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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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 / Box 1
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 1
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing:
M486 / V152 Crosby House Archival Material Box 1 Crosby House – Office Closet Prints, loose Film negatives, panoramas Art booklet Correspondence Lantern slides Cheque register – Lou Crosby Glass negatives Matted portraits Framed prints
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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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 / Box 2
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 2
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing:
Box 2 Crosby House – Office Closet Wildlife prints (bad condition – ripped and rolled) Ticket re sale of Florida property Unused air tickets – Qantas Airlines “What’s in a Radio Tube” Booklet Home Sound Reproduction Handbook Box of postcards and prints Canadian postage 4 cent stamp Tire Jack instructions Publications; Child Life Magazine, 1929 Canada, 1950 Newfoundland Canada’s New Province Proceedings of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Alberta, 1936 Pikes Peak by Rail Vest Pocket Webster Dictionary Visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, 1958 History of Baalbek (Lebanon), 1960 Alpine Wildflowers of Western U.S. Wedding anniversary card Statement Tablet (Blanket) Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1911 Rare Coin Encyclopedia and Catalog Golf Penalties Alpine Club of Canada – Constitution and List of Members, 1937 4 travel note booklets (3 blank) Alazhar Widow’s Benefit Association By-Laws, 1933 Cyprus Preceptory No. 33 Knights Templar By-Laws Western Skating Association Handbook on Skating, 1906 Skaters’ History, 1916 Amateur Skating Union of the U.S. Handbook, 1934 International Skating Union Regulations, 1961 Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Official Handbook 2x Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Official Handbook, 1930-31 2x Canadian Philatelic Society, 1919 2x Canadian Philatelic Society, Membership List, 1930 University of Toronto – Hart House Booklet, 1923-1932 2x valentine cards Telephone book instructions Booklet of 20 miniature photo views Riverside (?), California Numerous postcards, blank and correspondence Decorative info cards Canadian Dental Hygiene Council Publication “At the Gate” A Book of Facts on Hot Water Heating Efficiency Hints to Mothers on the Treatment of their Children, 1914 Infant Feeding and Hygiene Today’s News, Summerside, PEI newspaper, 1939 Newspaper cut out – “Some cake receipts” A poem “Thoughts from the “Sunny South” by Mary Belle Rich High School and University Matriculation Exam Board Departmental Examinations, 1926-1935 for English, Physics, French, Art, Algebra, Latin, German, Composition Tune/poem “Beautiful Banff” Rocky Mountain Tours Brochure Poem “Banff” by Mary Belle Rich Poem “Lake Louise” by Mary Belle Rich Booklet Wild Flowers in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington Coleman Manual for Motor Campers The Banff Windermere Highway – Department of the Interior publication Oliver School District, province of Alberta Tax Notice, 1912-1915 2x Oct 15, 1924 Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, No. 1 2x Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, No.2 Publication – Australia for the Tourist, 1914 A lock of blonde hair
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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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 / Box 3
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 3
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 3 Crosby House – Office Closet Black box of matted prints, prints, and cartes des visites - Crosby and Seaton family photographs, many identified and captioned on reverse. Brown metal box: Sun Life Assurance Co. Correspondence Agreement between Barbara Brewster, Jack Walker Brewster and Edward Cecil Collier, all Executors of Estate of George Brewster and Gertrude Crosby Inventory listing of Triangle Inn, 1950 2 portrait photograph prints of L. Crosby Insurance policy to Gertrude Crosby 2 agreements between Brewster Transport Co and Louis S. Crosby, 1954 & 1959 Lease agreement – Gertrude Crosby and Department of Interior Rocky Mountain Parks Canada Superintendent Land Titles Certificate – YWCA Banff **filed in the brown metal box are *important* papers containing many of the following: Capital stock certificates Insurance papers
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