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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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Banff Indian Days panoramic photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely portraits of identified and unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 27, has three black and white prints, one print …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 23 to NA - 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
14 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 23 to NA - 33
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s]
- Physical Description
- 11 photograph : b&w negatives ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely portraits of identified and unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 27, has three black and white prints, one print has been hand-coloured.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Dogtail, Philip
- Englishman, Johnny
- Hunter, Elijah
- Kaquitts, Benjamin
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Luxton, Georgina
- McLean, George
- Wesley, Mary
- Jimmyjohn, Susan
- Poucette, Mark
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cascade Mountain
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Conservation
- All show some shift towards a yellowing film base, in particular NA - 33 NA - 28 shows notable nitrate detrioartion of the emulsion with amber discolouration and mirroring.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other family and friends - identified
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first …
- Date Range
- ca.1920-1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245
- Date Range
- ca.1920-1940
- Physical Description
- 41 photographs : b&w prints ; 28 x 22 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first name not identified] during Banff Indian Days; Jeanette Windsor; Inspector K. Duncan of the RCMP; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Sylvester Clark Long) ; members of the Harrison family; Margaret and Ashley Hine; and Winifred Ivy Hayden. Includes set of photographs pertaining to ceremony naming Georgina Luxton as Stoney Princess "Rainbow Woman", 1934.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Material Details
- Item LUX/III/C3/PA-241 is hand-coloured
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Harmon, Maude
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Ross, May
- Whitaker, Annie
- Crawler, Ben
- Windsor, Jeanette
- Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
- Hine, Margaret
- Hine, Ashley
- Hayden, Winifred
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Travel
- Ceremony
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- United States of America
- California
- San Diego
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stoney Nakoda portraits, other photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits of various Stoney Nakoda people (including members of the Bearspaw, Hunter and Wildman families), as well as Joshua Wetsit of the Assiniboine Sioux First Nation in Montana. Some photographs are accompanied by handwritten notes with information pertaining to the photograph…
- Date Range
- [1905-1915]
- 1915
- [1920-1940]
- 1929
- 1939
- 1950
- 1957
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 559 to 592
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 559 to 592
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by Mitchell Studio (Baltimore, Maryland); Harry Pollard; Byron Harmon; Nicholas Morant; and Ernest Kehr. Some photographs not attributed
- Date Range
- [1905-1915]
- 1915
- [1920-1940]
- 1929
- 1939
- 1950
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits of various Stoney Nakoda people (including members of the Bearspaw, Hunter and Wildman families), as well as Joshua Wetsit of the Assiniboine Sioux First Nation in Montana. Some photographs are accompanied by handwritten notes with information pertaining to the photographs.
- Name Access
- Hunter, Eliza
- Hunter, George
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Nat
- Hunter, Eddie
- Stevens, Job
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Ware, John
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Bearspaw, David
- Luxton, Georgina
- Wesley, Peter
- Beaver, Timothy
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Portrait
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Some items are fragile- handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Top (L-R) Philip Dogtail, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Nat Hunter, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Bottom (L-R) Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose), Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), John Englishman / Rockymountain, Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver), Georgina Luxton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49179
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of photograph of (top L-R) Philip Dogtail, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Nat Hunter, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), (bottom L-R) Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose), Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), John Englishman / Rockymountain, Hector Cr…
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Reference Code
- LUX/ I / D3a / 10 / NA - 30
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX/ I / D3a / 10 / NA - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of photograph of (top L-R) Philip Dogtail, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Nat Hunter, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), (bottom L-R) Elijah Hunter (Sûga Pore) (Dog Nose), Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), John Englishman / Rockymountain, Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Georgina Luxton. [identifications made from scan that is laterally inverted]
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Dogtail, Philip
- Englishman, Johnny
- Hunter, Elijah
- Kaquitts, Benjamin
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Luxton, Georgina
- McLean, George
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 135
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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