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Canadian Mountains Album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1908 ACC trip in and around the Lake Louise & Field, BC, areas and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. A small white p…

Date Range: 1908

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 4

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 4

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1908

Physical Description: 1 album (159 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm)

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1908 ACC trip in and around the Lake Louise & Field, BC, areas and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. A small white paper with "F" printed on it is adhered to the top left corner of the front cover and "1908" is written in white ink on the spine.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Backpacking; Bears; Bow Falls; Bow River; Bow Valley; Buildings; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Club; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Hiking; Hotels; Lake Louise; Landscapes; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Period costume; Photography; Portrait; Railways; Scenery; scenic; Trails; Trains; Transportation

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Field; Emerald Lake; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Ottawa; Ontario

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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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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Personal receipts and invoices

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal receipts and invoices belonging to Ben Gadd. Content includes flight and other travel receipts (travelling to Colorado and other destinations in the United States), donation receipts, and correspondence between Ben Gadd and the company L.L. Bean pertaining to requested ite…

Date Range: 1983-1990

Reference Code: M590 / IV / B / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / IV : Legal and financial records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / IV / B : Financial records

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / IV / B / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1983-1990

Physical Description: 0.7 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of personal receipts and invoices belonging to Ben Gadd. Content includes flight and other travel receipts (travelling to Colorado and other destinations in the United States), donation receipts, and correspondence between Ben Gadd and the company L.L. Bean pertaining to requested item returns.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Communications; Correspondence; Travel; Airplanes; Donations

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper; United States of America; Colorado

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Interest Files

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural hist…

Date Range: [ca.1980-2015]

Reference Code: M590 / I / C; V810 / I / C

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Digital image

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Series: Series I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Sub-Series: Subseries C : Personal Interest Files

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / C; V810 / I / C

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Digital image

Date Range: [ca.1980-2015]

Physical Description: ca.180 cm of textual records -- 5 CDs with digital image files -- 1 floppy disk -- ca.122 photograph prints : b&w and col. -- 2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7.5 cm -- 26 film strips : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural history; and conservation.

Notes: Subjects are arranged alphabetically by title. Original titles and arrangement of materials by Ben Gadd has been preserved. See file-level descriptions for content details.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Animals; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Businesses; Boats; Climbing; Columbia Icefield; Community events; Community life; Conservation; Dams; Environment; Events; Forestry; Fishing; Flowers; Government; Geography; Geology; Hiking; History; Ice climbing; Land, settlement and immigration; Landscapes; Laws and legislation; Membership; Mining; Mountaineering; Municipal views; Natural history; Natural resources; Parks Canada; Politics and government; Property; Provincial parks and reserves; Recreation; Rivers; Science and technology; Settlement; Skiing; Snakes, Insects; Sports; Tourism; Townsite development; Trails; Transportation; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; United States of America; Rocky Mountains; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Land, settlement and immigration; Law and justice; Natural resources; Politics; Science and technology; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [August - October 1934]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptio…

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 21 x 29.7 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptions of the countrysides they travelled through and of local towns and villages, language barriers, descriptions of meals and various types of local dishes, travelling through the island of Java on the way to Sumatra, comments on and descriptions of other people encountered while travelling, weather, photography, developing films [photographs], people and events in Concord, travelling across Sumatra by car, volcanoes, local wildlife [mostly birds and monkeys], observations on local farms and farming techniques/products, books and magazines Pete and Catharine are reading, leaving Sumatra for France on the M.S. Sibajak in early September via the Suez Canal, descriptions of their cabin and the ship itself, life and activities aboard ship, comments and observations about other passengers, day trips on land along the way, going through the Canal, arriving in Marseille France and setting out for Swizerland by train in mid-September, travelling around Switzerland by train, meeting up with Edward Feuz while visiting Interlaken, exploring the local towns, architecture, skiing, exploring different ski areas and watching various races and events as they find them [also includes comparisons of slopes and snow conditions between the Alps and the Rockies], meeting other skiers, various dealings with banks, travelling through Austia to Munich Germany in late September-early October, visiting an area in Austria where the Olympics will be held in 1936, visiting museums and war memorials [WWI], attending Oktoberfest in Munich, travelling to Paris via Nuremburg and Cologne by train in early October, exploring Paris and visiting various city landmarks and churches [this was Pete's first trip to Paris], going to the movies, going to London and then Edinburgh with Jean Caird before sailing back to North America from London in mid-October.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous peoples of Indonesia used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. 96 - 01 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 96 - 06 page 11 contains a sketch of the layout of the hotel they stayed in. 96 - 18 appears to be missing the last page[s].

