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Thrushes, Thrashers, and Swallows*

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1936
Author
Pearson, Gilbert T.
Publisher
National Geographic
Call Number
04.2 P31t
Variant Title
*Robins and Bluebirds are familiar members of a famous musical family which includes the Hermit Thrush and European Nightingales
Author
Pearson, Gilbert T.
Responsibility
Gilbert T. Pearson
Publisher
National Geographic
Published Date
1936
Physical Description
13 pages ; illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Birds
Birds--Alberta
Zoology
Zoology--Alberta
Wildlife
Wildlife artists
Art
Abstract
Pertains to the family Mimidae
Contents
Game Wardens find out who killed the cock robin Colonists found a “Blue Robin” Three wives in a single season Cousins of the Nightingale Woodlands ring with flutelike music The Mockingbird is a world-famous vocalist Swallows of a feather flock together What’s in a name? Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) Olive-backed Thrush (Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni) Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) Hermit Thrush (Hylocichla guttata) Veery (Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis sialis) Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Bendire’s Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum redivivum) Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma dorsale dorsale) Leconte’s Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei lecontei) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Northern Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon albifrons albifrons) Barn Swallow (Hirundo erhthrogaster) Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina lepida) Tree Swallow (Iridoprocne bicolor) Bank Swallow (Riparia Riparia Riparia) American Pipit (Anthus spinoletta spinoletta) Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spraguei) Horned Lark (Otocoris alpestris)
Notes
Reprinted from National Geographic, Volume LXIX, No. 4, April 1936
Paintings by Maj. Allan Brooks
Accession Number
825
Call Number
04.2 P31t
Collection
Archives Library
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To conserve a heritage

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1979
Author
Lewis, Margaret
Call Number
04 L58t
Author
Lewis, Margaret
Responsibility
written and compiled by Margaret Lewis for the Alberta Fish and Game Association in commemoration of the anniversary of its first convention, 1929-1979
Published Date
1979
Physical Description
xiv, 283p. : ill., ports., facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Birds
Predators
Wildlife
Accession Number
12000
Call Number
04 L58t
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada's premier problem of animal conservation : a question of cycles

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1950
Author
Rowan, W
Call Number
04.2 R78
Author
Rowan, W
Published Date
1950
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Birds
Game laws
Wildlife
Notes
In New biology, 9, edited by M.L. Johnson and M. Abercrombie, published by Penguin
Bibliography
Accession Number
470
Call Number
04.2 R78
Collection
Archives Library
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Exploring South Georgia & the Falklands : M/S Endeavour November 12th - 29th, 2004

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2004
Author
Napoli, Jim
Publisher
Lindblad Expeditions
Call Number
G370-480 N27 E97
  1 website  
Author
Napoli, Jim
Responsibility
Jim Napoli
Publisher
Lindblad Expeditions
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
1 videocassette (59 min., 52 sec.) : colour
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Subjects
Travel
Sailing
Antarctic Regions
Wildlife
Birds
History
Geography
Abstract
Film pertains to a trip aboard the M/S Endeavour from November 12th to November 29th, 2004 of South Georgia and the Falklands which included a trekking party who crossed South Georgia Island following Shakleton's route, led by guides David Hahn, Deirdre Galbraith, James Norton
Notes
Margaret Gmoser was in the trekking party
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
G370-480 N27 E97
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Daily Expedition Reports from this expedition
Websites
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Calgary Fish and Game Association certificate, Norman Luxton

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
LUX / I / D2 / 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
  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 / D2 : Recreation
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D2 / 18
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
0.1 cm of textual records (1 page ; 28 x 30.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one certificate given to Norman Luxton in 1937 by the Calgary Fish and Game Association. Certificate acknowledges Norman's contribution to the introduction of the chukar partridge in Alberta.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Birds
Wildlife
Conservation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an albu…
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
1906-1908
[ca.1915-1930]
1920
[ca.1930-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  99 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-1 to 16 produced by N.A. Forsyth [Butte, Montana]; PA-57 to 59 produced by Pete Tasker; PA-69 produced by E.C. [Elliott Chappel?] Barnes
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
1906-1908
[ca.1915-1930]
1920
[ca.1930-1940]
Physical Description
87 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an album titled “Banff the Beautiful”; two unidentified women posing near black bears at a local dump; and other animals in and around the Banff area, including beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, and deer.
Notes
LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 accompanied by handwritten note with printing instructions for negative copy of photograph [see Related Material]
File contains some duplicates
Material Details
Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-53 to 56 are scanned paper copies of original images retrieved from an album
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Tasker, Peter
Forsyth, Norman A.
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animals
Birds
Hunting
Buffalo
Bison
Bears
Black Bears
Bighorn Sheep
Sheep
Moose
Foxes
Conservation
Environment
Geographic Access
United States of America
Montana
Canada
Alberta
Johnson Lake
Banff
Banff National Park
Inglewood
Language
English
Related Material
Negative photograph LUX/I/D6c/NA-17 is related to items LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 in this file
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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George Browne wildlife paintings photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and …
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205
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 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Art produced by George Browne
Some photographs produced by LaFayette Studio, San Francisco
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm and 25.5 x 19 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and items LUX/I/E4/PA-204 and 205 also have photographer stamp [LaFayette Studios].
Name Access
Browne, George
Subject Access
Art
Artist
Birds
Wildlife
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
United States of America
California
San Francisco
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Arts
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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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
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting a close-up view of a falcon [n.d.]
Date Range
[1960-1980]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 678
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 678
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1960-1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting a close-up view of a falcon [n.d.]
Subject Access
Wildlife
Birds
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Language
English
Conservation
Item stored in mylar
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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United States and Canada trips, local events

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…
Date Range
[1920 - 1940]
1942
1968 - 1970
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton
Date Range
[1920 - 1940]
1942
1968 - 1970
Physical Description
35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.
Name Access
Kaquitts, Frank
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Travel
Tourism
Calgary Stampede
Banff Chairlift
Gondolas
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Hotels
Wildlife
Birds
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Jasper National Park
British Columbia
Okanagan
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Montreal
United States of America
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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