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Crosby family fonds

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of business records of Deer Lodge, Lake Louise Trading Company, Inglenook restaurant, including lodge receipts, 1931-1941; accounts, 1929-1934; tourist agency accounts, 1936-1943; menus, 1940-1945; rationing records, 1943-1947; Inglenook advertising, 1958-1962; maintenance and…
Date Range
[188-]-1971
Reference Code
M486 / V152
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 486
V 152
Sous-Fonds
M 486
V 152
Accession Number
3117, 3266, 3422, 3933, 4086, 5017, 5069, 5128, 5224, 5450, 5892, 5956, 6748, 6764, 7066, 7212 (unproc)
Reference Code
M486 / V152
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[188-]-1971
Physical Description
ca.2 m textual records. -- ca. 3000 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints); some copies. -- 1 cartographic record: plan. -- 2 motion pictures
History / Biographical
The Crosby family of Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada was involved with the development and operation of businesses at Lake Louise from 1923, when Louis S. and Gertrude Crosby built the Lake Louise Trading Company, a general store and dining room. Over the years they acquired Deer Lodge (1924); Triangle Inn, the YWCA and Inglenook Lodge (1941); and operated a gas station (1926). Deer Lodge was expanded in 1925, 1931, 1939, 1941 and staff quarters were added. Gertrude Crosby managed the businesses, while Lou Crosby was involved with Brewster Transport Company from 1907 to 1964. From 1947 until his death in 1964, Crosby was President of Brewster's and prior to that had handled the financial operations for the firm. The Crosby family was actively involved with the Banff Winter Carnival.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of business records of Deer Lodge, Lake Louise Trading Company, Inglenook restaurant, including lodge receipts, 1931-1941; accounts, 1929-1934; tourist agency accounts, 1936-1943; menus, 1940-1945; rationing records, 1943-1947; Inglenook advertising, 1958-1962; maintenance and other records. Records were generated during period of ownership by the Crosby family.
Fonds also includes Lou Crosby personal and professional papers and Crosby family papers.
Photographs pertain to Crosby family; Deer Lodge; Banff Winter Carnival; Brewster Transport Company and Jim Brewster; Banff events; winter sports, especially skiing and skating; vacations; scenic views. Photographs taken primarily by Lou Crosby and companions including Byron Harmon, ca. 1910-1950. Photograph album pertains to Lou Crosby's hunting and climbing trips, ca. 1907-1915.
Plan of Anthracite with annotations re status of properties, ca. 1930.
Motion pictures are of Banff Winter Carnival
Name Access
Crosby, Lou
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Marion
Crosby, Fred
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: preliminary inventory
accession record copies for unprocessed material
Related Material
Brewster Transport material is related by provenance to Brewster Transport fonds (M82/V92)
Creator
Crosby, Lou
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Date Range
1871
1872
1873
1891
1901
1902
1904
1912
1914
1931
1932
1939
1954
1955
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / B : Financials
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1871
1872
1873
1891
1901
1902
1904
1912
1914
1931
1932
1939
1954
1955
Physical Description
24 cm of textual records (24 volumes)
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Date Range
ca. 1923
ca. 1935
1937
1932
1939
1954
1955
1961
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / B : Financials
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1923
ca. 1935
1937
1932
1939
1954
1955
1961
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Lake LouiseTrading Company
Deer Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Blueprints
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
GMD
Textual record
Blueprint
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Fonds Number
M 486
V152
Series
Inventory listing only
Sous-Fonds
M486
V152
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Blueprints
GMD
Textual record
Blueprint
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Name Access
Crosby, Gertrude
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Language
English
Creator
Crosby, Louis S.
Crosby, Gertrude
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Blueprints: Blueprints for garage and conservatory (rolled) A4 envelope w blueprints of garage and extension Blueprint of Dennyplane Junior (damaged) Blueprint of Banff cemetry
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of of 3 ledgers, information includes charge accounts, recipts, disembursments and other accounting details form Deer Lodge.XXX
Date Range
1923
1924
1926
1927
1929
1930
1931
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 38 to 40 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / B : Financials
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 38 to 40 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1923
1924
1926
1927
1929
1930
1931
Physical Description
3 volumes
Scope & Content
File consists of of 3 ledgers, information includes charge accounts, recipts, disembursments and other accounting details form Deer Lodge.XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Deer Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints, including a site plan for Deer Lodge, propsed staff quarters, addition to teh tea room, proposed power house and laundry, and a map of Banff - Jasper highway.XXX
Date Range
ca. 1939
ca. 1950
Reference Code
M486 / II / C / 1 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / C : Building plans and Blue Prints
Reference Code
M486 / II / C / 1 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1939
ca. 1950
Physical Description
9 volumes of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints, including a site plan for Deer Lodge, propsed staff quarters, addition to teh tea room, proposed power house and laundry, and a map of Banff - Jasper highway.XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Deer Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of inventories of supplies and furniture for Deer Lake lodge.XXX
Date Range
ca. 1920
ca. 1930
Reference Code
M486 / II / D / 1 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / D : Inventories
Reference Code
M486 / II / D / 1 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1920
ca. 1930
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of inventories of supplies and furniture for Deer Lake lodge.XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Deer Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of payroll books, information includes Deer Lodge staff XXX
Date Range
ca. 1920
ca. 1930
ca. 1940
ca. 1950
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 41 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / B : Financials
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 41 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1920
ca. 1930
ca. 1940
ca. 1950
Physical Description
18 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of payroll books, information includes Deer Lodge staff XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Deer Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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