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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.
- Date Range
- 1928
- 1944-1945
- 1953-1954
- 1962-1963
- 1965-1983
- 1985-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Date Range
- 1928
- 1944-1945
- 1953-1954
- 1962-1963
- 1965-1983
- 1985-1992
- Physical Description
- 128 b&w and col. postcards ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Charity
- Recreation
- Correspondence
- Events
- Arts
- Community events
- Calgary Stampede
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- New Brunswick
- British Columbia
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Holland
- Cook Islands
- United States of America
- Idaho
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Hawaii
- California
- Washington
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
- Russia
- Oregon
- England
- France
- Greece
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Israel
- Mexico
- West Indies
- Scotland
- Brussels
- Vienna
- Turkey
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton's Pacific Crossing images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letter…
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1901
- 1926
- 1969 - 1975
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1901
- 1926
- 1969 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 47 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letters: one sent to Norman Luxton in 1926 by James Hall[?] pertaining to the voyage, and one to Eleanor Luxton from J.W.D. Symons at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia pertaining to the use of the museum's images in her book.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Canoes and canoeing
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Museums
- Publication
- Research
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Fiji
- Australia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family history notes, editing notes, other
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes writ…
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes written on an envelope which was previously mailed to Georgina Luxton in 1924.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Genealogy
- Recreation
- Sports
- Hunting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Responsibility
- Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
- Notes
- Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Train
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Commerce and industry
- Cruise ships
- Indigenous Peoples
- Government
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- St. John
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Transportation
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one Canadian passport which belonged to Eleanor Luxton. Contains travel stamps from Eleanor's travels to Hawaii, China, Japan and Panama in 1937.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 19
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one Canadian passport which belonged to Eleanor Luxton. Contains travel stamps from Eleanor's travels to Hawaii, China, Japan and Panama in 1937.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- China
- Japan
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Panama
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Mandarin
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Insurance records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents and correspondence pertaining to life insurance, travel insurance, property insurance, and other related services purchased by Eleanor Luxton.
- Date Range
- 1972-1987
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 181 to 184
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / D : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 181 to 184
- Date Range
- 1972-1987
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents and correspondence pertaining to life insurance, travel insurance, property insurance, and other related services purchased by Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Contents are arranged by insurance providers: LUX / II / D / 181 and 182 : Reed Shaw Stenhouse Ltd. LUX / II / D / 183 : Miller and Beazley Ltd., Royal Insurance LUX / II / D / 184 : Rocky Mountain Agencies, other
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Correspondence
- Commerce
- Communications
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Travel and home records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- 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
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Physical Description
- 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Exploration
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Panama
- Japan
- China
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Okanagan trip 1970 and EGL garden shots
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs pertaining to a trip to the Okanagan with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family in 1970, and views of the Luxton family home gardens. Includes images depicting camping, swimming, fishing, boating and canoeing.
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 151 to 170
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- 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 / NA - 151 to 170
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs pertaining to a trip to the Okanagan with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family in 1970, and views of the Luxton family home gardens. Includes images depicting camping, swimming, fishing, boating and canoeing.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Recreation
- Leisure
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Beach
- Boats
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Travel
- Camping
- Canoes and canoeing
- Garden
- Property
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Okanagan
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Photographs in file are negative copies of photographs from LUX / II / E / PA - 703 to 723
- Title Source
- Title copied from original
- Processing Status
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Travel and mountain views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].
- Date Range
- [1925-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 25 to 77
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- 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 / NA - 25 to 77
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1925-1940]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w negatives ; 4.5 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].
- Notes
- Original envelope for items LUX/II/E/NA-40 to 53 has small piece of paper attached with handwritten notes pertaining to school classes and assignment deadlines [possibly written by Eleanor Luxton].
- Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Mountains
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Cabins
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been stored in negative sleeves
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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