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Letters to Norman Luxton

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Luxton family fonds
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Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Til…
Date Range
1900-1964
Reference Code
LUX / I / A - 1 to 359
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A. Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / A - 1 to 359
Date Range
1900-1964
Physical Description
3.5 metres of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Tilikum voyage. Includes letters of news and concern from Luxton's parents, siblings and family friends; letters from individuals met during preparations in British Columbia and post-voyage stay at Sydney and Port Manly, Australia; letter from Norman Luxton to George Perry in Vancouver, Canada, describing the voyage, November 1901; and a sample of envelopes, 1901-1902
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FILES #1-359 ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. See Scope Note 2B for file number matched to the date LETTERS FROM: B-Bo B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company of Canada Limited 1942 B., F. J. 1933 B. H. Blackwell Limited 1949 B. Pasquale Company 1944 Babbitt, B. E. 1951 Babcock, W. H. 1911 Bacon, J. Earle 1927 Bacon, J. S. 1955 Bacon, Marie 1907 Badcock, A. G. 1944 Badger, M. 1940 Badger, Madelaine 1939 Bagcraft 1954 Bailey Brothers 1911 Bailey, C. S. 1937, 1938 Bailey, C. S. 1939 Bailey, Harold W. 1942 Bailey, (Mrs) George 1911 Bailey, Percy (T.) 1960 Bain, A. D. 1936 [Bain?], Dan 1936 Bain, Donald H. 1927, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1939,1940, 1946-1949 Bains, J. S. 1928 Bainum, George W. 1950 Bair, George 1920 Baker, Asa M. 1939 Baker, C. F. 1920, 1921, 1922 Baker, C. J. 1916 Baker, C. M. 1933-1936 Baker, Charles H. 1913 Baker, F. 1907 Baker, H. J. 1910, 1911 Baker, S. H. 1908-1911, 1913-1915 Baker, (Sargeant) E. G. 1933 Baker, W. S. 1916 Balderson, T. W. 1917, 1929, 1931, 1942 Balderston, Stella M. 1955 Balderston, T. W. 1938 Balderston, T. W. 1938 Balderston, William 1953, 1954, 1955 Baldwin, A. 1912 Baldwin, L. R. 1931 Baldwin, Rodger 1911 Balfour, H. E. 1937, 1938 Balfour, Sigurd G. 1938 Balkind, M. 1939 Ball, Victor 1938-1942, 1946 Balla, Keno 1938 Ballard, B. 1932 Ballard, Clara 1932 Ballard, E. 1908 Ballard, Jack 1915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1936 Ballard, (Mrs) Jack 1922, 1932 Balmanno, Jack H. 1954 Possibly "Jack H. Balmanns" Bamford, H. G. 1928 Bancroft, Michael 1959 Band, Barbara 1942 Band, Helen (E. or G.?) 1950, 1952, 1957 Banff Advisory Council 1953, 1958 Banff Advisory Council 1960 Banff Canadian Club 1960 Banff Chairlift Corporation Limited 1955, 1957 Banff Chamber of Commerce 1958-1960 Banff Chamber of Commerce, Winter Carnival Committee 1958 Banff Christmas Seals Committee 1946-1949 Banff Construction 1954 Banff Crag and Canyon 1960 Banff Curling Club 1941, 1956-1958 Banff Float Committee 1950 Banff Floral 1960 Banff General Agencies 1945, 1949 Banff Indian Days Committee 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1959 a.k.a. "Indian Days Committee", "Banff Indian Days" or "Indian Days" Banff Motor Company 1940 Banff National Park Board of Trade 1938 Banff National Park Chamber of Commerce 1955, 1956 Banff. Postmaster 1957 Banff Retail Merchants' Association 1941 Banff School District Number 102 1941, 1942, 1944, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960 a.k.a. "Banff School District" Banff Springs Hotel 1939 Banff Springs Hotel Recreation Club 1951 Banff Transport 1946 Banff Volunteer Fire Brigade 1954 Banff Winter Carnival Committee 1940, 1950, 1952-1955, 1957 a.k.a. "Banff Winter Carnival" Bank of Montreal 1943 Banks, C. A. 1937 Banks, Richard C. 1960 Bannerman, Edna 1957 Bannerman, F. 1905 Baptie, J. M. 1944 Baptie, Marion 1944 Baptie, Marshall 1933 Baptiste, Enoch 1945 Baptiste, Irene 1956 Barager, M. E. Barager, (Mrs.) M. E. 1959 Barbeau, C. M. 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928 Barbeau, Marius 1956-1958 Barber, Fred 1939 [Barber?], [Guy?] 1936 [Barbet?], [H.?] I. 1935 Barker, (Mrs) Charles 1907 Barker, R. L. 1933 Barkley, W. H. 1949 Barlett, A. Eugene 1909 Barlow, Francis 1952 Barnes Electric Company 1933 Barnes, F. M. 1964 Barnes, Florilla M. 1957 Barnes, H. T. 1932 Barnes, Harry 1928 Barnes, Harry T. 1940, 1941, 1942 Barnes, S. D. 1908 Barnes, Stanley 1934 Barnetson, J. 1928 Barr, George 1948 Barrett, J. D. S. 1928 Barrett, L. R. 1905, 1907, 1908 Barrett, Michael 1939 Barrick, H. L. 1958 Barrick, Maurine 1955 Barron, A. L. 1930, 1931 Barry, T. E. 1948, 1949 Barthrop, Anne M. 1959 Bartlett, A. 1911 Bartley, H. 1954 Barton, Alfred E. 1913 Barton, Arthur 1905 Barton, Francis M. 1937, 1949 a.k.a. Mrs. Percy Barton Barton, Frank 1910 Barton, Guy 1930 Barton, Percy 1908-1910, 1930-1932, 1935, 1936, 1937?, 1944?, 1947? May sign "Percy" Barwis, W. B. 1907 Bassett, F. 1929 Bassett, Vera R. 1941 Bastien, A. 1919, 1920 Bastien, Bear 1946 Bastien Brothers 1932 Bastien, M. E. 1932 Bate, A. C. 1911, 1912 Bates, George D. 1931 Bateson, Jm. Jr. 1911 Battersby, Bertha 1916 Bauer, Eddie 1938 Bawden, J. W. 1935 Baxter, Adeline 1908 Bayley, William 1911 Baynes, Ernest Harold 1909 Beach, George A. 1946 Beach, T. H. 1911 Bean, David 1946 Bean, (Mrs) George 1960 Bean, P. E. 1910 Bearspaw, David 1912, 1921, 1927, 1929, 1934-1937, 1940, 1943, 1952, 1956 a.k.a. "Chief David Bearspaw" Bearspaw, Hanson 1952 Bearspaw, Johnnie 1957 Bearspaw, Johnny (John) 1936, 1937, 1949, 1952 Bearspaw, King 1940 Beasly, Calvert M. 1954 Beason, K. E. 1905 Beaton, J. M. 1912 Beatson, Fred 1938 Beattie, Bruce 1953 Beattie, F. A. 1925 Beattie, James 1908 Beattie, Tom 1920 Beatty Brothers Limited 1932, 1933 Beatty, H. C. 1928 Beatty Washer Store 1932 Beauregard Fur Corporation Limited 1954 The Beaver 1932, 1959 a.k.a. The Beaver Magazine Beaver, Morley 1925, 1930-1932, 1946-1947 Beaver, (Mrs) Morley 1939 Jean Beaver Beaver, Paul 1954 Beck, Florence 1942 Beck, H. M. 