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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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Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
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 - 17
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
- Name Access
- Dafoe, Allan Roy
- Dionne Quintuplets
- Meighen, Arthur
- Bennett, Robert B.
- Grenfell, Wilfred
- Davison, Andrew
- McBride, Robert
- Buchan, John
- MacDonald, Ramsay
- Mussolini, Benito
- Hitler, Adolf
- Dubail, Yvon
- Pasha, Enver
- Ivanov, Nicholas
- Von Emmich, Otto
- Matsui, Iwane
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Dietrich, Marlene
- Garson, Greer
- Parker, Cecil
- Lindo, Olga
- Howard, Trevor
- Hofmann, Josef
- Bogart, Humphrey
- Louis, Joe
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Military
- Public events
- Royalty
- Royal tours
- Travel
- War
- Memorial
- World War I
- World War II
- Education
- Children
- Sports and recreation
- Skating
- Films and film making
- Music
- Performance
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Callander
- England
- London
- China
- Shanghai
- Czechoslovakia
- Prague
- United States of America
- New York
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature [1939 - 1940]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front…
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 27
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
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 - 27
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front cover which reads "The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature" .
- Notes
- Some pages are numbered in black ink, in upper right corner
- No loose contents
- Name Access
- de Rimanoczy, Jean
- Pons, Lily
- Dickenson, Jean
- Mitchell, Herbert
- Pelletier, Wilfred
- Friml, Rudolf
- Yeats, William Butler
- Moore, Grace
- Hayes, Helen
- Ouzarova, Zina
- Hofmann, Josef
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- England
- London
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title written on front of scrapbook
- Content Details
- [Table of Contents:] Bells and Music Sanroma (violinist) and Stravinsky's Capriccio Toscanni [sic] and Radio Opera: Rimanoczy (violinist) Sibelius: Lily Pons (Composer and Opera Star) Menuhin (violinist): Metropolitan Bach (composer): Radio Wagner (composer): Zimbalist (composer) Horowitz (pianist): Barbirolli (conductor) Opera: Ballet Recordings Bernard Shaw: Robert Burns: Samuel Pepys William Yeats: Canadian Writers Grand Opera Rachmaninoff (pianist) Music and Art Bachs Musical Offering: Ballet: Masefield's Poems Opera over the Radio World Views Opera and Abe Lincoln Colbourne, Shaw, and Canada - Sibelius as his wife sees him Growth of Orchestras - Misrepresenting Wagner
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
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 - 6
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
- Crowchild, Chief David
- Bearspaw, David
- Hunter, Eva
- Rider, Eli
- Rider, Diane
- Bearspaw, Rosie
- Bearspaw, Harold
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Luxton Museum
- Calgary Herald
- Calgary Stampede
- Children
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Cultural pluralism
- Construction
- Education
- Fire
- Government
- Hotel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Museums
- Multiculturalism
- Newspaper
- Parade
- Politics
- Public events
- Recreation
- Music
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Stoney Nakoda
- Taxidermy
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and fl…
- Date Range
- 1862
- 1885
- 1891-1897
- 1900
- 1905
- 1908
- 1924
- 1939
- 1943-1952
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 14
- Date Range
- 1862
- 1885
- 1891-1897
- 1900
- 1905
- 1908
- 1924
- 1939
- 1943-1952
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (scrapbook ; 31 x 36 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and flyers for various community events; membership cards; and a scanned copy and one original copy of a journal dated 1862, titled "Rossville Mission Journal 1862". Journal contains early newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to George and John McDougall, and multiple religious missions and settlements located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Notes
- Scrapbook possibly compiled by Georgina Luxton
- Name Access
- McDougall, Annie
- McDougall, David
- McDougall, George
- McDougall, John
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Community life
- Churches
- Calgary Stampede
- Family and personal life
- Family
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Memorial
- Membership
- Missionaries
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Obituary
- Religions
- Sports and recreation
- Rodeo
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Calgary
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Contents of scrapbook placed in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Religions
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tom Wilson family fonds
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- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members. Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed …
- Date Range
- 1861-1982
- Reference Code
- M10 / V701
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 10
- V 701
- Sous-Fonds
- M 10
- V 701
- Accession Number
- 551, 981, 1234, 1578, 1634, 2097, 3039, 7750 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M10 / V701
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1861-1982
- Physical Description
- 2 v. and 2 cm of textual records. -- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 cm of print material
- History / Biographical
- The Wilson family were guides, outfitters and ranchers at Morley, Kootenay Plains, Banff and Nordegg, Alberta, Canada. Thomas Edmonds (Tom) Wilson, 1859- 1933, and Minnie McDougall Wilson, 1865-1936, had six children, including sons John Clark Wilson, 1888-1932, and Thomas Edmonds (Ed) Wilson, 1892-1973. Daughters were Ada, 1886-1967?, Rene, Bessie and Dora. Tom Wilson is credited with the discovery of Lake Louise in July of 1882, while working as a packer on the Canadian Pacific Railway survey through the mountains. In 1883, Wilson established his own business at Banff, Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia. After selling the business in 1904, Tom Wilson operated a horse ranch at Kootenay Plains. He later retired to Banff. Ed Wilson was born at Morley and raised in Banff. Around 1910 he began working for Brewster Trading Company at Banff and, later, Lake Louise. Just before the First World War, he moved to Nordegg, where he worked for the Bighorn Trading Company for many years.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members.
- Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed Wilson, the Wilson family, and early guiding and exploration in the Canadian Rockies (photocopy in two volumes); miscellaneous papers, 1905-1929, including a holograph speech by D. D. Galletly on the cave at Banff; letter and note re sale of horses to Frank Wellman, 1920; letters to Catharine Whyte from Ada Wilson re personal matters and Wilson family history, 1964-1965; transcripts of manuscripts by Tom Wilson and B. M. (Bess) Wilson re the CPR and tourism and 1916 pack trip Lake Louise to Kootenay Plains; letters of Col. Robert O'Hara to Tom Wilson, 1895- 1914, re Mount Assiniboine and Lake O'Hara; letter by Catharine Robb Whyte to Tom Link, 1965, re Lake O'Hara history based partly upon above material; diary, Trip to ranch by B. M. Wilson; essay, The last of the pathfinders by Dorie (Wilson) Legit; programmes, articles, clippings re Tom Wilson, 1924-1982; Eliza Edmonds certificate, 1845, and later clipping.
- Photographs pertain to outfitting and guiding activities of Tom, John and Ed Wilson, including clients, associates and trips throughout the Rocky Mountains; Wilson family, friends and associates; Stoney Indians; Kootenay Plains; Banff people and events; Banff townsite and surrounding area; Canadian Pacific Railway; Nordegg area; 1861-1930. Includes photograph of Tom Wilson at Lake Louise inscribed to A. O. Wheeler, 1932. Many of the early photographs were taken by clients of Tom Wilson. Later, after settling at Kootenay Plains, Wilson was apparently given a camera by Mary Vaux and likely took many of the Stoney Indians views. Ed Wilson was an amateur photographer and likely took most of the views of staff at Lake Louise and of Nordegg.
- Name Access
- Wilson, Ada
- Wilson, Ed
- Wilson, Tom
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- modern reference prints
- Creator
- Wilson, Ed
- Wilson, Tom
- Category
- 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 / Unprocessed
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Erling Strom fonds
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- Part Of
- Erling Strom fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of textual records in the form of scrapbook, 1932-1963; and publications, n.d. 1952-1978, pertaining to skiing, Mt. Assiniboine Lodge and region. Publications include issues of Strom's newsletter, "The Assiniboine wrangler." Also includes: "To the top of the continent" by …
- Date Range
- 1908-1979
- Reference Code
- M110 / V612
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Erling Strom fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 110
- V 612
- Sous-Fonds
- M 110
- V 612
- Accession Number
- 785, 1055, 1425, 1630, 1938, 2384, 2558, 2690, 2856, 3023, 3045, 2023.25
- Reference Code
- M110 / V612
- Date Range
- 1908-1979
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records. -- 34 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Erling Strom, 1897-1986, was a skier and lodge-owner who lived at Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia, Canada; New York and Vermont, USA; and Norway. Norwegian-born Strom pioneered cross-country skiing in the United States and the Canadian Rockies. He operated Mount Assiniboine Camp from 1928 until the 1970s. Strom's mountain expertise was critical to the success of the Lindley-Liek expedition which conquered Mount McKinley, Alaska in 1932. His autobiography "Pioneers on skis" describes his career as a ski instructor and lodge operator.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of textual records in the form of scrapbook, 1932-1963; and publications, n.d. 1952-1978, pertaining to skiing, Mt. Assiniboine Lodge and region. Publications include issues of Strom's newsletter, "The Assiniboine wrangler."
- Also includes: "To the top of the continent" by Frederick A. Cook, 1908, a published account of Cook's fraudulent first ascent of Mount McKinley, heavily annotated by Belmore Browne who refuted Cook's claim in 1909; and a letter from Lieutenant Colonel H. Westmorland of Keswick, Cumberland, to Mr. Randow, 1970 April 9, outlining Westmorland's skiing and climbing career in the Canadian Rockies.
