912]; 226 [Mr. & Mrs. Bevan Ashton and Phillip, Brett residence in background]; 227 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house]; 228 March 1900 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house in winter]; 229 Not so very good of the house but the best I could get hold of M.B. [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house showing addition]; 230 [Interior view of Senator Forget's house, formerly Dr. Brett's house]; 231 [Beach House, Lake Minnewanka, ca.1890, photograph by A. B. Thom]; 232 [Original NWMP barracks on Banff Avenue]; 233 The Royal Party at Banff [Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in carriage, escorted by NWMP, 1901, photograph by S. J. Thompson]; 234 [Canon H. Tully Montgomery, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1939]; 235 [View from Sanitarium Hotel window of Banff townsite, 1886]; 236 [Banff townsite from Brett Sanitarium, ca.1908]; 237 [Group of men including NWMP officer on bridge across Bow River, ca.1890, photograph by John Woodruff]; 238 [Bridge across Spray River]; 239 [Swimmers in the Cave & Basin pool, ca.1890 photograph by John Woodruff]; 240-241 [Unidentified man jumping horse behind Banff Ave., ca.1905]; 242 This is a snapshot I took of the Regatta on Vermilion Lakes. Sept. 11th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay; 243 [Canoes at boathouse with Mount Rundle in background]; 244 [People on launch "The Lady of the Lake,"]; 245 [Mathers cabin on Bow River, ca.1890]; 246 Bow Valley from Grand View Villa; 247 A view taken from Sulphur Mountain showing the Bow Valley and River, Tunnel Mountain on the left and Lake Minnewanka in the distance, Sept. 10th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay; 248 [Bow River and view of the Goat Range]; 249 [Bow Valley]; 250 [Group of people by Bow River below Bow Falls]; 251 [Vermilion Lakes in winter]; 252 Desolation [Sundance?] Canyon; 253 [Group of people at Sundance? Canyon]; 254 [Woman on bridge at Sundance? Canyon]; 255 [Unidentified mining operation?]; 256 [Fountain at The Sanitarium?]; 257 Driving the Golden Spike, by Hon. D.A. Smith, on C.P.R., Nov. 7, 1885, 9:30 a.m.[Donald Smith driving in the Last Spike at Craigellachie, BC] / [Ross, Best & Co.]; 258 [Mount Stephen House, Field, B.C. / A.W. Palmer]; 259 Field, B.C. Steam engine [No.732]; 260 Muir's 2nd Tunnel-6th Crossing Kicking Horse [River] No. 63; 261 [Dr. Robert G. Brett? at the Great Divide]; 262 [Winter scene, photograph by Byron Harmon]; 263 [Indigenous burial platform with teepee]; 264 [Passengers on boat "Northland Echo,"]; 265 [View of knick-knack shelf]; 266 [Wedding announcement of Minnie McCardell & Thomas Davidson, 1917]; 267 [Unidentified buildings beside lake?]; 268 [Unidentified animal park?]; 269 [Unidentified city beside lake]; 270 [Unidentified square with statue]; 271 [House in Bournemouth, England-Lindsay's?]; 272-273 [Unidentified family on porch]; 274-275 Whitehall, N.Y.; 276 Our Armoury [Whitehall, New York?]; 277 Comical [?] band on boat; 278 [Unidentified view of river along CPR line / A. B. Thom]; 279 [Arch decorated honouring Queen Victoria, unidentified location]; 280 [Man boating on unidentified lake]; 281 [House in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia]; 282 [Interior of unidentified church?]; 283 [Unidentified building] Ekaterinodar, South Russia. 9/12/19; 284 "Valley Home" built by Joseph Saunders in 1804; 285 [House in Pasadena, California]; 286 [Dr. A. McDermid's house, Winnipeg, Manitoba, ca.1885 / T. R. Colpitts]; 287 Bird's eye view of Banff, from Tunnel Mountain / Boorne & May [ca.1887]; 288 "Killing" Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A. E. Brown; 289 A deep ford Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown; 290 Out for a "Pull" Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown; 291 Day Herd Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown; 292 First to camp Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A.E. Brown; 293 Round-up Camp on Milk River Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown; 294 Brett Hospital, Banff / D. White, Banff, Alta.; 295 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, Lt.-Governor of Alberta, ca.1920 / by A. L. Hess]; 296 [Earle Brett riding a horse]; 297 [Portrait of Mrs. Louise Brett, ca.1920 / A. L. Hess]; 298 [Dr. R.G. Brett's Banff residence, Harry and Earle Brett on horseback, ca.1895]; 299 Dr. R.G. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta / S. J. Thompson]; 300 St. John's College Dramatic Society in "Heroes" 1908. -- [includes Earle Brett]; 301 [Duke and Duchess of Connaught welcomed by Dr. R.G. Brett, Banff, Chinese boy at left is Goon Sir Wing, 1912]; 302-303 [Masquerade party in the Brewster Hall. ca.1907]; 304 [Sanitarium tally-ho carrying a group of people with sign "I'm a going to live anyhow until I die" ca.1905]; 305 [Portrait of a woman in English riding clothes]; 306 [Portrait of a woman leafing through a magazine]; 307 [Portrait of a baby, ca.1921]; 308 [Portrait of a woman]; 309 [Portrait of General Harold MacDonald]; 310 [Portrait of a priest?; underneath is photograph of young woman, 1912]; 311 [A private residence in Ontario?, ca.1900]; 312 [Curling team with Wiser's Red Letter Trophy - back left to right: Jim & Jock McCowan, Bull Ritchie, Jack ?, D.C. Bain - front left to right: Harry Brett, Arthur Saddington, ca.1915]; 313 Kiwanis Club of Calgary, 1920; 314 Cricket Club, Banff. August 1897 / R. H. Trueman [Earle Brett, front right, George Paris, back left, Harry Brett, back centre]; 315 Dr. Brett's private residence and Sanitarium Hotel / R. H. Truman [with Earle Brett, Louise Brett? and Harry Brett, ca.1900]; 316 [Portrait of Dr. Harry Brett]; 317 [Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Hugh Sibbald and unidentified, ca.1905- 1910]; 318 Canadian Industrial Congress, Edmonton, June 4 & 5, 1920; 319 [Portrait of Harry Brett]; 320 [Portrait of Lady Byng]; 321 [Portrait of Julian Hedworth George Byng, Governor-General of Canada, 1921-1926]; 322 [Portrait of Harry Brett]