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1941 Becker, Harry 1911 Becker, R. C. 1908, 1927 Becker, S. J. 1949 Becker, W. Fay 1931, 1937 Beclger, W. Jay 1931 Bedard, W. H. 1910, 1911, 1912 Bedell, M. B. 1905 Bedson, K. C. 1905 Beeman, W. G. 1948 Beeshy, M. I. 1949 Befus, Harry 1954 Begg, R. K. 1941 Beil, Charles 1936, 1950 a.k.a. "Charlie Beil" Beil, Charles A. 1954 [Beil], Olive [Beil], Charlie 1950 [Beil?], Olive 1955 Beketov, N. A. 1938 Bell and Company Insurance Underwriters 1953 Bell, Anne 1949 Bell Burkholder, Emma 1935 Bell, Eddie 1950 Bell, G. M. 1950 Bell, H. 1910 Bell, Harry W. 1949 Bell, Jim 1942 Bell, Mary M. 1913 Bell, N. 1907 Bell, W. E. 1932 Bell, Winthrop 1959 Bella, J. W. 1944 Bella, (Mrs) J. W. 1943 a.k.a. signed "Mrs. Bell" Bella, Nellie 1946 Beltz, Ed 1955 Benaglia, A. 1920 [Benbow, C. S.?] 1954 Bender, E. N. 1910 Benedict-Proctor Manufacturing Company Limited 1935 Benger, F. 1946 Benjamin, H. A. 1912, 1913 Benjamin, Jonas 1927, 1928 Benjamin, Libby 1957, 1958, 1960 May also be spelled "Libey" Benjamin, (Mrs) J. 1931 Bennet, Henry & Co. 1909 Bennett and White Construction Company Limited 1932, 1938, 1946 Bennett, Bill 1956 Bennett, Hannah Bennett, Sanford 1935 Bennett, J. G. 1919, 1932 Bennett, Maggie 1905 Bennett, R. B. 1903, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1937, 1938 Bennett, W. W. 1919 Bentley, Theo 1945 Bepler, Herbert 1955 Bereton, Jack 1916 Berg, J. L. 1909 Bergenhaur, (Mrs) Peter 1935 Bergenhaur, Peter 1935 Berkner, A. 1946 Bernard, Bernard 1907, 1908 Bernard, Denise 1952 Bernard, (Miss) 1948 Bernet-Rollande, (Rev) E. 1951 Berry, F. H. 1907 Berry, J. R. 1941 Berryman, A. M. 1943, 1945 Berseton, David L. 1912 [?], Bert 1937 Berton, Pierre 1953 Berwick, E. W. H. 1948 Bessette, L. E. 1927 Best, T. D. 1937 Beste, August 1910 Betts, Clive 1945 Betts, D. C. 1919, 1920, 1925 Betts, Mary 1950 Betts, S. C. 1946 Betts, Sid 1950 Betts, W. A. 1955 Beubaur, D. J. 1907, 1908, 1909 Beuson, Marjorie 1911 Bevan, George A. 1907 Bevan, R. F. (Daisy) 1931 Bevel, J. H. 1949 Big Bear, (Chief) Joe 1945, 1952, 1958, [1959] Bigelow, H. A. 1908 Bigg, Eleanor A. 1942 Bigger, (Mrs) William 1913 Biggs, M. F. 1908 Bighorn Trading Company Limited 1932, 1936, 1940, 1942-1944, 1946, 1947 Bigstoney, Amos 1912 Bigstoney, David 1931 [?], Bill 1932, 1937 [?] Bill 1958, 1960, 1961 Possibly William (Bill) Luxton Bill, Allen H. 1943-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, [1960] a.k.a. "Allen Bill", "A. H. Bill", "Allen B." or "Allen" Bill, Hortense 1949 Bill, W. D. 1946 Billings, H. H. 1957 Billy Smart's New World Circus Limited 1954 Bilyea, Leila 1940 Bing, Walter G. 1952 Bingham Display Supplies Limited 1958 Birch, A. G. 1937 Birch, D. C. 1949 [?], Bird 1948 Birdsong, A. C. 1958 Birdstone, Al 1946, 1947 Birdstone, Lucy 1951 Birdstone, Madeleine 1948 Birdstone, (Mrs) A. 1951 Birdstone, (Mrs) Zachary 1948 Birkinshaw, Susan M. 1956 Birney, W. G. 1912 Birney, Walter G. 1953 Birt, B. D. 1915, 1919 Bishop, R. D. 1929 Biss, (Mrs) W. M. 1946, 1947 Bissell, C. A. 1910 Bitterman, W. 1945 Black, B. H. 1954 Black, D. E. 1908, 1929 Black, H. V. 1946, 1947 Blackey, J. H. 1927-1929, 1931, 1932 Blackley, Bernice 1950, 1955 (Whiteside) Blackley, Bonnie Lee 1957-1960 Blackman, Bob 1949 Blackwell, G. 1939 Blackwood, L. A. 1910 Blaisdell, Polly 1941 Blake, Maxine 1952, 1953 Blakley, Jessie 1945 Blaseckie, C. 1959 Blazier, C. J. 1903-1914, 1929 Bletcher, G. F. 1951 Bloch, E. 1927 Blodgett, H. A. 1948 Blow, Don 1932, 1934 May sign "Don" Blow, E. A. 1912, 1927, 1928, 1931 Blow, Harry 1937, 1938 Blow, Jane 1954 Blue Cloud, Chief 1946, 1947 Blue Quills School 1951 Boasten, Fred T. 1932 [?], Bob 1932, 1933, 1936, 1942 Possibly Bob Laporte? Boden, Oscar 1905-1914, 1917, 1919 Bogardus, John 1910 Bogstory, Jonas 1908 [Bohomolee?, A.?] 1959 Boirer, Joe 1913 [Bolander?], Jack 1954 Bolton, N. A. 1917 Bomford, S. 1919 Bond, Alan K. 1951 Bond, George B. R. 1913 Bond, L. W. 1945 Bond, William A. 1959 Bonertz, (Mrs) Cyril 1952 Bonser, E. A. 1907 Bonser, Horace 1927 Book Mart 1939 Boomhower, Novice E. 1928 Boone and Crockett Club 1949-1952, 1954, 1955 Boot, Lilian E. 1957 Boote, Walter 1949 Booth, George 1916 Boronda, Drew 1957 Borrowman, D. 1920 Boswell, C. H. 1909, 1910, 1911 Bottomley, E. 1928 Boucher, G. H. 1928 Boudreau, (Mrs) Otto 1930, 1931, 1932 Boultbue, E. K. 1907 Bourdeau, J. 1907, 1908 Bourindt, Elsie 1927 Bow Garage 1939 Bow Valley Kennels 1946, 1947 Bowden, E. E. 1909 Bowden, J. W. 1932 Bowden, T. [N?] 1936 Bowden, Tomas Nicholos 1946 Bowden, W. W. 1943 Bower, J. 1907, 1912, 1916, 1926 Bowers, (Mrs) W. G. 1956 Bowes, D. 1909 Bowes, V. A. 1932 Bowind, Elsie 1929 Bowker, P. 1949 Bowlen, J. J. 1936 Bowler, Frank 1907, 1908 Bowman, Basil 1946, 1947 Bowman, John 1951 Bowman, Suzanne 1946, 1947 Bown, Elizabeth A. Q. 1942 Boy Scouts Association 1946, 1947 Boyce, J. A. 1912 Boyce, J. W. 1916 Boyce, Jim 1937, 1941 Boyd, S. H. 1914 [?], Boyda 1938, 1945 May also be signed "Me" Boyles, Thomas J. 1944
