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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 44
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 44
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 44 Crosby House, Office Closet Newspaper, The Standard, missing cover page, article on skiing on Mt. Athabasca Rolled Photo: 13th Annual Session, Grand Chapter of Banff, AB – June 4-5th, 1924 (Mt. Rundle in behind) Cardboard tube: Rolled Certificates for completion at West Kent Street School for Louis Crosby, 3rd-5th year, 1897-1899 Photo (large, rolled) of group for people, fancy dress, Cascade Mtn. behind Certificate to Mr. Crosby 1971 taking part in Royal Nepal Airliner Corporation Daily Mtn. Flight to Mt. Everest Envelope addressed to Mr. Crosby: 5 large negatives (speed skating), also some newspaper clippings in envelope – envelope and negatives removed, labeled ‘Box 44, Mr. Crosby’. Souvenir folder of the Canadian Rockies, 10 photo cards double sided Booklet: Waterton Lakes Park by Department of Interior, undated Booklet: The National Parks of Canada, A brief description of their scenic and recreational abilities, Department of the Interior, c. 1935 Rolled photo: group shot, American Society of Travel Agents, Gala Banquet ad Reception, New York, Nov 7, 1958 Empty Bank of Nova Scotia folder (pocket sized) Small Cardboard roll: panoramic view (1907) of Seattle Washington seafront Cardboard pieces with hand drawn advertisement image between Large Cardboard roll – 2 large panoramic photos - hand colored (possibly copies), Deer Lodge. Caution: mouse excrement Shoebox: 1939-40 list of officers and committees of Rotary Club of Banff ‘Ideals of an Idol Breaker’, A poem of the new philosophy, 1921. Photo negative of horse and wagon inside 1939 letter pertaining to banking 1957 letter pertaining to general election Map – Canada Air Mail Routes Blank paper and envelopes Handwritten pages of prose Personal letters to Louis Crosby Pamphlet for Alfred’s Ice Skates, c. 1937 Banff Springs Golf Club Constitution and By-Laws Booklet: Grand Lodge of Alberta – Ceremony of Laying a Corner Stone, 1919 Travel Documents for L.H. Fenerty and L. Crosby Typewritten copies ‘God Bless Canada’ Photos – Deer Lodge Construction Booklet – Golf Penalties and Etiquette Envelope of 59 blank postcards, including many of Banff, Canadian Rockies, also some Mackenzie River 3 Photos: L. Crosby, Al Azhar Horse and Carriage, Banff Windermere Road, Castle Mountain Family photos – ice skating, trophies Red box: full of written of 100+ postcards 2 film canisters (metal) labeled ‘Grayhound’ 1 & 2 Cream Box: Opera Miniature Series full of postcards, written on, 200+ Framed photo: 3 men in hats, Louise Crosby likely one of them Booklet: St. John’s Anglican Church, St. Elenor’s P.E.I. Photo 1957 in Kilarny – Fern Brewster Dooley and Harry Dooley 1941 record listings from Victor Records, listings of Columbia Classics 2 booklets: Official Registrar of Princeton University, 1939. General Information for Graduate School, Courses of instruction The Observer’s Handbook for 1940 – Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Publication (Booklet): Veteran’s of the Present War, 1941 Instructions for using Nixe Cameras 2 Publications: Canada at War, A Summary of Canada’s part in the war, April 1942; Canada at War, Supplement to Booklet, No. 9, Feb 1942 Publication: Oxford Pamphlets on World Affairs, Who Hitler is, 1939. Map: Northwest United Stated and neighboring provinces Booklet: What to do at Lake Louise Map: Europe and the Near East, 1929 Booklet: Notes by the way through the Canadian Rockies, 1941 Stapled pages: Agricultural Reconstruction, 1944 – Postwar planning information Publication: MacKenzie King, Canada and the War: Canada’s Contribution to Freedom, 1941 Publication (booklet); Canadians All: A Primer of Canadian National Unity, 1941. Itinerary for trip of Fenerty and Crosby, includes Japan, Delhi, and others White envelope, handwritten ‘Packard Clipper Books’, contains the same Brown envelope, Banff – Lake Louise Jasper Highway: contains View Book, Souvenir