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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
Print
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
Print
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
Creator
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Eleanor
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
Electronic Resources
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Annie McKenzie family portrait album

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album containing 27 photograph prints and 5 tintype photographs. Contents include black and white portraits of various unnamed individuals, as well as one photograph of a large group of children posing outside of a log building [possibly a schoolhouse].
Date Range
[ca. 1865 - 1870]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B2 / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Tintype
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / B : Georgina Luxton series
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / B2 : Personal papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B2 / PD - 2
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Tintype
Responsibility
Photographs in album produced by Charles H. Wright, James Sinclair, Burgess Photography [Guelph], T. Smith Photographic Artist [Guelph], and other unnamed photographers.
Date Range
[ca. 1865 - 1870]
Physical Description
1 album (32 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album containing 27 photograph prints and 5 tintype photographs. Contents include black and white portraits of various unnamed individuals, as well as one photograph of a large group of children posing outside of a log building [possibly a schoolhouse].
Notes
First page of album is annotated in black ink [see "Content Details"].
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of album [active periods of photographers credited in album overlap between ca. 1867 - 1870; album is signed by "Annie McKenzie", who married and became "Annie McDougall" in 1871].
Material Details
Leather bound album
Name Access
McDougall, Annie
McKenzie, Annie
Subject Access
Children
Family and personal life
Immigration and homesteading
Land, settlement and immigration
Log structures
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Access Restrictions
Fragile contents, handle with care
Language
English
Conservation
Pages have been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
First page annotation: "Annie McKenzie [unintelligible] [unintelligible] Ont[ario]."
Processing Status
Processed
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Biographical material, Norman Luxton and McDougall family

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norm…
Date Range
1876
[1930-1940]
1934
[1955]
1960
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 9
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1876
[1930-1940]
1934
[1955]
1960
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norman Luxton; Article "Here's Alberta - People and Places" featuring Norman Luxton; published book "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer" by Edna Kells; and a program for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of George McDougall's appointment as Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Missions, which includes a detailed timeline of the lives of George and Elizabeth McDougall, as well as their son John.
Notes
File also contains one duplicate copy of each item, excluding "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer"
Name Access
McDougall, George
Luxton, Norman
McDougall, Elizabeth (Chantler)
Subject Access
Buffalo
Churches
Family
History
Biography
Businesses
Religions
Memorial
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Pigeon Lake
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Obituary article clippings are fragile, handle with care
Language
English
Conservation
Staples removed from two items in file and replaced with archival clips
Category
Family and personal life
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Religions
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian and western history research papers : Research

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.
Date Range
[1869-1970]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II.B.4. Professional : historical research
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278
Date Range
[1869-1970]
Physical Description
15 cm textual material
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278 ) : * 9 research notebooks, Canadian and western history research * 1 research notebook * 9 articles: "Fort Owen - A Chronology"; "Ukrainians in Canada"; "Esterhazy - Saskatchewan's Fifty-Year Old Magyar Settlement"; "Pioneer Spirit: Kaposvar The Oldest Hungarian Colony, 1886-1926"; Comment on "Pioneer Spirit"; "Steinbach: The First Mennonite Settlement in Western Canada"; "Icelanders in Canada"; "The Church and the Pioneering Life in Scandia"; "Across the Prairies Two Centures Ago." * 1 research notebook * 1 research notebook * 0.7 cm research notes * 1 research notebook * 0.3 cm collected correspondence re Buffalo Hunt [1910-1974] * 3.0 cm collected essays, correspondence and articles[1869-1955]
Processing Status
Processed
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Central United Church, Calgary

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of historical material on the Central United Church of Calgary.
Date Range
ca.1875-1975
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 - 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. F. Collected Material Series : Textual
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 - 1
Date Range
ca.1875-1975
Physical Description
3 items textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of historical material on the Central United Church of Calgary.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.
Date Range
ca.1875-1882
1880-1882
1884
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  5 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
ca.1875-1882
1880-1882
1884
Physical Description
5 photographs : b&w prints ; 35 x 25 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
I.G. Baker & Co. was a grocer and supply store based in Fort Benton, Montana starting in 1866. An additional store was opened following the settlement of North West Mounted Police officers at Fort Calgary in 1875, which supplied groceries and other basic goods to the area. The business and all existing stores were purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1891.
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.
Notes
Items in file are annotated
Subject Access
Settlement
Land use
Landscapes
Townsite development
Businesses
Commerce
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Land, settlement and immigration
Commerce and industry
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.heritagepark.ca/park-information/attractions-and-exhibits/ig-baker-co-store
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Hugh and Matilda McTavish marriage certificate