Norman Luxton correspondence files: LUX / 1 / A - 1 to 12 1900 – 1902 LUX / 1 / A - 13 to 24 1903 – May 1907 LUX / 1 / A - 25 to 38 June 1907 – January 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 39 to 51 February – September 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 52 to 62 October 1908 – August 1909 LUX / 1 / A - 63 to 77 September 1909 – 1910 LUX / 1 / A - 78 to 89 1911 – June 1912 LUX / 1 / A - 90 to 100 July 1912 – August 1913 LUX / 1 / A - 101 to 111 September 1913 - 1914 LUX / 1 / A - 112 to 125 1915 - 1916 LUX / 1 / A - 126 to 140 1917 – June 1922 LUX / 1 / A - 141 to 153 July 1922 – 1926 LUX / 1 / A - 154 to 161 1927 – May 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 162 to 169 June - December 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 170 to 177 1929 LUX / 1 / A - 178 to 184 January 1930 – June 1931 LUX / 1 / A - 185 to 191 July 1931 – August 1932 LUX / 1 / A - 192 to 199 September 1932 – December 1933 LUX / 1 / A - 200 to 208 January 1934 – May 1935 LUX / 1 / A - 209 to 216 June 1935 – August 1936 LUX / 1 / A - 217 to 224 September 1936 – December 1937 LUX / 1 / A - 225 to 232 January 1938 – April 1939 LUX / 1 / A - 233 to 240 May 1939 – August 1940 LUX / 1 / A - 241 to 248 September 1940 – December 1941 LUX / 1 / A - 249 to 255 January 1942 – June 1943 LUX / 1 / A - 256 to 261 July 1943 – September 1944 LUX / 1 / A - 262 to 268 October 1944 – February 1946 LUX / 1 / A - 269 to 275 March 1946 – April 1947 LUX / 1 / A - 276 to 283 May 1947 – June 1948 LUX / 1 / A - 284 to 290 July 1948 – August 1949 LUX / 1 / A - 291 to 297 September 1949 – August 1950 LUX / 1 / A - 298 to 304 September 1950 – December 1951 LUX / 1 / A - 305 to 310 1952 LUX / 1 / A - 311 to 316 1953 LUX / 1 / A - 317 to 322 1954 LUX / 1 / A - 323 to 328 1955 LUX / 1 / A - 329 to 334 1956 LUX / 1 / A - 335 to 340 1957 LUX / 1 / A - 341 to 349 1958 – June 1959 LUX / 1 / A - 350 to 361 July 1959 - 1962
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EL 1:1 Helen Reimer interview transcript

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Helen Reimer interview with Judy Larmour, August 18, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell April 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Introduction; Orme family background in Banff; Helen’s father had Overland touring car to drive tourists; siblings; Helen born old Mineral Springs Hospit…
Date Range
2002
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. F. Collected Material Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Date Range
2002
Physical Description
31 pp. textual records.-- photographs: 11 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
Helen Reimer interview with Judy Larmour, August 18, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell April 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Introduction; Orme family background in Banff; Helen’s father had Overland touring car to drive tourists; siblings; Helen born old Mineral Springs Hospital, 1925 Early memories of Banff; father’s job with Rocky Mountain Tours; effect of the Depression on housing for the family; lived in Beaverlodge from 1943-1955 School Days – The Cascadian Beaverlodge – state of the house when they moved it; description of house and yard Reflections on Norman Luxton as landlord; lease agreement for Beaverlodge Family members – William Orme (father); mother, sisters; Margaret and Betty; Helen left school too young to start nurse’s training; work in Harmon’s drug store; references to Dorothy and Loretta Bryan; places Helen lived – Vancouver, Dawson Creek, Kenora; return intermittently until 1956 Recollection of Eleanor Luxton coming over to Beaverlodge (after onset of MS); description of Eleanor Luxton walking Recollections of Eleanor Luxton as grade 7 teacher 1937-1938; report card, subjects taught; science class; accountancy class Recollections of a school outing with Eleanor up the river; reference to Alan Mather’s boat; meeting at Luxton house before going on trip; description of stove; reference to trap door to basement where preserves were kept; lunch before setting out to Bow River; Alan Mather’s boat house, location on bow River; canoeing as pastime in Mather’s rented canoes High School friends late 1930s; Nellie Holmes, Beth McGreggor, Moira Wakeman, Helen Baracos, Brian ?, Jim Jecks, Wally Anderson, Bob Edwards, Ted Thompson War time in Banff; refugees from London, Hong Kong, Singapore; Vivian Leigh’s daughter staying with grandmother (Mrs. Barkley) at the Mount Royal Eleanor Luxton’s trip to China 1937; each student received 2 handkerchiefs beginning of classes; description of handkerchiefs Description of Eleanor Luxton’s appearance in 1937; hair, clothing Other teachers at Banff High School – Ida Vys, Grisdale, principles A.B. Evanson and J.C. Brown Archibald family home in Banff Lou Luxton family – reference to Bill, Olive and Wyona Norman Luxton and Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Luxton Museum; half-man, half-fish reference; description of the Sign of the Goat Banff Museum (government), description of; Norman Sanson; children climbing the buffalo Harmon’s Drug and Curio Store; Mrs. Harmon; Harmon’s trips to China and items he brought back – Buddha, cloisonné, lacquered plates Barrels of China from England during the war; unpacking, use of paper and excelsior as packing materials Various departments in Harmon’s – reference to William Hiskcock; reference to Mr. Burns, pharmacy, Mr. Bryan; soda fountain in summer; Helen’s employment with Harmon’s Returned to Banff in 1955/56 to work in the clinic; reference to Dr. McKenzie; Reference to Dr. Costigan; location of clinic; giving injections to Mrs. G. Luxton and Mrs. Ike Mills; description of Georgina Luxton in 1956; reference to Eleanor Luxton being in Calgary; reference to Eleanor Luxton’s private nurse Orme family in Banff until 1974 Eleanor Luxton at the opening of the new