Views Brown envelope: contains view book – Scenic Gems from the Canadian Rockies, Banff and Yoho 2 hand colored photos – title of back: ‘A family of Stoneys, The End of A Race’ Hand drawn sketch – Texada Island, B.C., 1897. G.B. Seaton Large envelope: contains 2 copies ‘The Royal Family’ – George VI, Queen, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret Rose Menus, May 29 1939, Banff Springs Hotel Large envelope, photo of Deer Lodge on front: Multiple copies of Western Hotel and Coffee Shop Journal. May 1942, A publication for Hotel and Restaurant Executives. Envelope Stiffened with cardboard – contains 4 photos, L. Crosby, also of a wedding Booklet: A Catalogue of Stereoscopic pictures Green Envelope, contains 3 magazines – Cine Kodak News: Jan-Feb 1940, Dec 1940, Sept-Oct 1941
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 47
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 47
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 47 Crosby House, Office Closet Note: There are various loose stamps running wild in this box 1971 Income Tax return and Canada pension plan return for Fred L. Crosby, Client File Copy prepared by H&R Block Mrs. L.S. Crosby address labels Small black book, handwritten inside “Marjorie Crosby”, blank pages Program: Great-West Canadian Folkdance, Folksong Handicrafts Festival. Calgary, March 19-22, 1930 Book, frayed ribbon used to keep it closed, blank pages inside, 1955 calendar on the back Book, ribbon used to keep it closed, artwork featuring a castle on the front, blank but used as a blotter, 1942 calendar in front cover Publication, Program (Book): The Charlottetown Centennial (1955) Vol. 45, No. 7, March 1955 “The Maritime Advocate and Busy East” Souvenir View Book of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 Newspaper Page: Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 23, 1948 (page 17) Paper clipped article: Hawaiian Postal Stationary by Bruce Condé (?), July 21, 1941 Brown Paged books with a stamp collection, lots of ‘small queens’. Inside: Article “Know Your Stamps: Canadian Varieties”, Handwritten letters from Louis Crosby in 1943 re: Stamps, Further loose papers with stamps on them. Folder: P.E.I. Stamps by Leslie G. Tomlinson Typed: Postal History of P.E.I. Correspondence with Leslie Tomlinson, 1956, 1958 2 Deer Lodge Envelopes, 1 labeled “Towns”, 1 labeled “Rail”, both containing stamps Envelope from Netherlands, including booklets on the Holland Postal/ Stamp Catalogue for P.A. Wilde Exhibition Private Treaty, 1959. Stamp List. 2 Reports from the Expert Committee of the Royal Philatelic Society, London Publication (periodical): Maple Leaves: Journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Vol. 7, No. 8 (Feb 1959) Envelope from Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association, containing pages on “Builder’s Risk” Receipts from buy and sale of stamps Multiple pages: handwritten notes on stamp display Stanley Gibbons Instanta Transparent Perforation Gauge Various Empty Envelopes addressed to Louis Crosby Loose stamps: mostly ripped off of envelopes, various countries Envelope of “Foldless” double sided hinges for stamp collecting Brown envelope containing loose stamps; writing piece from Anita Irene Crosby; Envelopes of Stamps; letters to L.S. Crosby; Envelope from International Press Ltd – Who’s Who in Canada, L.S. Crosby – picture and description, 1995; Envelope of stamped/ addressed envelopes; Letter from Boone and Crockett Club, official scoring instructions for Big Game, 1953; letters to Louis from (brother) Percy; Letters pertaining to buying and selling stamps (receipts, inquiries); letters from Grimmer, Mayor in Quebec Bundle of letters (tied with string) Application for Visa to Embassy of Jordan (1962) for Louis and Gertrude Crosby Correspondence (personal, greetings, family (P.E.I.), friends) – 1962, 1963, 1960, late 1950s Last Will and Testament (Copy) of James Irvine Brewster Speech: Banff High School Grad, May 21, 1954 – L.S. Crosby, Reply to Toast to the School Board Notebook: ‘Amusement Series’, containing stamp