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Feuz, Edward

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Children; Churches; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; Festivals; Farming; Food; Gallery; Home; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Memorial; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Oktoberfest; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Alps; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Bali; Java; Sumatra; Indonesia; Suez Canal; Egypt; Marseille; Paris; France; Interlaken; Arosa; Zurich; Switzerland; St. Anton am Arlberg; Austria; Munich; Wetzlar; Germany; London; England; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English; German

Conservation: Locate missing page[s] of letters 96 - 01 and 18.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Johnsen, Hanne; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Camping; Carnival; Children; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Gallery; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Vikings; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Engelberg; Wengen; Wengernalp; Grindelwald; Switzerland; Cologne; Hamburg; Germany; Copenhagen; Denmark; Finse; Oslo; Trondhjem; Andalsnes; Norway; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Barnes Family

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

8 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Notes: LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 1 Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]; 2 Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]; 3, 4 Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]; 5 Soo Line boxcar with man and colt in door; 6 Street scene of prairie town; 7 Royal Hotel; 8 Moose Jaw railway station; 494 Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Buildings; Cityscape; Family; Family and personal life; Hunting; Landscapes; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Moose Jaw; Saskatchewan; North Dakota; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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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Tickets and itineraries, Canadian Pacific and Southern Pacific Railway

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of travel documents and train tickets issued by Canadian Pacific Railway and Southern Pacific Railway for travel within Canada and the United States [1936 and 1939], stored in two original booklets. Includes ticket stubs and receipts for travel between Banff, Regina, Toronto, Montreal…

Date Range: 1936; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 32

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published 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 / 32

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1936; 1939

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of travel documents and train tickets issued by Canadian Pacific Railway and Southern Pacific Railway for travel within Canada and the United States [1936 and 1939], stored in two original booklets. Includes ticket stubs and receipts for travel between Banff, Regina, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles; notes with hotel addresses and booking information; a travel pamphlet for Tanner Motor Tours in Los Angeles; and an instruction manual for a radio receiver.

Notes: Southern Pacific booklet is annotated with name and address of "H. J. Howe" of Michigan; not determined if H. J. Howe is booklet's original owner

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Leisure; Hotels; Advertising; Canadian Pacific Railway; Southern Pacific Railway; Trains; Transportation; Commerce and industry

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Saskatchewan; Regina; Ontario; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Illinois; Chicago; California; San Francisco; Los Angeles

Language: English

Conservation: Metal clips have been removed and replaced with archival clips

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel itinerary for May McDougall Ross and Jean Ross

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel itinerary booklet produced by Thos. Cook and Son Ltd. for May McDougall Ross and her daughter, Jean Ross. Content pertains to a trip to New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Hawaii [June 13 to September 11, 1959].

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Related 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 / 21

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel itinerary booklet produced by Thos. Cook and Son Ltd. for May McDougall Ross and her daughter, Jean Ross. Content pertains to a trip to New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Hawaii [June 13 to September 11, 1959].

Name Access: Ross, May; Ross, Jean

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Leisure

Geographic Access: Canada; United States of America; Hawaii; New Zealand; Australia; Hong Kong; China; Japan

Language: English

Conservation: Original bindings removed and replaced with archival clip

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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