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Correspondence - postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55102
- 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
- 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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Current Events [January - March 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22409
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 25
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
- Notes
- Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].
- Name Access
- Churchill, Winston
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Finances
- Geography
- Government
- History
- Labour
- Laws and legislation
- Military
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Public events
- Public Speaking
- Royalty
- War
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Russia
- Japan
- Germany
- United States of America
- England
- Finland
- Italy
- India
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook
- Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.
- Related Material
- Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Government
- Labour
- Military
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family and friends
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55307
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions14764
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.
- Date Range
- 1915-1968
- Reference Code
- V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
22 images
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M31 / V25
- Series
- II. Unwin family sous-fonds
- Sous-Fonds
- V25
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1915-1968
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : prints, postcards?
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.
- Name Access
- Unwin, Ethel
- Unwin, Sid
- Unwin, Vera
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Cemetary
- Grave stone
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Geographic Access
- England
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature [1939 - 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22411
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front…
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 27
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 27
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front cover which reads "The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature" .
- Notes
- Some pages are numbered in black ink, in upper right corner
- No loose contents
- Name Access
- de Rimanoczy, Jean
- Pons, Lily
- Dickenson, Jean
- Mitchell, Herbert
- Pelletier, Wilfred
- Friml, Rudolf
- Yeats, William Butler
- Moore, Grace
- Hayes, Helen
- Ouzarova, Zina
- Hofmann, Josef
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- England
- London
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title written on front of scrapbook
- Content Details
- [Table of Contents:] Bells and Music Sanroma (violinist) and Stravinsky's Capriccio Toscanni [sic] and Radio Opera: Rimanoczy (violinist) Sibelius: Lily Pons (Composer and Opera Star) Menuhin (violinist): Metropolitan Bach (composer): Radio Wagner (composer): Zimbalist (composer) Horowitz (pianist): Barbirolli (conductor) Opera: Ballet Recordings Bernard Shaw: Robert Burns: Samuel Pepys William Yeats: Canadian Writers Grand Opera Rachmaninoff (pianist) Music and Art Bachs Musical Offering: Ballet: Masefield's Poems Opera over the Radio World Views Opera and Abe Lincoln Colbourne, Shaw, and Canada - Sibelius as his wife sees him Growth of Orchestras - Misrepresenting Wagner
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Five year diary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55600
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one diary kept and annotated by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to Eleanor's personal travels Diary is heavily annotated, and has one photograph print, two pressed flowers and several small textual inserts between pages.
- Date Range
- 1937 - [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private 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 / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 28
- Date Range
- 1937 - [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records -- 2 photographs : b&w prints
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one diary kept and annotated by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to Eleanor's personal travels Diary is heavily annotated, and has one photograph print, two pressed flowers and several small textual inserts between pages.
- Notes
- Diary was likely purchased by Eleanor during her trip to Japan in 1937.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Personal and Family Life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Leisure
- Geographic Access
- Japan
- Cuba
- Access Restrictions
- Contains fragile materials - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains fragile materials - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Foreign Alpine Club Correspondence 1947-50
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57305
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of the annual report of the Alpine Club of Canada for 1948.
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 5343
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 12
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of the annual report of the Alpine Club of Canada for 1948.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Brooks, Eric
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Administration
- Club
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Geographic Access
- England
- England, London
- London, England
- London
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54992
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…
- Date Range
- 1897
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1905
- 1909
- 1912
- 1916
- 1923
- 1927
- 1941-1943
- 1948-1951
- 1955
- 1957
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468
- Date Range
- 1897
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1905
- 1909
- 1912
- 1916
- 1923
- 1927
- 1941-1943
- 1948-1951
- 1955
- 1957
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.
- Notes
- Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern
- Name Access
- Addison, Billy
- LaPorte, Eugene
- Reynolds, Wiley R.
- Deegan, Howard James
- Ashton, Philip
- Cathcart, John George (Red)
- Brooks, Matt (Sarsen)
- Barnes, Harry
- Sutherland, George Bain
- Blackley, Bonnie Lee
- Brewster, Fred
- Subject Access
- Boats
- Military
- Ship
- World War II
- Memorial
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Children
- Animals
- Dogs
- Birds
- Sports
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Portrait
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Grande Prairie
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- England
- France
- Verdun
- Frobisher Bay
- Northwest Territories
- United States of America
- Idaho
- Toronto
- Kenora
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Japan Day by Day
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53051
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed at the "Japan Day by Day" exhibit, which honored Edward Sylvester Morse [Catharine Whyte's grandfather] and commemorated his arrival in Japan in 1877
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 614
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 614
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed at the "Japan Day by Day" exhibit, which honored Edward Sylvester Morse [Catharine Whyte's grandfather] and commemorated his arrival in Japan in 1877
- Subject Access
- Celebration
- Exhibition
- Geographic Access
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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King George VI and British royal family [ca. 1935 - 1951]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22399
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also …
- Date Range
- [1935-1940]
- 1939
- 1951
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Postcard
- Published record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 15
- Date Range
- [1935-1940]
- 1939
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also included are two file folders containing:
- four postcards bearing images of the King and Queen's visit to Belfast, troops inspections and two publications titled: "Their Majesties' Canadian Visit, 1939" and a timetable of Pilot train and boats and itinerary of activities [placed in a mylar sleeve and file folder].
- booklet and b&w photographs relating to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit, 1939 [placed in a file folder].
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Public events
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Trains
- Travel
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Jasper
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcard prints and other inserts have been placed in mylar inside scrapbook
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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