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[Banff Visit Scrapbook]

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Part Of: Stewart family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The al…

Date Range: [ca.1880]-1894

Reference Code: M104 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Stewart family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M104 / V209

Sous-Fonds: M104

Accession Number: 729

Reference Code: M104 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1880]-1894

Physical Description: 2cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.5 x 35 cm)

History / Biographical: George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster.

Name Access: Stewart, George A.

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Creator: Stewart, George A.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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British royal family [1939 - 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.

Date Range: 1939-1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 11

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1939-1940

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of a Star Weekly, 1939 magazine publication about Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to "Know Your Empire" Contest, 1940.

Subject Access: Royalty; Royal Visit; Politics; Public events; Regalia; Industry; Ship; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; England; London

Access Restrictions: Copyright status unknown

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright status unknown

Language: English

Conservation: Metal rings removed from binding and replaced with unbleached string to protect materials from rust damage; Two loose items have been stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Politics

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Hawaii, Japan and China cruise travel scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Rai…

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Published record

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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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 5

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Published record

Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (4 cm of textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes 23 copies of Pacific Empress magazine [July and August, 1937].

Notes: Some copies of Pacific Empress magazine are duplicates

Material Details: Front cover of scrapbook has emblem with Hawaiian landscape/waterfront scene with text "ALOHA HAWAII"

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Cruise ships; Transportation; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Hawaii; Japan; Mount Fuji; Kyoto; China; Repulse Bay; Hong Kong

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Mandarin; Japanese

Conservation: Some items are loose in scrapbook - secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and in original order

Category: Commerce and industry; Transportation; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Cultural pluralism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

254 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Physical Description: 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.; Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Boats; Fishing; Landscapes; Buildings; Statue; Community life; Commerce and industry; Dockyard; Labour; Farmland; Hotel

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; Kyoto; Yokohama; Kamakura; China; Canton; Guangzhou; Shanghai; Repulse Bay

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese

Conservation: Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location; Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out

Related Material: LUX / II / E / 5

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Labour; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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King George VI and British royal family [ca. 1935 - 1951]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also …

Date Range: [1935-1940]; 1939; 1951

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Postcard; Published record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 15

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Postcard; Published record

Date Range: [1935-1940]; 1939; 1951

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth; newspaper clippings relating to British West Indies, Australia and other Empire colonies as well as related stories. Scrapbook also includes articles relating to King George VI and family. Also included are two file folders containing:; four postcards bearing images of the King and Queen's visit to Belfast, troops inspections and two publications titled: "Their Majesties' Canadian Visit, 1939" and a timetable of Pilot train and boats and itinerary of activities [placed in a mylar sleeve and file folder].; booklet and b&w photographs relating to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit, 1939 [placed in a file folder].

Subject Access: Politics; Public events; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Royalty; Trains; Travel; Newspaper; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper; England; London

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Postcard prints and other inserts have been placed in mylar inside scrapbook

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Politics; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Lecture Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of a wide-ranging selection of lantern slide views from across western Canada; industry, settlement, first nations, recreation, scenic views. Set was probably a travel and/or settlement promotion lecture series.

Date Range: [ca.1920]

Reference Code: V8 / 6108 / PS - 1 to PS - 88

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 6108

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 6108

Reference Code: V8 / 6108 / PS - 1 to PS - 88

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [ca.1920]

Physical Description: 88 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of a wide-ranging selection of lantern slide views from across western Canada; industry, settlement, first nations, recreation, scenic views. Set was probably a travel and/or settlement promotion lecture series.

Name Access: Lantern slide lecture

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Land, settlement and immigration; Education

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Conservation: Replace binding tape where needed. All slides cleaned prior to scanning.

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title describes probable original use of material

Processing Status: Processed

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Photograph Album

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 …

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / I : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V487

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (183 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller.; Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 years old.; Photographs document sports and recreation (races, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, track, canoeing, golf, camping, horseback riding, fishing), events at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival (Festival), Highland gathering, Herald road race, and various activities in and around Banff.; Locations include: Banff, Medicine Hat, University of Alberta (Edmonton), and Lake Louise.

Notes: One of the photographs is a cut-out quote, "a canoo in foolish hands is probably the nation's greatest tipping well"; Album is bound in brown leather with "photographs" written on the cover. Some of the photographs have captions. Not every page is filled.

Name Access: Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff National Park; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Bow River Bridge; Camping; Canoes and canoeing; Children; Cross-country skiing; Dogs; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Fishing; Golfing; Hiking; Hockey; Horseback riding; Ice sculpture; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Public events; Recreation; Skating; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and recreation; Sulphur Mountain lookout; Swimming; Winter sports; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Lake Louise; Medicine Hat

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Queen Elizabeth and King George VI 1939 Canada tour

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings about Queen Elizabeth and King George VI's 1939 Royal Tour across Canada.

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 12

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 12

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings about Queen Elizabeth and King George VI's 1939 Royal Tour across Canada.

Subject Access: Royal Visit; Royal tours; Public events; Community events; Churches; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Jasper; Calgary; Manitoba; Winnipeg; Ontario; Toronto; British Columbia; Vancouver; United States of America; New York

Language: English

Category: Politics; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb Morse family album

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Robb / Morse family album, [1920 – 1923]. 55 pages, 549 photographs, small photos throughout album measured at approximately 4 cm x 6 cm. Some photographs captioned. Photographs pertain to Family and friends sailing at Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, Rockefeller brothers, pets, school…

Date Range: [1920 - 1923]

Reference Code: V683 / I / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / A : Catharine Robb Whyte sub series

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / A / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

Date Range: [1920 - 1923]

Physical Description: Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (549 photographs; b&w).

Scope & Content: Robb / Morse family album, [1920 – 1923]. 55 pages, 549 photographs, small photos throughout album measured at approximately 4 cm x 6 cm. Some photographs captioned. Photographs pertain to Family and friends sailing at Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, Rockefeller brothers, pets, school days, sports, dressup/ theatre, picnics by the water, outdoor lawn games, swimming, swim team, sailing, women’s track and field, wedding, Seal Harbor, Maine, the Robb’s summer resort, house interiors

Storage Range: Oversize upstairs

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Family

Geographic Access: United States of America

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Arts; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of album

Content Details: Pages of note: #43 John D Rockefeller III, Catharine, Nelson A. Rockerfeller , #53 John D Rockefeller III and Nelson A. Rockerfeller, #55 John D Rockefeller III.

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir photographs travel album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

352 images 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].