archives; appearance Reference to Eleanor Luxton’s involvement in Norman Luxton’s affairs; things in the house Luxton house – storm door; piano and pictures on the wall; reference to Eleanor Luxton never mentioning her family at school Observation – no one ever mentioned playing with Eleanor as a child Discussion of Helen’s childhood/youth in Banff; skating parties on Whiskey Creek; canoeing on Vermilion Lakes; climbing Tunnel Mountain Winter Carnival in Banff; preparation for events; parade; Annie Fullbrook in kilt with bagpipes; Mounties and Air Force band; ice palace; skijoring; Ike Mills and his dog sled; toboggan slide; Carnival opening on a Thursday, no school on Friday; Mount Norquay events on Saturday and Sunday Banff Indian Days; horses tied tail to bridle; Indians photographed by tourists at bridge Events at grounds; rodeo; Indians receiving a naval orange at the Banff Springs Hotel; Powwows at the grandstand Memories of Helen’s re the Banff Springs Hotel; babysitting for guests; evening walk along the sidewalk; reference to bands – Mart Kenny, Murray Adaskin, Frances James Identification and discussion of photographs (see Oral History transcript file LUX/II/F.3.i. EL 1:1 Helen Reimer interview) 1. Group shot of friends, reference to addition at back of house 2. Front of house, reference to stain on logs 3. Back of garden, reference to fence with hops 4. Living room, occasion was shower for Marion Reeves discussion of coverings and colours in room 5. Christmas at Beaverlodge, description of window 6. Chesterfield, discussion of 7. Interior shot of bedroom wall, discussion of 8. Jack Heysel – a bell hop at the Mount Royal Hotel Story of Jack Heysel Stories of roomers at Beaverlodge; Bill Williams, Australian hitchhiker; Joe McKinnon, from Cape Breton; Eleanor Dickson ex RCAF and reference to her friend Bette (Davidson) Carlyle Reference to guestbook from Beaverlodge held at WMCR Archives Frank Dowler [should be Hobart A. Dowler] – roomed at Beaverlodge while constructing addition to Luxton Museum; reference to two Indian helpers from Hobbema; reference to Dowler building cairns for mountain ascents; reference to the Abbot Cabin Maintenance of Beaverlodge by the Orme family; description of the bathroom; natural gas installation and conversion of the furnace in 1952; Tanglewood tenants – references to David Nudd, Joe Bayne, Mrs. Jack Taylor Story of clearing out hundreds of bats when first rented Beaverlodge; Norman Luxton bringing over an animal trap
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EL 3:1 Louis Trono interview transcript

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Louis Trono interview with Judy Larmour, August 27, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Introduction; family background/early movements in Bow corridor; Louis Trono born in Bankhead 1909; family moved between Bankhead and Banff; father’s work; The…
Date Range
2002
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.F. Collected Material Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Date Range
2002
Physical Description
33 pp. textual records.--photographs: 2 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
Louis Trono interview with Judy Larmour, August 27, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Introduction; family background/early movements in Bow corridor; Louis Trono born in Bankhead 1909; family moved between Bankhead and Banff; father’s work; The Eldon copper mine – story about accident with cable release ferry c. 1924 Trono Family; reference to being from Turino area of Italy; Father was Mario Trono and Mother was Laura (Moroso) Trono; language; Piedmontese (dialect) spoken at home; first contacts with English at school; reference to Miss Garrett, a teacher in Banff; family settled in Banff at 338 Muskrat Street Classmates recalled; Eleanor Luxton, Herbert Ashley, Jack White, John Bayne Memories of Eleanor Luxton; relations in Banff between British and non-British; reference to recess separation of boys and girls at school; school play Hiawatha; roles played by Eleanor Luxton, Jack White and Louis Trono; Eleanor Luxton’s later recollections of play; description of Eleanor Luxton as “beautiful”; reference to her hair style and clothes Leaving school after grade nine/becoming a musician; music in family, reference to Bankhead band; description of Bankhead as modern town; moving of houses to Banff Bankhead Band; Major Bagley and Banff Citizen’s Band ca.1924; Trono sending to Vancouver for a trombone; story of meeting with Bagley and joining band; members of band; going to Calgary Stampede Development of musical career; playing with Jim Hitchins and Cascade Dance Band; reference to money earned; playing in Calgary during the Depression 1930s; The Gerry Fuller Orchestra; reference to Fuller’s ability to do arrangements; Pendley Dance Hall Calgary; The Barn, Edmonton; Palliser Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel in summer Invited to join the Navy Band, 1939 Playing in Calgary in 1930s, further discussion of reference to broadcasts on various radio stations; going overseas The Navy Band in Belfast; launching of Canadian ship; anecdotes; stationed at Greenock; going to London for recording sessions Reference to being trained as a gunner on aircraft carrier Story of young Navy and musicians on the torpedoed Nabob D-Day Invasion story End of the war; victory parade in London; entertainment of troops waiting to go back to Canada; story about YMCA Canteen Elsa Pickett; story about how she recognized Louis Trono from Australian TV; documentary on Banff; Meeting Elsa Pickett at Banff Springs Hotel mid 1970s Career as musician