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[Banff Visit Scrapbook]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54911
- 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
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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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Postage stamp album, annotated
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54717
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one stamp book titled "Postage Stamp Album" on the front cover. Contains "Map of the Universal Postal Union" inside front cover, as well as 64 pages organized by country for placing collected postage stamps. Pages have basic statistics and facts pertaining to individual countries i…
- Date Range
- [1889 or 1890]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- 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 / 23
- Date Range
- [1889 or 1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 15 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one stamp book titled "Postage Stamp Album" on the front cover. Contains "Map of the Universal Postal Union" inside front cover, as well as 64 pages organized by country for placing collected postage stamps. Pages have basic statistics and facts pertaining to individual countries including populations, capital cities and monarchs' names. Some pages are annotated with small notes. Some stamps appear to have been removed from multiple pages. Two loose pages of poetry/verses are between the last page and back cover.
- Notes
- Date range provided by Processing Archivist based on textual contents.
- Storage Range
- File box LUX / II / F1 / 19 to 23
- Subject Access
- Politics and government
- History
- Geography
- Geographic Access
- Europe
- England
- France
- Germany
- Prussia
- Bavaria
- Holland
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Hungary
- Italy
- Spain
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Norway
- Finland
- Poland
- Russia
- Romania
- Serbia
- Bulgaria
- Montenegro
- Turkey
- Greece
- Malta
- Japan
- China
- Korea
- Hong Kong
- Siam
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
- Mozambique
- Tunisia
- Canada
- United States of America
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Caribbean
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Venezuela
- Peru
- Ecuador
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution as materials may be fragile
- Title Source
- Title retrieved from cover of item
- Content Details
- Cover is red with black decoration near left side and right corners, and "POSTAGE STAMP ALBUM" in black and gold text on front.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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