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American art, education and culture

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54771
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E.…
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 49
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published 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 / 49
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (5 items ; 15 x 30.5 cm and smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in California; "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City; and various community events and a state fair in Minot, North Dakota.
Notes
Handbook is signed "N.K. Luxton" inside front cover
Name Access
Mulvaney, John
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Community events
Art
Artist
Painting
Tourism
History
Education
Airplane
Geographic Access
United States of America
New Jersey
Connecticut
Stamford
California
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Two items placed in mylar due to staining, creasing and fragile material
Category
Arts
Education
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54988
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
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 / E4 : Photography
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Physical Description
77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.
Notes
Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts
Name Access
Cathcart, John George (Red)
Luxton, Norman
Campbell, Woodworth
Campbell, Theodora
LaPorte, Eugene
Maunder, Ernest
Subject Access
Artist
Boats
Transportation
Travel
Sports
Hunting
Oil
Natural resources
Model boats
Mines and mineral resources
Immigration and homesteading
Indigenous Peoples
Industry
Recreation
Family and personal life
Cabins and shelters
Animals
Birds
Dogs
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Calgary
Inglewood
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Central America
Panama
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes
Related Material
LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285
LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]
LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Banff Centre and Banff School of Fine Arts

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54728
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program f…
Date Range
1938
[1940-1945]
1942
1953
1969
1975
1977-1978
1983
1985
[1985-1987]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 27
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Organization 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 / 27
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Organization record
Date Range
1938
[1940-1945]
1942
1953
1969
1975
1977-1978
1983
1985
[1985-1987]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program for the 8th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Name Access
Banff Centre for the Arts
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Arts
Artists
Advertising
Entertainment
Events
Community events
Schools
Education
Performance
Films and film making
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Arts
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Calendars for 1912 and 1933

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54790
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different ima…
Date Range
1912
1933
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Calendar
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 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Calendar
Responsibility
Painting "Fond Memories" produced by James Arthur
Date Range
1912
1933
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records (2 calendars ; 37.5 x 50 cm and 23 x 48 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different image for each month pertaining to rural life, families, children, dogs and related subjects. 1933 calendar has an advertisement for "Dave White and Sons Ltd." company attached to the bottom.
Name Access
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
Arthur, James
Subject Access
Art
Artist
Businesses
Farmland
Agriculture
Animals
Dave White and Sons Ltd.
Dogs
Family and personal life
Children
Sports
Recreation
Canoes and canoeing
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Bow River
Language
English
Conservation
1933 calendar has metal part attaching pages, keep away from other materials
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents in file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Calgary Stampede, teepee competition judging

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55013
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee compet…
Date Range
1943
1949
1954
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  29 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 / D3c / PA - 6 to 26
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Photographs LUX/I/D3c/PA-6 to 10 produced by photographer F. Gully.
Date Range
1943
1949
1954
Physical Description
21 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee competitions in [including images of 1943 winner John Burns and his family].
Notes
Most individuals in photographs not identified.
Name Access
Bearspaw, David
Burns, John
Burns, Richard
Burns, Pat
Luxton, Norman
Godsell, Philip
Graham, Fred
Peacock, Mark B.
Powderface, Tom
Wildman, Dan, Sr.
Hunter, Enos
Hunter, John
Hunter, Judas
Hunter, Nat
Subject Access
Calgary Stampede
Events
Public events
Competition
Teepees
Arts
Indigenous Peoples
Cultural pluralism
Animals
Horses
Recreation
Ranches
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Bow Ranch
Language
English
Conservation
Consider storing individual items in mylar sleeves due to ink and pencil annotations on back of some contents
Related Material
LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 to 5
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian ceramic pottery exhibition album

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54961
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.
Date Range
[1922-1923]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Scrapbook
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 / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PD - 2
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1922-1923]
Physical Description
1 album (32 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Mary Etta (Young) Hawkins entered a partnership with Norman Luxton to open a ceramic art business in 1922. Mary Etta married Stanley Hawkins in June 1923.
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on additional research and related contents in fonds - LUX / I / E1 contains original agreement between Mary Young and Norman Luxton re: opening of ceramic business in Banff, 1922
Name Access
Young, Mary (Mamie)
Subject Access
Art
Artists
Museums
Cultural pluralism
First Nations
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Handle with caution - loose contents
Language
English
Conservation
Album pages stored together in folded acid-free paper to keep contents together in correct order.
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Creative writing and play script excerpts

