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Collected Material Series

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
Date Range
1875-[2004]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Sound recording
Video
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Sound recording
Video
Date Range
1875-[2004]
Physical Description
37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
Notes
Series consists of four sub-series:
Textual records
Photographs
Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
Audiovisual and sound records
Finding Aid
Electronic finding aid available
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
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Extended family records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…
Date Range
1893-1970
Reference Code
LUX / III / C
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.C. Extended Family
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1893-1970
Physical Description
0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Alice Fulmer fonds
Scope & Content
157 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs
Date Range
1964 - 1969
Reference Code
M70 / 1 to 157
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Photograph
Newspaper clipping
Part Of
Alice Fulmer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M70
Sous-Fonds
M70
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M70 / 1 to 157
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Photograph
Newspaper clipping
Responsibility
Alice Fulmer
Date Range
1964 - 1969
Physical Description
90 cm
Scope & Content
157 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Stoney Nakoda
Language
English
Related Material
Related in part to Helen Fulmer Wells fonds (M480/V675)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
;1 Banff Indian Days / Luxton, Norman / Walking Eagle ;2 Bow Falls / Hillsdale / Pack trips / Peacock, Ross / Ranches / Vavasour, Nigel / Wheeler’s Walking and Riding Tours ;3 National park maps - see C.2 ;4 Indigenous - Languages ;5 Bankhead / Murchison, Mount / Ski-joring ;6 Banff - History / Cave and Basin / Galletly, David Drummond / Sibbald, Andrew S. ;7 Cave and Basin / Hot springs, Banff / McCardell, William ;8 Banff Winter Carnival / Curling / Ski jumping / Skiing / Snowshoeing / Toboggans and tobogganing / White, Cliff Sr. / Wilson, Tom ;9 Schools - Banff ;10 Automobiles / Brett, Robert George / Buses / Garages and service stations / Roads .11 Mount Royal Hotel ;12 Archives of the Canadian Rockies ;13 Alpine Club of Canada - History / Fraternal organizations - Banff / Lougheed family ;14 Anthracite ; Banff - History ;15 Banff’s first picnic, 1888 ;16 Agnes, Lake / Annette, Lake / Astley, Willoughby / Banff-Lake Louise Highway / Botany / Deltaform Mountain / Haddo Peak / Lake Louise Chalet / Lake Louise-Yoho Highway / Louise, Lake / Moraine Lake Road / Neptuak Mountain / Niblock, Mount / St. Piran, Mount / Saddle Mountain / Sheol Mountain / Swiss Guides’ Chalet, Lake Louise / Ten Peaks, Valley of the / Trails / Tuzo, Mount / Victoria, Mount / Village Lake Louise / White, William / Whyte, Mount ;17 Cooper Memorial Shelter / Lake Louise development / Lake Louise ski area / Ski-joring / Ski jumping / Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies / Skiing / Skoki / Youth hostels ;18 Sunshine Village ;19 Sunshine Village ;20 McLean, George ;21 Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies / Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies ;22 Innes, John ;23 Beil, Charles / Brown, Annora / Carr, Emily / de Grandmaison, Nick / Kane, Paul / Remington, Frederic / Rungius, Carl ;24 Wheeler, Oliver ;25 Gordon, Charles W. / Grassi, Lawrence ;26 Brett, Robert George / Cave and Basin ;27 Automobiles / Ball, Mount / Bourgeau, Mount / Cascade Mountain / Christie, Mount / Cline, Mount / Colin, Mount / Conjuring Creek / Deadman Hill / Edge Creek / Hector, James / Kicking Horse River / Lefroy, Mount / Lyell, Mount / Miette, Roche / Moberly, Mount / Murchison, Mount / Pipestone Pass / Sawback Range / Snaring River ;28 Macoun, John ;29 Wilson, Tom / Pathfinders / Rogers, (Major) A. B. ;30 Wilson, Tom ;31 Hogbin, George H. / Methodist Church / Montgomery, (Canon) H. Tully / St. George’s-in-the-Pines Anglican Church / St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church / St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church / Sanson, Norman B. ;32 Whyte, Peter / Whyte, Catharine Robb ;33 Kootenay Plains / Pocaterra, George W. / Pocaterra, Norma Piper ;34 Campbell, Gray / Royal Canadian Mounted Police ;35 Campbell, Gray ;36 Beil, Charles / Drummond-Davies, Nora / Photographers / Rungius, Carl / Russell, Charles M. / Sculptors ;37 Canoes and canoeing / Patterson, R. M. ;38 Remington, Frederic ;39 Drummond-Davies, Nora ;40 Silver City / Smith, Joe ;41 Schaffer, Mary T. S. ;42 Astley, Willoughby / Lake Louise region ;43 Henday, Anthony ;44 Cascade Scenic Railway Co. / Deacon, Thomas R. ;45 Brown, Kootenai (John George) / Drummond-Davies, Nora ;46 Banff - Early description / Banff - History / Brett family / Campbell, Robert E. / Curling / Dave White and Co. Store / Lance, Fred / Mather, William / McAulay, Charles H. / Montgomery, (Canon) H. Tully / Paris, George Harrison / Park Store / Sanson, Norman B. / White and Bayne Store / White, Cliff Sr. / White, Dave Sr. / Woodworth, Benjamin Sr. ;47 Harmon, Aileen / Harmon, Byron ;48 Bagley, Ray ;49 McDougall family / Morley ;50 Dowling, Donaldson Bogart / Kyte-Reynolds, Bertha / Leroy, Charles / North, John William ;51 Banff - Early description / Banff - History / Banff Public Library / Historic sites - Banff / Hotels / Rundle Memorial United Church / St. George’s-in-the-Pines Anglican Church ;52 Carr, Windy (Stan) / Harrison, George / Outfitters, trail guides and packers / Peyto, Bill / Unwin, Sidney J. ;53 Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.) ;54 McCowan, Dan ;55 Montgomery, (Canon) H. Tully / Walker, John ;56 Banff - History / Fear, George / Fear, William / Fear Brothers’ Store / Government museum, Banff / Macdonald, Lady Agnes / St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church ;57 Jaeggi, John / Sulphur Mountain Gondola / Sulphur Mountain Tea House (includes photographs, newsclippings and menu) ;58 Fulmer, Alice / Fulmer, Leonard C. / Fulmer, Walter P. ;59 Dave White and Co. Store / Park Store / Snow sheds / White and Bayne Store / White, Dave Sr. ;60 Banff - History / Luxton, Georgia McDougall / Luxton ;61 Diaries / Stewart, Kathleen ;62 Banff National Park - History / Cobb, Samuel / Louis, Mount / Stewart, George A. / Stewart family / Stewart Canyon ;63 Beattie, Frank / Brewster Brothers / Brewster family / Brewster’ Mountain Pack Trains / Brewster Transport Co. Ltd. / Historic sites - Banff / Newspapers and magazines / Outfitters, trail guides and packers / Post office, Banff ;64 Banff - History ;65 Animal paddock, Banff / Banff - Events / Banff - History / Banff National Park - History / Clarke, S. J. / Douglas, Howard / Hunter, George / Labour Day, Banff / MacDonald, A. B. / Wardle, James M. ;66 Bugaboos / Gmoser, Hans ;67 Cemeteries ;68 Christou, Frank / Luxton, Georgia McDougall / McAulay, Charles H. / McCowan, Dan / Round, W. E. / Whyte, Peter ;69 Lonsdale, Thomas / Rundle Memorial United Church / Travis, John ;70 Simpson, (Sir) George / Rowand, John ;71 Pepper, George / Pepper, Kathleen Daly ;72 Sitting Wind ;73 Engler, Bruno ;74 Trails ;75 Sulphur Mountain Gondola ;76 Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.) ;77 Luxton family ;78 Ware, John ;79 Peyto, Bill ;80 Fyfe, William George / Harrison, George ;81 Greenham, Margaret / Mountain School ;82 Oeming, Al / Wildlife ;83 Edwards, Robert ;84 Lake Louise Chalet / Louise, Lake / Moraine Lake ;85 Minnewanka, Lake / O’Hara, Lake / Vermilion Lakes ;86 Assiniboine, Mount / Gmoser, Hans / Pack trips / Robinson, Dean / Rummel, Elizabeth / Wheeler’s Walking and Riding Tours ;87 Dawson, George M. / Names, Geographical / Tyrrell, J. B. ;88 Names, Geographical / Swiss Guides’ Village, Edelweiss, B.C. ;89 de Smet, Pierre Jean / Lacombe, Albert / Names, Geographical ;90 Avalanches ;91 de Smet, Pierre Jean / Grassi, Lawrence / Names, Geographical / Passes - Rocky Mountains, Canada / Schaffer, Mary T. S. / Strom, Erling / Wilson, Tom ;92 Maligne Lake ;93 Maligne Lake / Names, Geographical / Otto Brothers / Outfitters, trail guides and packers / Pack trips ;94 Whiteman’s Pass [file missing] ;95 Birds ;96 Bears / Wildlife ;97 Alpine flora ;98 Wildlife ;99 Indigenous [file missing] ;100 Names, Geographical ;101 Banff Indian Days / Crawler, Hector / Long Lance, Buffalo Child / McLean, George / Stoney Nakoda First Nation ;102 Blackfoot / Cree / Indigenous ;103 Government / Indigenous ;104 Gladstone, James / Indigenous / Sarcee ;105 Art / Indigenous ;106 Indigenous ;107 Mount Norquay Ski Area / Skiing / Sunshine Village ;108 Greene, Nancy / Mount Norquay Ski Area / Ski racing ;109 Bugaboos / Gmoser, Hans / Lake Louise Ski Area / Telfer, Peggy ;110 Ski areas / Skiing / Sunshine Village ;111 Skiing ;112 Ski areas ;113 Olympic Games (Winter) / Skiing ;114 Olympic Games (Winter) ;115 Olympic Games (Winter) ;116 Ski racing ;117 Skiing ;118 Henderson, Scott / Henderson, Wayne / Ski racing ;119 Greene, Nancy / Ski racing ;120 Greene, Nancy / Ski racing ;121 Greene, Nancy / Ski racing ;122 - 123 Buffalo ;124 Alberta - History ;125 Cochrane / Cochrane family / Mitford / Ranches ;126 Calgary ;127 Canmore - History / Heritage Park ;128 Canmore - History / Heritage Park ;129 Glenbow Foundation ;130 Glenbow Foundation ;131 Glenbow Foundation ;132 [no file] ;133 Canmore ;134 Trans-Canada Highway ;135 Lethbridge ;136 Ranches ;137 Barnes, Elliott C. / Calgary / Edwards, Robert ;138 Bagley, (Major) Fred A. / North West Mounted Police ;139 Royal Canadian Mounted Police ;140 Exshaw / Kananaskis / Loder, Edwin / Padmore / Sculptors / Smaniotto, Secundo / Unwin, Ethel ;141 Canmore / Rummel, Elizabeth ;142 Historic sites - Canmore ;143 Canmore ;144 Canadian Pacific Railway - History / Canadian Pacific Railway - Tunnels ;145 Natural Bridge / Banff Indian Days / Calgary / Post cards ;146 Geikie, Archibald / Geikie Glacier / Horses / Names, Geographical / Tyrrell, J. B. ;147 Moberly, Walter / Rogers, (Major) A. B. / Rogers Pass ;148 Canadian Pacific Railway - History / Canadian Pacific Railway - Tunnels ;149 Baker, Sydney / Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides / Glacier House / Nakimu Caves / Outfitters, trail guides and packers ;150 Bugaboos / Purcell Range ;151 Moberly, Walter / Mount Revelstoke National Park / Revelstoke ;152 Golden ;153 Bugaboos ;154 Beil, Charles / Drummond-Davies, Nora / Harmon, Byron / Sculptors ;155 Bryan, Bill / Lyall, Nancy / Smith, Len / Thomas, Harriet Hartley ;156 Banff - History / Canmore - History ;157 Savatard, Emmeline
Processing Status
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Canadian Demonstration Ski Team

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 B&W photograph Canadian Demonstration Ski Team, 1960s. Photograph taken at Sunshine Village; identifications of individuals written on reverse of photograph are: John Hanna?, Lorne McFadgen, Guy Barventz, George Vigeant, Don Darry, Ernie Macoulloh, Mario Podroziach, Wayne Bradfo…
Date Range
ca. 1960
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8349
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
V8 / 2014.8349
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8349
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8349
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1960
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 B&W photograph Canadian Demonstration Ski Team, 1960s. Photograph taken at Sunshine Village; identifications of individuals written on reverse of photograph are: John Hanna?, Lorne McFadgen, Guy Barventz, George Vigeant, Don Darry, Ernie Macoulloh, Mario Podroziach, Wayne Bradford, Bob McLennon
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Records Register and Notebook

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 records register ; 1 blank notebook with business card at front "Mrs. Ethel Edwards" related to Mr. Bob Edwards ; 1 Rattray And McDougall Banff Hotel key fob
Date Range
ca. 1960 - 1975
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8342
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
M8 / 2014.8342
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2014.8342
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8342
GMD
Photograph
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1960 - 1975
Physical Description
2 cm Textual Records
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 records register ; 1 blank notebook with business card at front "Mrs. Ethel Edwards" related to Mr. Bob Edwards ; 1 Rattray And McDougall Banff Hotel key fob
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Holiday greeting cards, dated

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of dated Christmas and holiday cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1940 and 1994. Includes cards sent from various family members, friends and organizations which Eleanor was involved with [including the National Philatelic Centre and the University of Alberta]. Some cards have attac…