after the war; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; return to Banff 1948; Palliser Hotel; Bruce Bristol’s 10 piece band; making the switch to ballroom music/list of tunes; Louis Trono Trio 1970s; retirement 1980 and now playing special occasions Banff Springs Hotel 1970s; description Meeting Eleanor Luxton at Banff Springs Hotel; reference to later meetings once in awhile Norman Luxton; reference to his strictness with Eleanor Luxton; reference to his temper; reference to Eleanor Luxton’s term “unsure temper”; story about Norman Luxton losing his temper when his dogs got out; reference to Luxton’s dealing at Trono family store “The Magnet”; Eleanor Luxton’s telephone calls with questions about Banff while working on history book Sign of the Goat; description of “Manfish”; Indian crafts; Lou Luxton; reference to Lou Luxton’s character as opposite to Norman Luxton; the Lou Luxton family Teenage years; worked as bus boy at Banff Springs Hotel; games played; reference to fishing, playing pool, hiking; Recollections of the bear cub on the chain outside of the Sign of the Goat Banff Indian Days; description of parade line-up; reference to Norman Luxton and Jim Brewster; parade coming into courtyard at Banff Springs Hotel; reference to bus boys on fire escapes; reference to drum beating by Native boys; Norman Luxton addressing the crowd; reference to Buffalo ranch Indians in Banff; as guides on Sulphur Mountain; Indians visiting Catharine Whyte; Indians selling crafts Recollections of Banff citizenry; Dunsmore, Margaret and Fulton; Lucille (Knight?); Professor Round and Louis Trono attending his theory lessons; Round’s sense of humor; Round as reporter for Calgary Herald; description of Round and his wife Elsie Square Round. Further recollections of Eleanor Luxton; discussions about music; Eleanor Luxton’s requests for tunes at Banff Springs Hotel; reference to Eleanor Luxton in company of the Millers; memories of meeting at Cascade Plaza for coffee; reference to Eleanor Luxton spending time with Reid and Cathy Campbell Banff Days; reference to Eleanor Luxton at book signing; various people attending – Charlie Beil, Whytes, Sooles; reference to early class distinction in Banff; reference to Eleanor Luxton not retaining this sense; Eleanor Luxton’s appearance after onset of illness; reference to Eleanor Luxton’s serious nature Visiting Eleanor Luxton in hospital when she had pneumonia; Eleanor Luxton’s optimism Death of Eleanor Luxton; Louis Trono not well enough to attend the service Opening of Luxton House; description of the event; reference to McDougall connection; views on the house as a heritage house Discussion of heritage houses in Banff; Jim Brewster house; Crosby house; designation categories; Trono house and reference to it’s builder Barnett; discussion of present architecture in Banff Recollections of famous people in Banff; Prince of Wales visit to Banff Springs Hotel; dancing with Dorothy Lougheed and ? Brewster; anecdotes about Prince and Dorothy Lougheed in swimming pool, the prince and the media on the golf course Film stars and movies; The Alaskan at Bow Falls; The Foreigner and Snow Blind Part played by Louis Trono in Lost and Found Bruno Engler and his camera; story of Marilyn Monroe on crutches; meeting Burt Lancaster; how Louis Trono got to know Alli MacGraw Column in Crag & Canyon; how he got started in 1992; response to his column; reference to article from Summer 1999 (in transcript file); reflections on his career in music; reference to recently singing at Banff Springs Hotel Reunion; reference to Ted Kissanes
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EL 8:1 Ralphine Locke interview transcript

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Ralphine Locke interview with Judy Larmour, October 25, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell July 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Biographical details; born in Lake Louise 1925 Reference to Uncle Tom Wilson “discovering” Lake Louise and Ralphine Locke’s father working for Brewste…
Date Range
2002
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
Lux
Series
II. F. Collected Material Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
N/A
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Date Range
2002
Physical Description
24 pp. textual records
Scope & Content
Ralphine Locke interview with Judy Larmour, October 25, 1999 and transcribed by Astrid Bell July 2002. Interview content relates to the following: Biographical details; born in Lake Louise 1925 Reference to Uncle Tom Wilson “discovering” Lake Louise and Ralphine Locke’s father working for Brewster Transportation Co.; parents were Ralph Strathie Harvie and Elizabeth Boyd Brewster who met through a Brewster connection; reference to her mother nursing Aunt Fern Brewster; reference to Brewster’s move from Tally Ho to motorized vehicle; reference to Jim and Bill Brewster; grandfather was James Irvine Brewster; discussion of family; parent’s marriage in 1921; reference to Ralphine Locke’s birth in a cottage at Lake Louise; memories of summers at Lake Louise; winter houses in Banff; reference to walking everywhere Eleanor Luxton as her teacher in grades 6 & 7 Luxton’s keeping to themselves Recollections of Eleanor Luxton and Georgina Luxton at Banff Indian Days and Carnival; description of Banff Indian Days Reflections on family’s Morley connections Rodeo and races on Indian grounds The Banff school; Junior and Senior buildings; reference to no library in school or town; reference to Catharine Whyte’s role in public library; access to Uncle P. Moore’s library Eleanor Luxton as a