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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

GMD: Textual record; Published record

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: 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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

Category: Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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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