Date Range
1940-1994
Reference Code
LUX / II / A / 48 to 51
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Photograph print
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 / 48 to 51
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1940-1994
Physical Description
14 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of dated Christmas and holiday cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between 1940 and 1994. Includes cards sent from various family members, friends and organizations which Eleanor was involved with [including the National Philatelic Centre and the University of Alberta]. Some cards have attached photograph prints or personal images printed into the cards [i.e. family photographs].
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Christmas
Correspondence
Holidays
Art
Photography
Organizations
University
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary
Language
English
French
German
Conservation
Some items with attached photograph prints stored in mylar
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Items stored in 4 folders organized by date: LUX/II/A/48 : 1940-1969 LUX/II/A/49 : 1970-1979 LUX/II/A/50 : 1980-1989 LUX/II/A/51 : 1990-1994
Processing Status
Processed
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Holiday greeting cards, not dated

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of non-dated Christmas and holiday greeting cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between ca.1940 and 1994. Cards are signed by various friends, family members and coworkers of Eleanor, as well as some organizations and groups which Eleanor was involved with [including the Trail Riders of the …
Date Range
1940-1994
Reference Code
LUX / II / A / 52 to 62
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Photograph print
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 / 52 to 62
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1940-1994
Physical Description
32 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of non-dated Christmas and holiday greeting cards sent to Eleanor Luxton between ca.1940 and 1994. Cards are signed by various friends, family members and coworkers of Eleanor, as well as some organizations and groups which Eleanor was involved with [including the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and UNICEF].
Notes
Some cards have personal photographs printed onto front covers, or have photograph prints physically attached.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Christmas
Holidays
Correspondence
Art
Photography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
United States of America
Language
English
French
German
Mandarin
Conservation
Some items with photograph prints attached have been stored in mylar
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Cards sorted into 11 folders: LUX / II / A / 52 to 53 : [ca.1940-1970] LUX / II / A / 54 to 62 : [ca.1970-1994]
Processing Status
Processed
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Southern Alberta research project

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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
Print
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
Print
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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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Reference Code
M79 / V527
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
V527
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737
Reference Code
M79 / V527
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Physical Description
35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.
Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.
I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.
II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.
III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description for processed material
electronic finding aid
item list for lantern slides
copies of literary manuscripts
modern reference prints for lantern slides
Related Material
Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works
Creator
Schaffer, Mary
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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