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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 57
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her pa…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: prints; b&w, postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- Aleen Aked was born in England in 1907 and moved with her parents to Ontario in 1910. Aked attended the Ontario College of Art and completed her degree with honours in 1928. Aked travelled to Banff and Lake Louise with her parents in 1939 and documented her activities in a photograph album. Aked died in 2003.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her parents.
- Name Access
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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King George VI and British royal family [ca. 1935 - 1951]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also …
- Date Range
- [1935-1940]
- 1939
- 1951
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Postcard
- Published record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 15
- Date Range
- [1935-1940]
- 1939
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also included are two file folders containing:
- four postcards bearing images of the King and Queen's visit to Belfast, troops inspections and two publications titled: "Their Majesties' Canadian Visit, 1939" and a timetable of Pilot train and boats and itinerary of activities [placed in a mylar sleeve and file folder].
- booklet and b&w photographs relating to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit, 1939 [placed in a file folder].
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Public events
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Trains
- Travel
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Jasper
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcard prints and other inserts have been placed in mylar inside scrapbook
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Calgary Stampede postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55359
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 45 postcard prints pertaining to Calgary Stampede events held in 1912 and 1923. Images depict rodeo participants, unidentified Indigenous people in regalia, and various Stampede participants on horseback.
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1923
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 7 to 51
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- 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 / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 7 to 51
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 45 prints : b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 45 postcard prints pertaining to Calgary Stampede events held in 1912 and 1923. Images depict rodeo participants, unidentified Indigenous people in regalia, and various Stampede participants on horseback.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Stampede
- Indigenous Peoples
- Rodeo
- Postcards
- Public events
- Community events
- Sports
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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English royal family collected postcards
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 collected postcards depicting portraits of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England.
- Date Range
- ca.1901-1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 9 to 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / PG - 9 to 10
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- ca.1901-1910
- Physical Description
- 2 prints: b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 collected postcards depicting portraits of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England.
- Material Details
- Images on front of both postcards have been decorated with gold glitter
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Georgina Luxton in Stoney Nakoda regalia
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 photographs depicting Georgina Luxton dressed in traditional Stoney Nakoda regalia. File includes one hand-coloured copy and two b&w postcard print copies (one annotated and one non-annotated) of the same photograph.
- Date Range
- [ca.1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / PA - 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / PA - 1 to 3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1950]
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm and 7 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 photographs depicting Georgina Luxton dressed in traditional Stoney Nakoda regalia. File includes one hand-coloured copy and two b&w postcard print copies (one annotated and one non-annotated) of the same photograph.
- Notes
- Back of LUX/III/B4/PA-3 annotated in pencil: "Am26602 McConnell"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Cultural pluralism
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to domestic and international travel. Includes scenes from Brooks, Alberta; Dublin, Ireland; Alert Bay, British Columbia; New York City; Rome, Italy; Banff and surrounding mountains; and some unidentified locations.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 232 to 252
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 232 to 252
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1970]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 22 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to domestic and international travel. Includes scenes from Brooks, Alberta; Dublin, Ireland; Alert Bay, British Columbia; New York City; Rome, Italy; Banff and surrounding mountains; and some unidentified locations.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Environment
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Brooks
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Alert Bay
- Ireland
- Italy
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1985. Content pertains to family, domestic and international travel, holiday wishes and other related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1928-1985
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Date Range
- 1928-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (ca.130 postcards ; 18 x 12.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1985. Content pertains to family, domestic and international travel, holiday wishes and other related subjects.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Research
- History
- Genealogy
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Farmland
- Finances
- Genealogy
- History
- Homestead
- Immigration and homesteading
- Inventory
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Municipal views
- Oil
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Property
- Real estate business
- Research
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- 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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Notes
- Documents were possibly used as research material in the creation of the book Leaves from the Medicine Tree, published in 1960 by the High River Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
- Name Access
- MacLeay, Roderick Riddle
- MacLeay, Laura
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Industry
- Finances
- Poetry
- History
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Correspondence
- Communications
- Research
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Red Deer
- High River
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked Travel Album
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff …
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: 140 b&w prints; postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Snowsqualmie Pass, Columbia River, Chukanut Drive (Washington), Puget Sound, Aked and her parents. Album also includes newsclippings and pamphlet pertaining to Banff Indian Days, pamphlets from Radium Hotsprings lodge and hot springs, and the Banff Springs Golf course pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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