collection by country Envelope: contains Christmas greetings from Crosby family, photos of family, mountain climbing group on top of mountain Brown Envelope: handwritten title ‘precancelled US’ – contains numerous stamps Large envelope: handwritten label “G.E.C. Estate” – Copy of Will of Gertrude Crosby, Application for Probate Newspaper clipping on ‘historic” Twin Falls Lodge 10 Letters from W. MacKenzie King to James Brewster (1920s/30s) Certificate to James I. Brewster: Life Membership in the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies Publication (Book): Andrew Suknaski, Wood Mountain Poems, 1973. Leather Folder, Inscribed “The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Louis S. Crosby” – life insurance and other valuable papers, blank Prince Edward Island Study Group – list of post offices known before Confederation, 1873 2 CIBC Deposit Books, 1 handwritten L.S. Crosby Etate 1969; 1 handwritten L.S. Crosby Estate Banff, 1964-1967 Pamphlets on financing Statutory Declaration of Transfer of Title and Shares (for Gertrude C. Estate); letter (1971) re Estate of Gertrude Crosby from Doug Crosby to Department of National Revenue Folder: L.S. Crosby Estate, Items to go to Mr. Hugh Fraser – contains papers pertaining to Kinbasket property in B.C., sale to B.C. Hydro and River Authority Large Manila Envelope addressed to Mr. Robert Crosby, Executer: Contains 3 copies of financial statements of estate of Louis Crosby for year ended Feb 28, 1969 Large Manila Envelope addressed to F.L. Crosby: x2 copies of Financial Statements for estate LSC for year ended Feb 28, 1970 Large Manila Envelope addressed to Mr. Robert Crosby Executor: x3 copies of Financial Statements for estate of LSC for year ended Feb 29, 1968 2 CIBC Checkbooks for LS Crosby Estate Accounting tape (from adding machine), multiple sets, handwritten notes of dates, over/short Folder: details for Group Insurance through Zurich Insurance Company for LS Crosby, 1962 (as part of Brewster Co) Brewster Co Trip Pass, yearly transportation passes for Gertrude Crosby Approx. 1 dozen blank postcards Few personal letters, primarily between family members, early 1950s Vehicle permit for Mrs LS Crosby, 1954 Numerous empty envelopes, addressed Folder, Stamps: letters pertaining to buy/ sell, sectioned into communication with individuals Envelope: contains list of Canadian postal cards and letter cards, 1944 Newspaper clippings: LS Crosby wins Banff Springs Golf Club Championship Magazine pages pertaining to stamp collecting Price List for the Alfred H. Caspery collection sales, Oct 9-10, 1956 Catalogue: Canadiana, 1958, Bernard Amtmann, Montreal Canada Article: The Post Offices, Way Offices of P.E.I. by Leslie G. Tomlinson, July 1962 The Royal Philatelic Society, London: Council for Year 1958-59 Financial statements/ receipts, December 31, 1963 Continental Postage Stamp Album, includes some stamps inside Map: The City of Charlottetown P.E.I, 1949 Correspondence to LS Crosby, some personal, primarily stamp collecting Untitled Folder: contents pertain to Motor Carriers Association of B.C., General Order 1942 Stiff Folder (Green): Letters and documents from 1962, Crosby Company Policies through Miller and Beazby Ltd. Insurance Ltd. Brown envelope: Various Crosby Co. Insurance Policies Stapled pages: Accounting sheets for construction, 1963 Workmen’s Permit: Insurance policy 1963 Brown Envelope addressed to Mr L.S. Crosby: plan of cemetery at Banff, handwritten labels for some plots Publication (book): A Catalogue of the Catalogues Issued by Bernard Amtmann since 1948, 1964 Manila envelope: addressed to the Crosby Co. Ltd Insurance papers, mostly for the Crosby Co. from Miller and Beazley Ltd., including certificate and summaries for the Crosby Co. Ltd, Nov 7, 1977 Subscription Policy for the estate of George Brewster Paper clipped pages with handwritten note “To Digest sometime” 1969 letter from Allen Sulatycky M.P. to Mr. Crosby Dec 1969 newsletter for Alberta region of Canada restaurant association I.F. Stone’s Bi-Weekly (newsletter), Jan 26 1970 Vol. XVIII, No. 2 5 Pamphlets