teacher Visiting the Luxton house Aunt “Georgie” Luxton Eleanor Luxton’s love of clothes Aunt Georgie’s costumes; purchased in Montreal and New York Reflections on the clannishness of the McDougall family Recollections of Norman Luxton; hunting with R. Harvey; setters; his community involvement and promotion; the Trading Post and description of the store and products, Merman Memories of Mount Royal Hotel as a child; description, conversations that took place Lou Luxton; description and comparison to Norman Luxton Jim Brewster; recollections of his way with people; King and Queen visit to his home in 1939 Sunshine Lodge, opening 1935; description of Ralphine & MaryAlice Stewart’s trip up School bus trip up Banff-Jasper road; Mistaya Canyon School trips; Eleanor Luxton’s after school hikes; Miss Gratz’s field trips Eleanor Luxton; walks, ski-joring, skating with Mrs. Simpson as her teacher Duncan family Eleanor Luxton’s decision to leave the Banff school and engineering training in Montreal Move to Calgary during War with her family Move to Montreal after the War Discussion of chronology of Eleanor Luxton’s career in Montreal Reference to Eleanor as guest for dinner; conversation topics Eleanor’s involvement with the South Alberta Oldtimers Association Reference to Eleanor Luxton persuading Ralphine Locke to go on Board Ralphine Locke’s admiration of Eleanor Luxton; Eleanor Luxton’s upbringing, sense of humor, encouragement of young people Leaves of the Medicine Tree – history of the High River area Visiting Eleanor Luxton in Calgary; her apartment; illness and visiting her in Calgary General Hospital Norman Luxton’s will Eleanor Luxton’s return to Banff; not working again Eleanor Luxton’s paper presented to newly founded Canmore Historical Society Eleanor Luxton’s relationship with her parents Luxton house; changes after Georgina Luxton’s death; modernization of kitchen and bathroom Luxton garden Georgina Luxton’s brother’s farm near Morley Eleanor Luxton driving a car McDougall Church Centennial Anniversary; celebration at Morley 1995; Eleanor Luxton and erection of cairn; annual services Ida Graves’s assistance to Eleanor Luxton Eleanor Luxton’s social life Eleanor Luxton’s interest in historical things; loss of grand-parents papers; concern for preservation; discussion of Annie manuscript Annie McDougall - community involvement; Ontario background and meeting David McDougall; David McDougall’s business losses; living in Calgary 1930s Eleanor Luxton’s relationship with grandmother Annie McDougall Eleanor Luxton’s romantic side; reference to fiancée being killed overseas; Ralphine Locke’s son at Eleanor Luxton’s house Elizabeth Costello Changes in Eleanor Luxton; short temper Work on Eleanor Luxton’s manuscript Annie; Kathy Campbell typing it; George Stanley editing it Eleanor Luxton’s vision for the Foundation Eleanor Luxton’s views on the protection of the Parks
Language
English
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EL 13:1 William Luxton Jr. interview transcript

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
William Luxton Jr. interview with Judy Larmour, March 22, 2000 and transcribed by Astrid Bell, January 2003. Interview content relates to the following: Outline of Luxton family members and careers Going to Banff as a child; Sunday dinner; relationship with Grandfather Lou; Cousins – Carol, Lois …
Date Range
2003
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. F. Collected Material Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Date Range
2003
Physical Description
21 pp. textual records
Scope & Content
William Luxton Jr. interview with Judy Larmour, March 22, 2000 and transcribed by Astrid Bell, January 2003. Interview content relates to the following: Outline of Luxton family members and careers Going to Banff as a child; Sunday dinner; relationship with Grandfather Lou; Cousins – Carol, Lois and Chuck Beil; Christmas at the Lou Luxton house; Norman Luxton at the Trading Post; references to Morley; visits to Morley as a child Roots of family business; differences between Lou Luxton and NKL Luxton’s close relationship with First Nations people in Southern Alberta; references to Chief Walking Buffalo; burning of store at Morley; Luxton’s support of education, health and survival of culture; Banff Indian Days; Calgary Stampede; reference to William Luxton Sr. cutting ties with Banff Lou Luxton – personality and comparison with NKL Clara Luxton – marriage not accepted by NKL and Georgina Luxton; lack of association between two Luxton families in Banff Lou Luxton home at 222 Beaver Street - description Charlie Beil; impressions of; reference to Beil studying under Charlie Russell in Montana; Beil meeting Olive Luxton through the Brewsters Aunt Minota Luxton; marriage to Percy Olly Reflections on physical similarities among Luxton family members Relationship with Norman Luxton Sign of the Goat store Distancing himself from Banff in the 1970s; changes and lost family connections; Luxton museum and visit with sons before it closed; disappointment with Glenbow’s actions Norman Luxton’s deal with Glenbow re the Luxton Museum Georgina Luxton Lou Luxton house – description Uncle George Luxton of Minneapolis – photographer Discussion of Luxton family and loss of family fortune Meeting Eleanor Luxton Summers in Banff, 1950s Funerals of Lou and Norman Luxton Attendance at Foundation’s opening of Eleanor Luxton’s house Reflections on history and growth of Banff Reflections on National Parks Policy Great Grandfather W.F. Luxton; his career; loss of family fortune; Luxton School and Luxton Avenue named after him; disappearance of W.F. Luxton Jr.
