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Articles, collected writings and notes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17818
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of articles and stories by numerous authors collected for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects
- Date Range
- [1956 to 1961]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B4 - 160 to 183
- 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 - 160 to 183
- Date Range
- [1956 to 1961]
- Physical Description
- ca.25 cm of textual records : typescripts
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of articles and stories by numerous authors collected for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects
- Notes
- Files were created as part of Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction may be restricted due to conservation concerns
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILES (LUX/II/B4 - 160 to 183) :
- * Re: people (biographies), East Longview Hill, Tongue Creek, early founding and settling of High River, pioneers of High River (alphabetical listing), ranches, Roman Catholic churches of southern Alberta, Calgary (2 cm) (B4-160)
- * Re: people (biographies), Fort Whoop Up, Gladys Ridge district, Turner Valley, ranching, Longview, Macleod, Mitford, Creek, Cayley, NWMP, Bow Island, Davisburg, whiskey forts, sun dance (3 cm) (B4-161, 162)
- * Re: people (biographies, obituaries), pioneer life, Pakan, explorers of western Canada, history of law enforcement in Alberta, Turner Valley and Black Diamond, Bow Island, Fish Creek, Pine Creek and Davisburg, Fort Whoop Up, Fort Standoff, Fort Kipp, High River, Hudson's Bay Company, first Missouri steamboats, correspondence with Montana Historical Society (1930), Fort Benton (3.5 cm) (B4-163 to 165)
- * Manuscript: Alberta cow country / by Guy Weadick, 124 p. (1 cm) (B4-166)
- * Re: people (biographies), Tongue Creek, ranching, history of the Roman Catholic churches in southern Alberta, East Longview Hill, polo ponies, St. Joseph's Indian Industrial School. Including 2 newsclippings (3 cm) (B4-167, 168)
- * Re: people (biographies), southern Alberta, High River, Fort Whoop Up, Fort Standoff and Fort Kipp. Includes: correspondence between Saskatchewan Historical Society and Historian Society of Montana re Little Bear; newsclipping (.5 cm) (B4-169)
- * Re: people (biographies), Smoky Lake, Reverend J. H. Ruttan, Rossville Mission, High River, the press in Western Canada, Medicine Hat, Cochrane, western plains Claresholm, NWMP in the foothills, ranching. Includes newsclippings (3.5 cm) (B4-170 to 172)
- * Re: people (biographies), Raymond, Claresholm, Diamond City, Lethbridge, T. L. Ranch, James Redfern, Taber, Medicine Hat, Fish Creek, Pine Creek and Davisburg, Turner Valley and Black Diamond (1.5 cm) (B4-173)
- * Re: people (biographies), Macleod Gazette, glacial geology from Turner Valley to Coleman, High River, churches, E. P. Ranch, western polo, Raymond, Gladys Ridge district, Midnapore, Stavely, The Highwood (index and article), Glenbow, oil districts, Bow Island, schools, Okotoks (3 cm) (B4-174, 175)
- * Re: people (biographies), Tongue Creek, western plains and foothills of Alberta, High River, early medicine in Calgary, law enforcement in Alberta, Claresholm, Beaver Creek Valley, irrigation in the Palliser Triangle area (2 cm) (B4-176, 177)
- * Notes and drafts re: From travois to track, the western Canadian horse / by Doreen Runciman (1.5 cm) (B4-178)
- * Story: The Legend of Turtle Mountain / Laurie Stanley, 2 p. (B4-179)
- * Manuscript: History of early days at Pincher Creek, 66p., author unknown (.5 cm) (B4-180)
- * Manuscript: A history of the High River district, author unknown, 206p (3 cm) (B4-181 to 183)
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Banking records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17823
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of: account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.; deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.; cheque stubs, 1906-1959, ca. 1 m
- Date Range
- 1906-1959
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19
- Date Range
- 1906-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.1 m and 8 v. of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of: account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.; deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.; cheque stubs, 1906-1959, ca. 1 m
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- CONTENTS OF FOLDERS (LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19) :
- 1 Account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.
- 2 Deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.