from CCH (Topical Law Report – publishers) for books and booklets Publication (Periodical): Current Affairs Vol 2, No. 3 (Nov 1972); Vol. 2, No. 10 (June 1972) 1970 letter to Mr Crosby from E.J. Benson Minister of Finance, re: White Paper Pamphlet: A Statement on National Park Policy made in House of Commons, September 18, 1964 by Hon. Arthur Laing Copy of Resolution agreed between Calgary Chamber of Commerce and various conservation societies, Oct 29, 1969 Stapled Pages: pertain to historical post offices in Canada including map of Northwest Territories, Manitoba, copies of letters Letters to Mr. Crosby pertaining to stamp collecting BNA: Small Queen Study Group, 1951 Pages, Notes and Queries from Small Queen Study Group, Notes on Dots on 3 cent small queen Pages from Weekly Philatelic Gossip for Oct 11, 1952 (179-182); Dec 20, 1952 (505-506); Oct 4, 1952 (141-42); Sept 27, 1952 (103-104, 117-118); Jan 31, 1953 (567-568); Entire Magazine for Oct 1, 1949 Copy of Bill C-152, An Act to Amend the National Parks Act, First Reading Nov 10, 1969 x3 Banff Crag and Canyon, Vol. 70, No. 5 (Feb 4, 1970), article for last rites for Mrs. G. Crosby Banff Crag and Canyon, Vol. 70, No. 15 (Apr 15, 1970); Vol. 70, No. 16 (Apr 22, 1970)
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 62
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 62
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 62 Crosby House Upper Office, LS Crosby Misc papers and stamp collecting Bronze colored box, contains medal from BNA Philatelic Society (1943) Brown box: contains small plaque “philatelie” on back L.S. Crosby Banff, ALTA 1956 Plastic bag: contains multiple stamps, Canadian primarily, some American – including 1 roll, 1 tin full, and loose Manila envelope with string, labeled stamps Stanley Gibbons’ Color Guide for stamp collectors London International Stamp Exhibition, July 6-16, 1960 – Catalogue, also booklet Announcement of Awards Stapled pages, Catalogue of Railroad Cancellation, TPG Show – Addenda June 1946 Brown envelope, contains Bulletin for “Canada Postmarks to 1875”, Addenda Jan 1960 ‘C’ White envelope: addressed to LS Crosby from Frank W Campbell Contains notes on past – Yukon map, Assorted notes Stapled pages: Canadian Philatelic Society of GB – Convention Auction Oct 5, 1963 Catalogue Cardboard piece with handwritten notes pertaining to PEI place names and “Belfast Show” Blue paper covering an essay “BC Law Stamps” by Judge Thos S. Futcher, Victoria BC Stapled essay: “Autobiography of a Postage Stamp”, Address delivered by T.P. Murphy, 1934 Clipped pages, anecdotes/ humorous clippings from magazines Pages (newspaper) form Weekend Magazine Vol. 19, No. 49, 1959: article pertaining to large stamp collection going on sale Blank sections for stamp album “Naribo Delux” in envelopes No 16 BUS; No 20-S, US; No. C-22 Canada; No. C-21 Canada; 1935 Supplement “E” Canada Empty large sized envelope registered to L.S. Crosby from Stamp dealers Oversized brown envelope addressed to Louis Crosby Booklet and File: London International Stamp exhibition 1960 (July 9-16) Catalogue: Public Auction Sale of Postage Stamps, BNA (Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 1947) Periodical: BNA Topics, Vol. 3, No. 6 (July 1946) Numerous empty envelopes, stamped and addressed Players Cigarettes tin – contains stamps from North Borneo and Malaya Envelope: “A ‘Different Conference’ in a ‘Different Setting’” – contains 2 programs for Rotary International Conference, District 116, Banff June 5-7, 1938 Booklet: Banff Canada Proposed site for 1968 Olympic Winter Games 2 Programs: Official Opening Ceremony Commemorating the Reconstruction of the Banff-Jasper Highway, Aug 3, 1961 Program: Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival – Banff Springs Hotel, Aug 31-Sep 3, 1928 Publication (Periodical): The Gazette, Alpine Club of Canada, Nov 1, 1963 Publication (Periodical): Canadian Geographical Journal, Vol XIII, No. 5, Sept 1936 (Contains article “Canadian Geography and Stamps”) Clipped letters to/ from Fred Crosby (1969) pertaining to steam cars Posters