Name Access: Brett, Helen; Brett, Louise; Brett, Reginald H. (Harry); Brett, Robert G.; Brett, Robert George

Subject Access: Activities; Children; Family; Family and personal life; Exploration; Government; Landscapes; Last Spike; Military; Mountains; Photography; Portrait; Professional and Personal Life; Travel; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada; New York City; New York; United States of America

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Collected news articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 195…

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

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 / 51

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 1956 issue of "The Calgarian" signed on the cover by "Bessie L.[?] MacKay"; a loose article describing stretches and home exercises; and a four-page article from "Mining World" by Donald MacDonald discussing the construction of a coastal highway to Alaska.

Notes: New York Times scanned article has rough pencil sketch [possibly building layout?] on back side and math equations written on front in pencil

Name Access: MacKay, Bessie; MacDonald, Don

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Journalism; Newspaper; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Environment; Landscapes; Finances; Exploration; Construction; Travel; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; United States of America; Alaska

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pamphlets, programmes, books, other publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an e…

Date Range: 1892; 1905; 1914; [1920-1925]; 1921-1922; 1924-1928; 1930; 1932-1937; 1939-1940; 1943; 1950; 1955-1959; 1977; 1981; 1986; 1988; 1990

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published 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 / 67 to 70

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1892; 1905; 1914; [1920-1925]; 1921-1922; 1924-1928; 1930; 1932-1937; 1939-1940; 1943; 1950; 1955-1959; 1977; 1981; 1986; 1988; 1990