- 3 Cheque stubs, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923
- 4 Cheque stubs, 1923 Feb - 1927 June
- 5 Cheque stubs, 1927 June - 1931 Jan
- 6 Cheque stubs, 1931
- 7 Cheque stubs, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948
- 8 Cheque stubs, 1944
- 9 Cheque stubs, 1953, 1954
- 10 Cheque stubs, 1955
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- 11 Cheque stubs, 1955, 1956
- 12 Cheque stubs, 1956, 1957
- 13 Cheque stubs, 1956, 1957
- 14 Cheque stubs, 1957
- 15 Cheque stubs, 1957, 1958
- 16 Cheque stubs, 1958
- 17 Cheque stubs, 1958, 1959
- 18 Cheque stubs, 1959
- 19 Cheque stubs, 1959
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Business, legal and financial records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22211
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and …
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Physical Description
- 4.8 m textual records -- oversize materials -- 31 photographs (15 prints, 16 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and residential leases; insurance; investments; donations; rentals; legal papers relating to the estate of Annie McDougall and May Ross McDougall; mortgage papers; Parks Canada Lease agreements and need to reside challenge; Eleanor Luxton's living will.
- Notes
- Contents arranged by subject - see file level descriptions
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Finances
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Law and justice
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian and western history research papers : Research
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22034
- 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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Canadian and western history research papers : topical file series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17810
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists primarily of research files pertaining to western Canadian history.
- Date Range
- [1970?]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B4 - 213 to 268
- 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 - 213 to 268
- Date Range
- [1970?]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 m textual material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists primarily of research files pertaining to western Canadian history.
- Access Restrictions
- No reproduction
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / B4 - 213 to 268) : * Banff discovery hot springs (Glbw), 1 item * John Bunn, Gl, .5 cm. Thomas Bunn family tree * P. Burns' birthday, Vancouver Sun July 5/31, 1 cm - Mr. and Mrs. Senator Patrick Burns. Includes newspaper clippings * Calgary, 1.5 cm. Hudson's Bay Company, early history of Calgary * Collicut, Frank, 4 items. Frank Collicutt * Coste, E., 3 items. Eugene Coste * Costello, 7 items. John W. Costello, Dr. Thomas J. Costello and Dr. Michael C. Costello * Cushing, W. H., 6 items. William Henry Cushing * Edmonton, C H Stout Edm. city archives, 8 items * Emerson, George, 1 item * Ewing Mrs. E. a, 2 items. Mrs. A .F. Ewing * Freeze (I. S.) cross ref to others in his reminiscences, 2 items * Glenn, John, 4 items * Graham, Mrs. John (Lillian Hardisty) (Glbw), 5 items * Malcolm Groat Ed c a, 5 items * Hardisty, Richard, Senator, (Glbw), .5 cm. Includes item on Senator James Lougheed * Henderson house (Glbw), 1 item * Hull, W. R., 7 items. William Roper Hull * Indians (Glbw), 1 item * Jacques, G. E., 5 items. George E. Jacques * King, G. C., 1 item. George Clift King * King, Ernie, 2 items. Edward King * Lindsay, N. J., 4 items. Neville James Lindsay * Livingstone Sam, 4 items. Sam Livingston * Lougheed, Sen. (Glbw), 4 items. Senator James A. Lougheed * McDougall, Rev. Geo. (Glbw), 11 items. Reverend George Millwund McDougall; McDougall - Hardisty genealogy * John Alexander McDougall, E c a, 1 item * McDougall, John, family register Glenbow, death, 0.5 cm * Mrs. John McDougall (Glbw), .5 cm. Alberta pioneer women * Ella McLeod, E c a, 1 item. Miss Etta McLeod, Edmonton pioneer women * Missions, 3 items * Morleyville, Annie & David McDougall, .5 cm. Smoky Lake photographs * Murdoch, George, Mayor (Gl), 7 items * Nolan, P. S., 5 items. Patrick James Nolan, "Paddy" Nolan * Frank Oliver, E c a, 1 item (21 p.), Report * Packan, E c a, 1 cm. Pakan (Fort Victoria) Alberta, topographical traverse and diagrams * Chief Pakan, 1 item * Pearce, Wm., .5 cm. William Pearce. Also includes Colonel James Walker * Rky Mt. House (Glbw), 2 items. Rocky Mountain House. Also includes Senator James Lougheed * Donald, Olive Ross, E c a, 5 items * Rouleau, 3 items. Dr. Edward Hector and Albert Rouleau * Short, James, 4 items. Mrs. Janet Lafferty Short * Sibbald, Andrew (Glbw), 1 item * Smallpox, Glenbow, 1 item (12 p.), Report * Sparrow, Evelyn (E. M. Plunkett), 1 cm. Sparrow family history * Thomas, R. C., 7 items. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cadogan Thomas * Van Wart, J. G., 1 item * Walker, Col. James, 1 item * Weather (Glbw), 1 item. Re cold Alberta temperatures * Winnipeg, 4 items. Winnipeg map 1869; Winnipeg town sketch 1869 * F. C. Young, 2 items. Frederick Campbell Young
- * David Thompson - Rocky Mountain House, 8 items. * Colonel James MacLeod, 1.5 cm * Essay "The Work of Explorers in Western Canada", 9 pp. * 1 letter, 8 pp. addressed to Miss Wright; 9 pp. of essays including "Feathers", "Banff, Ancient and Present", "A Word about the Sarcees." * Indian Folklore and stories around S. Alberta, 1 cm.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Coal sales accounts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17776
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of coal accounts ledger books. Each volume has an index, either separate or at the beginning of the volume. One volume includes a portion pertaining to the King Edward livery, 1912 (folder 55)
- Date Range
- 1912, 1922-1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 55 to 59
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C1 - 55 to 59
- Date Range
- 1912, 1922-1929
- Physical Description
- 7 v. of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of coal accounts ledger books. Each volume has an index, either separate or at the beginning of the volume. One volume includes a portion pertaining to the King Edward livery, 1912 (folder 55)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Collected Material Series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21912
- 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
- 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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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22288
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of letters, cards, notes, and telegrams among the various Luxton, Ross, and McDougall family members.