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a marriage certificate for Hugh McTavish and Matilda Morehouse of Mosa Township, Middlesex, Ontario [1875].
Date Range
1875
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 71
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 71
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Date Range
1875
Physical Description
0.1 cm of textual records (1 page ; 27.5 x 24 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of a marriage certificate for Hugh McTavish and Matilda Morehouse of Mosa Township, Middlesex, Ontario [1875].
Name Access
McTavish, Hugh
McTavish, Matilda (Morehouse)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Government
Marriage
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Middlesex
Access Restrictions
Fragile material - handle with caution
Reproduction Restrictions
Fragile material - handle with caution
Language
English
Conservation
Item has been stored in mylar due to poor condition. Handle with caution as item may tear further when handled
Category
Family and personal life
Government
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202775233/hugh-mctavish
https://www.geni.com/people/Hugh-McTavish/6000000045391997845
https://www.geni.com/people/Matilda-McTavish/6000000058377562956
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Records include the Luxton Family Bible - Holy Bible, Teacher's Edition, with references and maps as well as ten miscellaneous items that were inserted in the Bible at the family record page. These enclosures include: A marriage certificate of Frederick M. Graham and Jennie H. McDougall, 1903 A r…
Date Range
[1877-1945]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
III.C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 - 6
Date Range
[1877-1945]
Physical Description
11 items textual records
Scope & Content
Records include the Luxton Family Bible - Holy Bible, Teacher's Edition, with references and maps as well as ten miscellaneous items that were inserted in the Bible at the family record page. These enclosures include:
A marriage certificate of Frederick M. Graham and Jennie H. McDougall, 1903
A record of a pioneer family of Southern Alberta up to the end of 1890
A letter from May McDougall Ross to Mrs. Berry, 1945 (on House of Commons Canada stationary)
A newspaper clipping obituary notice for William McKenzie
Correspondence from the Lieutenant-Governor's Office, 1897 requesting donations for plague and famine-stricken people of India. Also signed by D. McDougall
A program for the 4th Annual Round Up and Moochican, 1925 The Southern Alberta Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
A newspaper clipping obituary notice for Mrs. Nellie Wood, 1941
A letter from Mrs. Christina Berry to Mrs. Ross, 1945
A Southern Alberta Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association 3rd Annual Round Up song sheet, 1924
A copy of Articles of a Treaty, 1877
The Luxton Family Bible belonged to Sarah Jane Luxton (Norman's mother) who passed it to Olive Luxton (Norman's sister); it was then passed down to Mary Nell Hosking (Norman's niece), then to Gail (Mary's daughter). The bible contains a family history, a record of marriages dating back to January 10, 1842, births, 1818, and deaths, 1848 (middle section; p.111 cont'd).
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Luxton family publications

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published works written by members of the Luxton family. File includes copies of psalm book "The Harvest of Sunshine" by George [Nasmith] Luxton, "The Golden Link" address by Eleanor Luxton, copies of an Indigenous psalm translated by Norman Luxton, early copies of the Crag and Can…
Date Range
1872
1874
1905-1906
1908
1932
1956
1960
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 28
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 28
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1872
1874
1905-1906
1908
1932
1956
1960
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of published works written by members of the Luxton family. File includes copies of psalm book "The Harvest of Sunshine" by George [Nasmith] Luxton, "The Golden Link" address by Eleanor Luxton, copies of an Indigenous psalm translated by Norman Luxton, early copies of the Crag and Canyon [1905-1908], "The Climber" magazine [1906], and an original copy [1872] and reprinted publication [1874] of the Manitoba Free Press.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton, George
Luxton, William (Fisher)
Subject Access
Advertising
Businesses
Communications
Crag and Canyon newspaper
First Nations
Newspaper
Public events
Public Speaking
Publication
Religions
Music
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items in file are fragile and may tear easily - handle with caution
Category
Commerce and industry
First nations
Religions
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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