Physical Description: 12.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an exhibit opening at the Glenbow Museum [1981]; scientific theory and human evolution; Japanese study books; Canadian and global politics; international travel; and various other subjects.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Academics; Advertising; Art; Banff Community High School; Animals; Businesses; Calgary Gun Club; Ceremony; Commerce and industry; Community events; Community life; Dancing; Education; Glenbow Foundation; History; Horses; Horseback riding; Hunting; Industry; Japanese; Language; Military; Museums; Municipal views; Music; Organizations; Politics; Politics and government; Public events; Publication; Recreation; Research; Religions; Royal Visit; Royal tours; School; Science and technology; Shooting; Ski lodges and cabins; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Tourism; Travel; War; World War I

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; United States of America; Japan; Tokyo

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese; Latin

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Military; Politics; Religions; Science and technology; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items in file are organized into 4 file folders based on contents: LUX / II / F1 / 67 : Pamphlets, event programs and booklets LUX / II / F1 / 68 : Booklets and small publications LUX / II / F1 / 69 : Books and bound publications LUX / II / F1 / 70 : Loose and other published materials

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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Physical Description: 128 b&w and col. postcards ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Charity; Recreation; Correspondence; Events; Arts; Community events; Calgary Stampede; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; New Brunswick; British Columbia; Quebec; Montreal; Ontario; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Newfoundland and Labrador; Holland; Cook Islands; United States of America; Idaho; Vermont; New Hampshire; Hawaii; California; Washington; Bahamas; Jamaica; Russia; Oregon; England; France; Greece; Switzerland; Brazil; Italy; New Zealand; Israel; Mexico; West Indies; Scotland; Brussels; Vienna; Turkey; Ireland

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III/ D : Other materials

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Subject Access: Advertising; Events; Environment; European travel; Environment and Nature; Travel; Tourism; Waterfalls; Wildlife; Leisure; Landscapes; History; Mountains; Public events; Public entertainment; National parks and reserves; Centennial; Buildings and memorials; Banff National Park; Art; Photography; Postcards; Royalty; Seascapes; Ship; Souvenir; Sports and recreation; Tourist information; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie; Owen Sound; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Yellowstone National Park; Colorado; Denver; Florida; California; Chicago; Michigan; France; Paris; England; London; Cuba; Mexico; Ireland; Dublin

Reproduction Restrictions: Some copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence - postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File a…

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

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 fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Physical Description: ca. 250 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w photograph : print ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File also includes one b&w photograph depicting a group of unidentified children.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Correspondence; Communications; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Postcards

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; California; Vermont; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Arizona; England; London; France; Paris; Africa; Ivory Coast

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from non-annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8].

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items are stored in 3 folders: LUX / III / A1 / 25 : Canada LUX / III / A1 / 26 : United States of America LUX / III / A1 / 27 : Foreign, Other

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel scrapbook of commercial postcard prints and souvenirs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the At…

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

Responsibility: Some items produced by George S. Cladds [?], Byron Harmon, Gerta Christoffersen, Detroit Publishing Co., and A.C. Leighton

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : ca. 200 b&w and col. postcards ; 14 x 21.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the Athabasca River; portrait paintings of unidentified Indigenous girls by artist Gerta Christoffersen; scenes from Australia, Brussels, Venice, Bermuda, Fiji, Portugal, London, Windsor Castle, California, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Montana, Niagara Falls, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania; and sketched art by A.C. Leighton depicting horses and riders. Many postcards are colorized.

Notes: A few postcards are annotated, mostly blank

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Christoffersen, Gerta; Leighton, Alfred Crocker

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; Environment; Mountains; Indigenous Peoples; Art; Biography; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; England; London; Australia; Belgium; Italy; Venice; Bermuda; Fiji; Portugal; United States of America; California; Maine; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Lake Louise; Massachusetts; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Athabasca Falls; Niagara Falls; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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