- Also includes Mount Assiniboine Camp log book compiled by Erling Strom (entries range from 1933-1963)
- Photographs pertain to Erling Strom, family, friends, associates, homes; camps, including Mount Assiniboine Camp; trips and expeditions, including expedition to Mount McKinley. Photographs were published in "Pioneers on skis."
- Name Access
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Creator
- Strom, Erling
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents the Girl Guides of Canada, Banff area activities and events, ca.1955-ca.1970. Records consist of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to Banff packs; textual records consist of club and society records, published handbooks, pamphlets, serials, and booklets.
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- M118 / V64
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Scrapbook
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 118
- V 64
- Sous-Fonds
- M 118
- V 64
- Accession Number
- 7435 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M118 / V64
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- 23 textual records. -- 22 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- The Girl Guides began Canadian operations in 1910 in St. Catharines, Ontario following the movement's foundation in England by Lord Baden-Powell in 1909. In 1912 Canadian headquarters were established in Toronto and in 1917 a Canadian Council was incorporated. In 1961 the organization became known as Girl Guides of Canada with a goal to teach and train girls responsibility and community service. Girls enroll in various Brownie, Guide or Ranger Packs under the supervision of volunteer Pack leaders. The girls earn badges in a wide variety of activities. The Guide movement in Alberta began in 1912 with Companies forming first in Edmonton and then around the province. A Guide Group of 9-15 girls was established in Banff in the mid-1920s followed by the creation of a Brownie Pack in 1939. In 1961 the Banff Scout-Guide Hall opened in Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents the Girl Guides of Canada, Banff area activities and events, ca.1955-ca.1970. Records consist of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to Banff packs; textual records consist of club and society records, published handbooks, pamphlets, serials, and booklets.
- Notes
- Duplicate print material was discarded
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada, Banff
- Subject Access
- Education
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada, Banff
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, Girl Guides of Canada website
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Fletcher P. Brady fonds
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- Part Of
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
- Date Range
- [ca.1929]-1966
- Reference Code
- M119
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 119
- Sous-Fonds
- M 119
- Accession Number
- 901
- Reference Code
- M119
- Date Range
- [ca.1929]-1966
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Fletcher P. Brady was a towerman with the New England Association of Railroad Veterans in Providence, Rhode Island. In the 1930s, he served as an officer of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
- Name Access
- Brady, Fletcher P.
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Horse packing
- Guiding
- Guides
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Brady, Fletcher P.
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers …
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Reference Code
- M169
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Diary
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 169
- Sous-Fonds
- M 169
- Accession Number
- 6262, 7440, 7773
- Reference Code
- M169
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Physical Description
- 46 v. + 4 items of textual records
- History / Biographical
- E. O. (Edward Oliver) Wheeler, 1890-1962, was a Canadian surveyor, soldier and mountaineer. Wheeler was born in Ottawa, the son of A. O. (Arthur Oliver) Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor and founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. E. O. Wheeler served in the Royal Engineers in World War I and received the Military Cross in 1916 and the Legion of Honour (France). In 1941 he was appointed Surveyor-General of India and in 1943 was knighted by King George VI. During World War II, he served as Director of the Frontier Circle of the Survey of India. Wheeler retired to Lavington, British Columbia in 1947. Throughout his life, Wheeler was involved in world mountaineering. He worked on the mapping of the 1922 expedition of Mount Everest and was active in the Alpine Club of Canada, serving as its President from 1950 to 1954
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers in France and Mesopotamia, 1915-1918, trips on leave from India to Canada, U.S.A., England, South Africa, Asia, south Pacific, and New Zealand. Diaries also detail ACC camp preparations and activities, travel to and from Banff, clubhouse work; travel details, daily activities and accounts of climbs in France and Scotland; trans-Atlantic and trans-Canada voyage; Alpine Club of Canada Vermilion Camp activities; Strathcona, Vancouver Island reconnaissance trip and climbs; travels to California, Hawaii and Japan: travel from Los Angeles to Canada, through British Columbia to Banff; ACC camp at Glacier, B.C.; trip from India to Canada; life in Banff; trips and ACC camps in the Rockies, Selkirks and Kootenay district; ACC activities and operations; travels in the Okanagan, Kootenays and Columbia Valley, BC. Also included in this series are two diaries of his wife Dorothea. Scrapbooks pertain to school life, military training, surveyor's training; Alpine Club of Canada activities and lecture activities; military career, 1910-1919; surveying and mountaineering activities; Mount Everest expedition of 1921. Other material consists of items found loose in the 1946-1948 diaries, including letter written on board ship from Asia to the United States, 1947; photographs of unidentified women, 2 items; and postcard of Vancouver City Hall
- Name Access
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Custody information was provided by John Wheeler, son of E. O. Wheeler
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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