- Date Range
- 1904-1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A1
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III.A.1. Family : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A1
- Date Range
- 1904-1964
- Physical Description
- 0.2 m textual records
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of letters, cards, notes, and telegrams among the various Luxton, Ross, and McDougall family members.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22314
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of letters, notecards and postcards. Three photographs are also included in this sub-series as they form part of the correspondence.
- Date Range
- 1888-1963
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B1
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III.B.1. Georgina Luxton : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B1
- Date Range
- 1888-1963
- Physical Description
- 13 cm textual records.-- photographs: 3 prints
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of letters, notecards and postcards. Three photographs are also included in this sub-series as they form part of the correspondence.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17822
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1909-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1909-1995
- Physical Description
- 1.37 m of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
- Notes
- Series arrangement:
- LUX / II / A / 1 to 47 : General correspondence, organized chronologically (see Content Details)
- LUX / II / A / 48 to 51 : Holiday greeting cards, dated (chronological order)
- LUX / II / A / 52 to 62 : Holiday greeting cards, not dated
- LUX / II / A / 63 : Holiday gift tags
- LUX / II / A / 64 to 65 : Thank you, friendship and get well soon cards
- LUX / II / A / 66 to 67 : Easter and Valentine's Day cards
- LUX / II / A / 68 to 70 : Birthday cards
- LUX / II / A / 71 : Other holiday cards and letters
- LUX / II / A / 72 : Postcards sent to Eleanor
- LUX / II / A / 73 : Luxton family research correspondence
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Correspondence
- Access Restrictions
- Access with permission. No reproduction
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / A - 1 to 47) :
- * 1902 - 1920 (folder 1)
- * 1921 - 1930 (folder 2)
- * 1931 - 1935 (folder 3)
- * 1936 - 1940 (folder 4)
- * 1941 - 1948 (folder 5)
- * 1949 (folder 6)
- * 1950 (folders 7, 8)
- * 1951 - 1954 (folder 9)
- * 1955 - 1958 (folder 10)
- * 1959, 195- (folder 11)
- * 1960 - 1961 (folder 12)
- * 1952 - 1956 (folder 13)
- * 1967 - 1969 (folder 14)
- * 1970 - 1972 (folder 15)
- * 1973 (folder 16)
- * 1974 (folder 17)
- * 1975 (folder 18)
- * 1976 (folder 19)
- * 1977 (folder 20)
- * 1978 (folder 21)
- * 1979 (folder 22)
- -
- * 197- (folder 23)
- * 1980 - 1981 (folder 24)
- * 1982 - 1983 (folder 25)
- * 1984 (folder 26)
- * 1985 (folders 27, 28)
- * 1986 (folder 29)
- * 1987 (folder 30)
- * 1988 (folders 31, 32)
- * 1989 (folders 33, 34)
- * 198- (folder 35)
- * 1990 (folder 36)
- * 1991 (folder 37)
- * 1992 (folders 38, 39)
- * 1993 (folders 40, 41)
- * 1994 (folder 42)
- * 1995 (folder 43)
- * 199- (folder 44)
- * undated (folder 45)
- * Christmas cards, undated (folder 46)
- * Cards, other, undated (folder 47)
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