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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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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.

Date Range: 1922

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Drawing

1 image

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 / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17

GMD: Drawing

Responsibility: Produced by W. Langdon Kihn

Date Range: 1922

Physical Description: 1 drawing : portrait, pencil and ink ; 29 x 37.5 cm

History / Biographical: Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) was an American artist born in Brooklyn, New York. Kihn was best known for his illustrated portraits of American and Canadian Indigenous people, including members of the Blackfoot, Navajo, Pueblo and Tsimshian communities. The individuals in Kihn's portraits were most often depicted wearing traditional and ceremonial clothing rather than their typical clothes. Kihn's art career began in 1919 when he travelled to Montana and created some of his earliest portraits while visiting the Blackfeet Reservation. Throughout the 1920s, Kihn travelled extensively in Canada and the United States, creating portraits of individuals from a diverse range of Indigenous communities. Many of these portraits were put on display as part of a travelling exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1935, Kihn was commissioned by National Geographic to produce Indigenous portraits for publications; this ultimately led to a two-decade career with National Geographic.

Scope & Content: File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.

Notes: Portrait is signed in the bottom left corner: "To "Norm" Luxton From his friend W. Langdon Kihn. 1922"

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Kihn, W. Langdon

Subject Access: Portrait; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Art; Artist

Language: English

Category: Arts; First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/nyregion/art-indian-portraits-by-kihn-exhibited.html; https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/w-langdon-kihn-papers-7081

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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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Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: [ca. 1910s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / 1 / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1910s]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ;

Scope & Content: [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*

Name Access: Wesley, Mary

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

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.

Content Details: Mary Wesley, married to Peter Wesley chief of Wesley band

Processing Status: Processed

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Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph of Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda. Attached to the negative is a cardboard mat with crop marks.

Date Range: [ca. 1910s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 25

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

3 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / 1 / D : Personal and professional;

Sous-Fonds: LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 25

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1910s]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph of Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda. Attached to the negative is a cardboard mat with crop marks.

Name Access: Jimmyjohn, Susan; Poucette, Mark

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

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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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 photographs of unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Possibly includes photos of Tom Wilson and Jack Clarke.

Date Range: [ca.1910s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

11 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 / 11

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 photographs of unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Possibly includes photos of Tom Wilson and Jack Clarke.

Notes: Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 41, has a hand-coloured print. NA - 35 is annotated "Copyright Lux Banff" and NA - 39 is annotated "Copyright Luxton Banff" NA - 36 is not in the folder.

Name Access: Wilson, Tom

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cascade Mountain

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

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 photograph prints and negatives of Banff Indian Days, camps, a log cabin and staged battle scenes with unidentified people. Some photos have copy prints. Included is a Kodak Iris paper envelope with annotations.

Date Range: 1907; [ca.1910s]; 1913; 1915

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 12 / NA - 45 to NA - 54 LUX / I / D3a / 12 / PA - 1 to PA - 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

25 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 / 12 / NA - 45 to NA - 54 LUX / I / D3a / 12 / PA - 1 to PA - 9

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1907; [ca.1910s]; 1913; 1915

Physical Description: 19 photograph : 10 b&w negatives ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm : 9 b&w photographs ; 30.2 x 10 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Files consists of panorama photograph prints and negatives of Banff Indian Days, camps, a log cabin and staged battle scenes with unidentified people. Some photos have copy prints. Included is a Kodak Iris paper envelope with annotations.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cascade Mountain

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Processing Status: Processed

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Unknown people in regalia on horseback, Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Unknown]

Date Range: ca.1910

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1910

Physical Description: Negative

Scope & Content: [Unknown]

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Parades

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

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 photog; 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.

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Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]

Date Range: ca.1910

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1910

Physical Description: Negative

Scope & Content: [Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

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. . No identification was possible.; 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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Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 43 photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days events. Includes images of ceremonies and events, teepees on display and Stoney Nakoda individuals in traditional regalia.

Date Range: [1920-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 16 / PA - 1 to 42 & NA - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

56 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 / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 16 / PA - 1 to 42 & NA - 1

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1920-1950]

Physical Description: 43 photographs (42 b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w negative)

Scope & Content: File consists of 43 photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days events. Includes images of ceremonies and events, teepees on display and Stoney Nakoda individuals in traditional regalia.

Notes: Negative photograph is stored in mylar, in folder with prints. File also contains one negative duplicate which is not included in numbering