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EL 16:1 Russ Nickles interview transcript

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Russ Nickles interview with Judy Larmour, March 31, 2000 and transcribed by Astrid Bell, October 2003. Interview content relates to the following: Born 1952, grew up in Calgary, AB Thelma Nickles and Eleanor Luxton – development of relationship; Eleanor Luxton a patient at Calgary General while T…
Date Range
2003
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. F. Collected Material Series
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F3 i
Date Range
2003
Physical Description
24 pp. textual records
Scope & Content
Russ Nickles interview with Judy Larmour, March 31, 2000 and transcribed by Astrid Bell, October 2003. Interview content relates to the following: Born 1952, grew up in Calgary, AB Thelma Nickles and Eleanor Luxton – development of relationship; Eleanor Luxton a patient at Calgary General while Thelma Nickles was a nurse there; Thelma Nickles as private nurse to Eleanor Luxton; discussion of shift work and her job Russ Nickles’s first meeting with Eleanor Luxton at age 7 or 8; his parent’s expectations of his behavior; recollections of Eleanor Luxton Eleanor Luxton’s residence in Calgary; Russ Nickles’s recollections of her Going out for dinner with Eleanor Luxton; Thai restaurants, Palliser Hotel; a particular steak house; Eleanor Luxton’s expectations of restaurants and service Eleanor Luxton’s inclusion of Russ in conversation as a child growing up Eleanor Luxton’s move to Banff, 1960s; Marion Miller becoming her nurse; change in Thelma Nickles visits to Banff as a friend Thelma Nickles – background, personality Trips to Banff to visit Eleanor Luxton Eleanor Luxton’s stories to Russ in the late 1960s and 1970s; Indian legends; influence of Eleanor Luxton in formation of his own religious beliefs Eleanor Luxton’s views on change; lamenting end of Banff Indian Days Eleanor Luxton’s trips with Thelma Nickles 1970s Russ Nickles relationship with Eleanor Luxton as a young man; seeing each other in Calgary for Historical Society meetings; Eleanor Luxton staying at Nickles home in Calgary; Eleanor Luxton visiting Russ Nickles and wife Marie and family in the 1980s and 1990s; visiting Eleanor Luxton in Banff later years; Marie Nickles’s relationship with Eleanor Luxton Chronology of Russ Nickles’s education and career; Eleanor Luxton’s involvement in his decisions; University; teaching at Calgary high school; marriage 19080 to Marie Palichuk; children Eleanor Luxton’s encouragement of his historical studies Russ Nickles’ impressions of Eleanor Luxton’s house Banff Festival of the Arts Eleanor Luxton spending Christmas at the Nickles; gifts received from Eleanor Luxton; gifts given to Eleanor Luxton from the Nickles; Eleanor Luxton’s attendance at Russ Nickles’ wedding Values that Eleanor Luxton stressed – friends, nature, respect for beliefs and ideas of others Eleanor Luxton’s strategy for coping with health problems Reflections on last visit with Eleanor Reflections on memorial service for Eleanor Luxton
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File consists of miscellaneous ephemera including Bridge Tally cards; notes; Eleanor Luxton's blank stationary samples; hand drawn plans for additions to the house on Beaver street; newspaper clippings; a McDougall Stoney Mission Society annual report, 1993; a Banff Indian Days 58th Anniversary pro…
Date Range
1923-1994
Reference Code
LUX / II / C5 - 15
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.C. Personal Series : Other
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / C5 - 15
Date Range
1923-1994
Physical Description
4.0 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of miscellaneous ephemera including Bridge Tally cards; notes; Eleanor Luxton's blank stationary samples; hand drawn plans for additions to the house on Beaver street; newspaper clippings; a McDougall Stoney Mission Society annual report, 1993; a Banff Indian Days 58th Anniversary program, 1947; an article in the Rocky Mountain Pathways, 1992 regarding the Luxton Museum re-opening under Buffalo Nations Cultural Society; a map of Calgary - Alberta - British Columbia with the area North of Cochrane and East of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park outlined; short stories.
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Banff Indian Days notebooks

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of records concerning attendance, events, payments and accounts Notebook for 1924 includes notes of the 1924 Calgary Stampede
Date Range
1923-1934
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 1
Date Range
1923-1934
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records (10 v.)
Scope & Content
File consists of records concerning attendance, events, payments and accounts
Notebook for 1924 includes notes of the 1924 Calgary Stampede
Notes
Related records: a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1933 Calgary Stampede pertains to Banff Indian Days 1933 (LUX/I/D3-[5a?); a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1939 Calgary Stampede pertains to Banff Indian Days 1939 (LUX/I/D3-[5a?)