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55087
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of typed and handwritten short stories, writing excerpts and other written content by Eleanor Luxton, as well as a bibliography page. Includes a written and a typed copy of a short play titled "Past and Future" by Eleanor Luxton, both dated 1948.
Date Range
[1930-1950]
1948
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 146
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / B : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / B1 : Personal education
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 146
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by Eleanor Luxton
Date Range
[1930-1950]
1948
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of typed and handwritten short stories, writing excerpts and other written content by Eleanor Luxton, as well as a bibliography page. Includes a written and a typed copy of a short play titled "Past and Future" by Eleanor Luxton, both dated 1948.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Arts
Plays
Education
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Metal paperclips replaced with archival plastic clips
Creator
Eleanor Luxton
Category
Arts
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Daffodils photograph and miniature calendar

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54763
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one colour print depicting five yellow daffodils with a back background. Print is attached to matboard with additional matboard border attached to front. Includes miniature calendar for year 1956 on the bottom which is obscured by matboard border. Envelope containing print is addre…
Date Range
1955-1956
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PA - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Calendar
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 / F2 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PA - 1
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Calendar
Date Range
1955-1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 20.5 x 26 cm on matboard 26 x 31 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one colour print depicting five yellow daffodils with a back background. Print is attached to matboard with additional matboard border attached to front. Includes miniature calendar for year 1956 on the bottom which is obscured by matboard border. Envelope containing print is addressed to Eleanor Luxton, dated December 15, 1955.
Notes
Item stored with original envelope in file
Material Details
Print attached to matboard with adhesive. Matboard has blue and silver dye/paint around edges, small blue ribbon attached at top.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Hotel
Flowers
Photography
Calendar
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Item has been placed in mylar
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Mailing stamp on upper right cover of original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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David George McDougall Ross certificates, oversize

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54741
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 rolled certificates pertaining to the military and academic career of David George McDougall Ross. Includes 2 certificates of military qualification, one under the title of Second Lieutenant dated April 5, 1940 and one under the title of Lieutenant C.A.C. (A.F.) dated May 18, 194…
Date Range
1933
1939-1940
1942
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 8 to 12 (O.S.)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Government record
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 / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 8 to 12 (O.S.)
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Government record
Date Range
1933
1939-1940
1942
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records (5 rolled pages ; 54 x 43 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 rolled certificates pertaining to the military and academic career of David George McDougall Ross. Includes 2 certificates of military qualification, one under the title of Second Lieutenant dated April 5, 1940 and one under the title of Lieutenant C.A.C. (A.F.) dated May 18, 1942; one Training Centre certification form marking the completion of training, 1942; a Declaration of Enlistment for World War II, 1939; and a University of Alberta Bachelor of Arts degree certificate for David George McDougall Ross, dated 1933.
Notes
Items originally stored together in storage tube with University of Alberta mailing address label for "Mr. David George Ross" on front
Name Access
McDougall Ross, David
University of Alberta
Subject Access
Education
Military
World War II
Arts
Government
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton
Access Restrictions
Handle with caution
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items have been placed in mylar
Category
Education
Arts
Government
Military
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Original storage label: [upper left]: "UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA EDMONTON, ALBERTA" [Center of label]: "Mr. David George Ross, 517 - 4th Ave. West, CALGARY, Alberta."
Processing Status
Processed
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Event invitations and programs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54738
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Wa…
Date Range
1917
1937
1940
1955
1960
1968
1975-1976
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 30
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published 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 / 30
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1917
1937
1940
1955
1960
1968
1975-1976
Physical Description
0.8 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of programs, pamphlets and invitations for events held in Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Red Deer River and Edmonton. Content pertains to musical performances, the opening of the Banff School Auditorium, a memorial unveiling for John Murray Gibbon, the opening of the John Ware Cabin, the Banff Public Library and Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Government House in Edmonton, and a commemoration program for Edouard Gaston Deville.
Name Access
Gibbon, John Murray
Ware, John
Deville, Edouard Gaston
Subject Access
Community events
Concert
Memorial
Music
Museums
National parks and reserves
Tourism
Library
Banff Springs Hotel
Events
Government
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Edmonton
British Columbia
Yoho National Park
Red Deer
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Arts
Education
Government
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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