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Newspaper clippings local news and history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54636
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one page of song lyrics and 18 newspaper clippings published by the Calgary Herald, the Winnipeg Free Press and The Albertan [mostly 1961 and 1962]. Content pertains to the history of the Bow Valley and Calgary from the late 19th century and onwards; biographies for famous locals i…
- Date Range
- 1938
- [ca. 1960]
- 1961
- 1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 6
- Responsibility
- Items published by the Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, and The Albertan
- Date Range
- 1938
- [ca. 1960]
- 1961
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one page of song lyrics and 18 newspaper clippings published by the Calgary Herald, the Winnipeg Free Press and The Albertan [mostly 1961 and 1962]. Content pertains to the history of the Bow Valley and Calgary from the late 19th century and onwards; biographies for famous locals including John, George, and David McDougall, May Ross, Dr. R.G. Brett and others; wedding anniversaries, birthday announcements and obituary articles for friends of the Luxton family; the sale of Norman Luxton's gift shop in Banff; McDougall Day and the Calgary Stampede; the 75th anniversary of the Bank of Montreal; Chief Walking Buffalo; and other miscellaneous news.
- Name Access
- McDougall, David
- McDougall, George
- McDougall, John
- McDougall, Annie
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Brett, Robert G.
- Shiels, Bob
- Burns, Pat
- Ross, May
- Drummond, Thomas Howard
- Collicutt, Frank
- Collicutt, Maggie
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Parlby, Irene
- McKay, Grant
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
- Biography
- Businesses
- Calgary Herald
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- History
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Immigration and homesteading
- Calgary Stampede
- Music
- Obituary
- Politics and government
- Travel
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Edmonton
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Metal paperclip has been removed from two items
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54721
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Responsibility
- Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
- Notes
- Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Train
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Commerce and industry
- Cruise ships
- Indigenous Peoples
- Government
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- St. John
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Transportation
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54631
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941 - 1944
- 1950
- 1954
- 1956
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967 - 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Scrapbook
203 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by Associated Screen News Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941 - 1944
- 1950
- 1954
- 1956
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967 - 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 album (193 b&w photographs ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller -- 2 textual records)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of Eleanor Luxton as a child and as an adult, group and individual portraits of mostly unidentified individuals [likely immediate and extended family and friends of Eleanor, including Norman and Georgina Luxton], unidentified children playing, images from the Calgary Stampede parade [ca. 1940s], unidentified Indigenous groups and individuals [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members during Banff Indian Days], Dr. Casey's Ranch [1944], and a family picnic. File also includes one small textual record describing a 1943 Curtiss-Wright Corporation staff event, as well as an annotated Christmas card from Ruth and Frank Neustadt [n.d.].
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on back
- Items not in chronological or other clear order
- Material Details
- Album has clear plastic layer on surface of front and back covers
- Green plastic stitched around border of both covers and side bindings
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Ross, George
- McDougall, George
- Smith, Mary
- Smith, Archie
- Casey, Anne Ross
- Ross, Jean
- Knight, Sidney S.
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Neustadt, Ruth
- Neustadt, Frank
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Businesses
- Children
- Community events
- Picnics and picnicking
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Events
- Geographic Access
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- United States of America
- New York
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Loose items in album have been placed in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56901
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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United States and Canada trips, local events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55309
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- 1942
- 1968 - 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915
- 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 - 881 to 915
- Responsibility
- One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- 1942
- 1968 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Calgary Stampede
- Banff Chairlift
- Gondolas
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Hotels
- Wildlife
- Birds
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Okanagan
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Los Angeles
- Grand Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Local trips, Rocky Mountain landscapes, holiday gatherings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55183
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 43 b&w and colour photographs. Content pertains to friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton, views of Banff National Park and Montana, decorations inside the Luxton family home and exterior views, and family Christmas gatherings.
- Date Range
- 1957
- [1960-1970]
- [1972]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 454 to 496
- 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 - 454 to 496
- Date Range
- 1957
- [1960-1970]
- [1972]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w and col.; 19 x 15.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 43 b&w and colour photographs. Content pertains to friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton, views of Banff National Park and Montana, decorations inside the Luxton family home and exterior views, and family Christmas gatherings.
- Notes
- Most photographs in file are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Kehr, Ernie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Holidays
- Christmas
- Home
- Winter
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- United States of America
- Montana
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Collected photographs, 1950 and later
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55494
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 23 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Children
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Wisconsin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Travel with friends, house views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55501
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 36 negative photographs pertaining to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends within Canada, and outdoor property views (possibly the Luxton family home's exterior and yard).
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- [ca.1960-1970]
- [ca.1980-1990]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 208 to 243
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- 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 / NA - 208 to 243
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- [ca.1960-1970]
- [ca.1980-1990]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.5 x 4.5 cm and 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 36 negative photographs pertaining to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends within Canada, and outdoor property views (possibly the Luxton family home's exterior and yard).
- Notes
- Photographs are accompanied in separate folder by 31 copy prints; not all negative photographs have corresponding duplicates
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Leisure
- Home
- Property
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one Canadian passport which belonged to Eleanor Luxton. Contains travel stamps from Eleanor's travels to Hawaii, China, Japan and Panama in 1937.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government 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 / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 19
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one Canadian passport which belonged to Eleanor Luxton. Contains travel stamps from Eleanor's travels to Hawaii, China, Japan and Panama in 1937.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- China
- Japan
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Panama
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Mandarin
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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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
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