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Calgary Stampede judging records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Norman Luxton's judging records for Indian events, parade costumes and teepees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1926 to 1956, 24 volumes. Missing years are: 1927, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1949 Judging notebook for 1926 includes account of 1927 hunting trip to Kananaskis area, Albe…
Date Range
1926-1956
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c - 1 to 3
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c - 1 to 3
Date Range
1926-1956
Physical Description
15 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of Norman Luxton's judging records for Indian events, parade costumes and teepees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1926 to 1956, 24 volumes. Missing years are: 1927, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1949
Judging notebook for 1926 includes account of 1927 hunting trip to Kananaskis area, Alberta. Judging notebook for 1933 includes records for Banff Indian Days 1933. Judging notebook for 1939 includes records for Banff Indian Days 1939
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Articles and editorials

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Files contains articles and editorials on various topics
Date Range
[before 1960]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D4 - 9
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.4. Personal and professional : Writing
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D4 - 9
Date Range
[before 1960]
Physical Description
13 textual records (1 cm) : typescripts, holographs
Scope & Content
Files contains articles and editorials on various topics
Access Restrictions
Access to originals is restricted. Reference copies are available
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Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF ITEMS (LUX / I / D4 - 9):
* Dr. Atkin has thrilling ride, 1915, 2p, typescript. From the Crag & Canyon, December 18, 1915
* Predatory conditions, 1902 to 1943, 1943, 1p, typescript. In the form of a letter to Bill Fisher
* [Article], 1946, 6p, typescript. In form of letter to Mabel Knight, of the Christian Science Monitor of Boston; re Banff Indian Days, Stoney Indians and native issues
* [Article], 1946?, 3p, typescript. In form of letter to Mabel [Knight]; re Banff Indian Days, Stoney Indians and native issues
* Kootenay Plain wild horses, 1940s, 2 drafts : 3p each, typescripts
* [Article], before 1960, 2p, typescript, incomplete. Re Howell Harris
* [Article], before 1960, 1p, typescript. Re Dr. Brett
* Museum notes, its origin and troubles, before 1960] 2p, typescript. Re Banff Park Museum
* [Article], before 1960, 3p, typescript, annotated. Re Luxton Museum
* [Editorial], before 1960, 1p, typescript, incomplete? Re game conservation and Carl Rungius
* [Editorial], before 1960, 4p, typescript. Re game conservation and Carl Rungius
* [Editorial], before 1960, 3p, typescript. Re proposed changes to Banff Indian Days
* The story of Banff, before 1960, 8p, typescript, annotated
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Other literary papers

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of poems, story, script, speeches and published booklet
Date Range
[before 1960]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D4 - 10
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.4. Personal and professional : Writing
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D4 - 10
Responsibility
Authorship of poems and script is unconfirmed
Date Range
[before 1960]
Physical Description
10 textual records (1 cm) : typescripts, print material
Scope & Content
File consists of poems, story, script, speeches and published booklet
Access Restrictions
Access to originals is restricted. Reference copies are available
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Content Details
LIST OF ITEMS (LUX / I / D4 - 10): 1. The wages of sin : [poem], before 1960, 1p, typescript 2. The old man's Christmas : [poem], before 1960, 1p, typescript 3. Robbing Peter to pay Paul : [poem], before 1960, 1p, typescript 4. A panorama of Italy : [poem], 1940s, 2p, typescript 5. [Script], before 1960, 4p, typescript, annotated. Re memories of Dieppe 6. [Speeches], 1940, typescripts, annotated : 3p & 2p. Delivered at Banff Indian Days, 1940 7. O Canada : [speech], 1955, 5p, typescript. Delivered for opening of Southern Alberta Pioneers and Oldtimers' Association building at Calgary Stampede grounds 8. [Speech], 2p, typescript. Re induction of Ernie Kehr into the Stoney tribe 9. The last of the buffalo : [booklet], 1908, 32p, 1 of 2 copies [this copy is not boumd and in good condition] 10.The last of the buffalo : [booklet], 1908, 32p, 2 of 2 copies [This copy has pink marker on front cover and is bound with string in poor condition] 11.The last of the buffalo : [booklet], 1909, 32p, 1 copies [some images are horizontally flipped. Images are in different order than the 1908 published booklet]
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Banff Indian Days photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Banff Indian Days, including operations, participants, activities, events, parades, Indian Grounds.
Date Range
[between 1907 and 1955]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 7 to 15
Description Level
5 / File
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 / 3 : Organizations
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 7 to 15
Date Range
[between 1907 and 1955]
Physical Description
ca.460 photographs (ca.300 prints, ca.160 negatives)
Scope & Content
File pertains to Banff Indian Days, including operations, participants, activities, events, parades, Indian Grounds.
Access Restrictions
Access to glass negatives restricted (contact prints and copy negatives are available)
Related Material
Related photographs are found in Norman Luxton photograph albums: LUX / I / D6c
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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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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?]
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Unprocessed
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Processed
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Banff Indian Days events records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of records pertaining to events, participants, fees and prizes
Date Range
[ca.1940]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 2
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 2
Date Range
[ca.1940]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of records pertaining to events, participants, fees and prizes
Notes
Related records: this file includes one bareback event marking card in same style as those found in the Calgary Stampede events records (LUX / I / D3c)
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Banff Indian Days supplies and finances

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of receipts, invoices, supply orders, accounts, banking records and financial notes
Date Range
1917-1947
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 3
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a - 3
Date Range
1917-1947
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of receipts, invoices, supply orders, accounts, banking records and financial notes
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Banff Indian Days brochures

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of promotional materials in the form of brochures and a flyer for Banff Indian Days. Some brochures are annotated [possibly containing edits before being published]. Contains duplicates of some items.
Date Range
1938-1953
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
  2 images     2 Electronic Resources  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 6
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Responsibility
Some items published by Crag & Canyon Presses
Date Range
1938-1953
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records : 12 items ; 15.6 x 24.0 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of promotional materials in the form of brochures and a flyer for Banff Indian Days. Some brochures are annotated [possibly containing edits before being published]. Contains duplicates of some items.
Notes
Copies of items may be found in LUX / II / F1 / 20. One flyer and two brochures with annotations have been digitized as other materials have been digitized and may found in LUX / II / F1 / 20.
Reference copies of Banff Indian Days posters were included in this file, however they were stored with additional Banff Indian Day posters and may now be found at LUX / I / D3. The associated items are LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Community events
Banff Indian Days
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Finding Aid
Reference copies of oversize posters are provided [now found in LUX / I / D3]
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Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Unknown people in regalia on horseback, Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Sous-Fonds
LUX
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
Negative
Scope & Content
[Unknown]
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Parades
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photog
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[Unknown women sitting by tipi]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  3 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Scope & Content
[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Scratches on negative
Title Source
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[Unknown women and children by tipi]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown women and children by tipi]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  3 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Scope & Content
[Unknown women and children by tipi]
Notes
The negative has been digitized in order to retain detail in the highlights. For reproduction, it may be beneficial to refer to print copy within the file for intended contrast.
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Scratches on the negative. Part of the glass negative corner is missing.
Title Source
This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No identification was possible.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of panoramic photograph of people on horses in regalia at Banff Indian Days
Date Range
[ca. 1910s]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 18
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 18
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1910s]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negativee ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of panoramic photograph of people on horses in regalia at Banff Indian Days
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First nations
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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