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Georgina Luxton's Will
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22338
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a letter to Mrs. Norman Luxton from her lawyers regarding her will and a copy of Georgia Elizabeth Luxton's Last Will & Testament.
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B3 - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.3. Georgina Luxton : Business, Financial, and Legal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B3 - 4
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 2 items textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a letter to Mrs. Norman Luxton from her lawyers regarding her will and a copy of Georgia Elizabeth Luxton's Last Will & Testament.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Legal and Financial
- Access Restrictions
- Access restricted- permission required from Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reproduction restricted- permission required from Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Law and justice
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Government certificates
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Senior Citizen Award certificates given to Norman and Georgina Luxton by the Government of Alberta as part of the province's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1955; and the marriage certificate of Norman and Georgina Luxton, 1904.
- Date Range
- 1904
- 1955
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A2 - 11, 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / A2 : Family papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A2 - 11, 12
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1904
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records: 3 certificates ; 42 x 48 cm and 27 x 36.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Senior Citizen Award certificates given to Norman and Georgina Luxton by the Government of Alberta as part of the province's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1955; and the marriage certificate of Norman and Georgina Luxton, 1904.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Materials are fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Marriage certificate stored in mylar to prevent further damage
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Luxton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- box list for unprocessed material
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
- History / Biographical
- Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Geographic Access
- England
- Japan
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- 'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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News scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman an…
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1935 - 1940
- 1947
- 1950
- 1956
- 1960 - 1965
- 1968
- 1969
- 1974
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Responsibility
- Articles mainly published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1935 - 1940
- 1947
- 1950
- 1956
- 1960 - 1965
- 1968
- 1969
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 52 pages ; 31 x 39 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman and Georgina Luxton, Jimmy Simpson Sr. and Jim and Fern Brewster; articles on achievements by Jimmy Simpson Sr., Norman Luxton, Norman B. Sanson and others; and other news including opinion articles, sports updates and articles on construction/expansion projects and local events held in Banff.
- Notes
- Newspaper articles attached to inside of scrapbook cover wide range of dates. Scrapbook has been placed in sub-series M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] as a large portion of articles fall within specified dates.
- Some articles are loose in scrapbook
- Material Details
- Most newspaper clippings attached inside with adhesive, some items loose.
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Alice
- Wheatley, Frank
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- LaCasse, Annie
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Kidney, Maude
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Sanson, Norman
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Harmon, Byron
- Brett, Robert G.
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Calgary Herald
- Community events
- Commerce and industry
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Family and personal life
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Sports
- Travel
- Tourism
- Townsite development
- Skiing
- Politics
- Photography
- Advertising
- Industry
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Physical access may be restricted due to fragile state
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and prevent loss or misplacement of loose articles inside
- Item stored flat and separately from other materials to prevent further physical damage
- Consider digitizing contents of scrapbook and limiting access to the physical copy due to its poor condition and risk of loose contents
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
59 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 - 3
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]
- Notes
- One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- McDougall, David
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Children
- Birds
- Farmland
- Property
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Dogs
- Weddings
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs
- Loose images have been placed in mylar
- Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- V797
- S60
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
- History / Biographical
- Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
- M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
- V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
- S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
- Notes
- Lantern slides include wooden case.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Discovery and travel
- Discovery and exploration
- Empress Hotel
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Lake Louise
- Lantern slide
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Organizations
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Poetry
- Scenery
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine area
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Tourism
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ireland
- Kananaskis Country
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Manitoba
- Mount Assiniboine
- Rocky Mountains
- Victoria
- West Indies
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Biographical Source Notes
- Contents of the fonds
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
- https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
- https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel Talks and Notebook
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 cm of textual records, including one small bound notebook, 10 x 16 cm or smaller. File pertains to lecture notes written by Jean Hembroff MacDonald regarding talks on her travels that she delivered. File includes one small bound, black notebook which is labelled "My Talks" (inclu…
- Date Range
- ca.1930-1938
- 1932
- 1935
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 1-2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Series
- M573 / I : Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 1-2
- Date Range
- ca.1930-1938
- 1932
- 1935
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (10 x 16 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 cm of textual records, including one small bound notebook, 10 x 16 cm or smaller. File pertains to lecture notes written by Jean Hembroff MacDonald regarding talks on her travels that she delivered. File includes one small bound, black notebook which is labelled "My Talks" (includes various notes on specific talks she gave but also general public speaking notes and tips on things like posture), and a set of typed cue cards (with envelope) of lecture notes for a talk that Jean delivered to the Women's Club at Eaton's in 1935.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Geographic Access
- Europe
- South America
- West Indies
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Binding for M573 / I / 1 is quite fragile, some old tape is currently in use. May provide conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Category
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Talks, Research, and Papers
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual …
- Date Range
- ca.1938-ca.1992
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- 1960
- 1970-1980
- 1977
- 1983
- 1992
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 3-15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Series
- M573 / I : Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 3-15
- Date Range
- ca.1938-ca.1992
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- 1960
- 1970-1980
- 1977
- 1983
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records (21 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual topics.
- File includes the following titles:
- The West Indies, 1938
- Wake Up and Live, April 29, 1940
- June Magic or Wake Up and Live, 1956
- Girl Guides of Canada, 1960
- England, ca.1970-1980
- The Chambered Nautilus, 1977
- Robert Louis Stevenson, October 1977
- Tales Historical and Hysterical, May 14, 1983 (given at the Manitoba Historical Society for their annual meeting)
- A Christmas Story, 1992 (copy of a transcript of Jean's story she recorded at the CBC)
- Rose Fyleman and "Winnipeg at Christmas" (no date)
- Ireland (including correspondence with Arthur Stringer, poet and author)
- Awareness (no date)
- Mary Kennedy (no date)
- Notes
- Talks were given to organizations like Kiwanis or Rotary, Eaton's, Canadian Women's Club, CBC, and various historical societies and churches.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Public Speaking
- Arts
- Christmas
- Community life
- History
- Lecture
- Poets
- Professional and Personal Life
- Research
- Travel
- Women
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Geographic Access
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Canada
- West Indies
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M573 / I / 12 is related to V60.
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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potentially offensive content.
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