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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to hunting, sightseeing, camping, backcountry and visiting trips, predominantly in the 1940s. Destinations include Banff and area, Radium Hot Springs area, Lake O'Hara and Yoho areas, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper area, Nordegg, Calgary and Edmonton. Companions include family members…

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1955]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 - 14 to 16

Description Level: 5 / File

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.2. Personal and professional : Recreation

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 - 14 to 16

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1955]

Physical Description: ca.660 photographs (ca.500 prints, ca.160 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints)

Scope & Content: File pertains to hunting, sightseeing, camping, backcountry and visiting trips, predominantly in the 1940s. Destinations include Banff and area, Radium Hot Springs area, Lake O'Hara and Yoho areas, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper area, Nordegg, Calgary and Edmonton. Companions include family members and friends, including Eugene LaPorte, Robert LaPorte and Mrs. Hutchings

Language: English

Related Material: Related photographs are found in Norman Luxton photograph albums: LUX / I / D6c

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel diaries and notes

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jaco…

Date Range: 1910-1938, [1957?]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2

Description Level: 5 / File

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 2 : Recreation

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2

Date Range: 1910-1938, [1957?]

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jacob Hunter, John Twoyoungmen, Jonas Rider, Silas Abraham, Samson Beaver and other Stoney Indians. Diary for the 1910 trip to Red Deer River notes that the trip ended with the confiscation of hunting trophies and a subsequent fine; File also includes: diary for 1928 rail trip to the west coast; diary for trip to Lake O'Hara area, 1938; hunting logs for 1923-1924 and 1925-1926; trips notes and sketch maps, 6 items, one map dated 1957?; Notebook containing Kananaskis area trip, 1935, also contains automobile log for 1935-1936 and person-counts for Banff Indian Days or the Calgary Stampede Indian villiage, 1936. Lake O'Hara area trip notebook, 1938, contains other writings. Hunting log notebook, 1923-1924, also contains accounts and notes

Notes: Related record: a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1926 Calgary Stampede pertains to Kananaskis hunting trip, 1927. A photocopy is provided for reference use. Original notebook is in LUX/I/D3-[5?]

Access Restrictions: Unprocessed

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Fish and Game Association certificate, Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D2 : Recreation

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 18

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records (1 page ; 28 x 30.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.