for Gillian Weir, Organ Recital in Calgary 1969 Clippings from magazine ‘Argosy’, “Aerospace expert claims flying saucers are Canada’s secret weapon” Magazine clippings, July 1958 Coronet, “The Triple-Threat Drug that fights high blood pressure” Clippings, Chinese Zodiac Calendar descriptions; Argosy “Plants are Only Human” June 1969; Guarding House Other clippings: diving for sunken treasure; modern steam cars; speaker systems/ loudspeakers; drinking and driving; nigh driving; memory pill; sun domes; electronic bongos File: Stone Reports - I.F. Stone’s Bi-Weekly, Vol. XVIII, No. 24 (Dec 28, 1970), about 50 other versions (back to 1968) Booklet: Catalogue of Canadian Railroad Cancellations, Their Classification, Identification, and Value. T.P.G. Shaw (1944) – loose envelopes/ stamps within Publication (Book): Annual Report of the Postmaster General, year ended March 31, 1855 –[weak binding, taped (scotch), printed in Toronto] Banff lot ownership, record of leases, transfers, etc for Block ‘A’, Lots W270’14, E100’14, W1/2 13, E1/2 13 – from 1st lease to mid/ late 1960s Ledger: dark cover, red binding – 1912-1914, description includes Bank House, personal new house Large envelope addressed to L.S. Crosby, contains records of stamp sale, no stamps themselves 7 empty envelopes addressed and stamped 1950-1951 Booklet: price and checklist of US stamps, 1st 1953 edition Magazine articles on stamp collecting, Canadian stamps, x rays and philately Envelope handwritten “Magazines”, other handwritten notes on both sides contains Official Handbook of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1949 Newspaper clippings pertaining to stamps, Mekeel’s Weekly 1959 School notebooks “Art” contains sketches, ink, paint, GMC “Horses” report by Fred Crosby “Art” sketches, painting, Doug Crosby “Art” sketches, GMC “Art” 1929, bound shut by ribbons, Marjorie Crosby, includes Grad Diploma from Banff school “Cattle” report by GMC Photo negatives, 1 of sheet music, 12 envelopes for F. Crosby (No. 2170), sheet music Envelope containing 1981 census (completed) for F. Crosby Publication: Alberta: Glorious Family Vacationland, undated Assorted correspondence/ business cards ½ photo of group, Mt. Rundle in background, rolled up Check book “Chase Manhattan” for G. Marion McGill, includes stubs, many unwritten 1977 Telephone index, names/ numbers Fred Crosby, 1967 International driving Permit Assorted Christmas Cards View Master Reel, 7 3D pictures in full color, Banff National Park, Lake Louise [reel opened from original envelope and placed in acid free] Clipped pages: letter draft to Mr. Fenenty re. James Brewster Estate Letter Envelope to Doug Crosby from Dr. H.E. Bulyea, 1938 contains letter pertaining to searching for “our dear boy’s body”, also 4 negative strips [undetermined quality but two of them don’t look good, places in acid free envelopes and marked] Examination Answer papers, envelope for Fred Crosby – contains 2 published essays by R.W. Hedley, “Picture Study” and “Architecture” Loose handwritten notes “Political Economy”, 1935, unknown author Drawing book, Marion Crosby, containing hand drawn maps with labeled resources US/ South America Art Notes 1931-32, notes and sketches, unknown author – Contains also exam for British History VII Booklet: “Do you know”, series of pictures and facts Wild flowers – painting book, paintings Drawing book: pages of pencil sketches Yellow envelope, 2 pictures of L. Crosby, Shriner Statement of General Interests/ Activities for application for Rhodes Scholarship, Robert Crosby 1948 proclamation for Al Azhar, newsletter to L. Crosby Receipts, letters, business cards, postcards, stamps, photos, L Crosby Wrapped – 1956 plaque to Louis Crosby from American Philatelic Society Sketch books – pencil 1 labeled Louis S. Crosby; 1 Percy Crosby; 1 Fred Crosby; ‘Birds we know’ Marjorie Crosby, publication; Sketchbook – Marion Crosby Grade VI, paintings/ sketches Plan of Africa; Booklet (wool) Marion Crosby; “Art” book, bound – Marion, contains 2 drawing books and 1 map book
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