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1964 ski trip, skiing with friends
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to Hans Gmoser skiing with friends. Most photographs are from a 1964 ski trip between Toby Creek and the Bugaboos mountain range in British Columbia.
- Date Range
- 1964
- [1980 - 1990]
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / PA - 1 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- V40 / V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / PA - 1 to 24
- Date Range
- 1964
- [1980 - 1990]
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : b&w and col. prints; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to Hans Gmoser skiing with friends. Most photographs are from a 1964 ski trip between Toby Creek and the Bugaboos mountain range in British Columbia.
- Notes
- Photographs in file are accompanied by one page of handwritten notes pertaining to details of images from 1964 ski trip [PA - 1 to 21] and one copy of an Eaton's newspaper ad featuring an illustration of a ski jumper
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- McConkey, Jim
- Wiegele, Mike
- Grillmair, Leo
- Gertsch, Rudy
- Gmoser, Margaret
- Lemire, Pierre
- Subject Access
- Sports
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Ski jumping
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Family and personal life
- Exploration
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Toby Creek
- Bugaboos
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Mountain Club - textual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of correspondence, published materials and other textual records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club.
- Date Range
- 1978 - 1998
- Reference Code
- M57 / XII
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- M57 / XII: Calgary Mountain Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Sub-Series
- M57 / XII / A: News clippings
- M57 / XII / B: Correspondence
- M57 / XII / C: Newsletters
- M57 / XII / D: Collected publications
- Accession Number
- 5506
- 6772
- Reference Code
- M57 / XII
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1978 - 1998
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Originally, the CMC was the meeting point of Canada's top climbers who gathered together to plan expeditions, plot potential first ascents and discuss the advancement of their chosen sport. Today, it still provides this function but also serves as a means for new climbers to meet.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of correspondence, published materials and other textual records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club.
- Notes
- Series consists of four subseries: M57 / XII / A: News clippings M57 / XII / B: Correspondence M57 / XII / C: Newsletters M57 / XII / D: Collected publications
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Calgary Mountain Club
- Subject Access
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Organizations
- Exploration
- Travel
- Club
- Publication
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Climbing
- Community events
- Newspaper
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V40 / XII
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.calgarymountainclub.com/main.php?page=about
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Mountain Club - visual
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55062
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photographs pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club and its activities.
- Date Range
- 1978 - 1998
- Reference Code
- V40 / XII
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Digital image
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / XII: Calgary Mountain Club
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- 6772
- Reference Code
- V40 / XII
- Date Range
- 1978 - 1998
- Physical Description
- photographs
- History / Biographical
- Originally, the CMC was the meeting point of Canada's top climbers who gathered together to plan expeditions, plot potential first ascents and discuss the advancement of their chosen sport. Today, it still provides this function but also serves as a means for new climbers to meet.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photographs pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club and its activities.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Calgary Mountain Club
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Exploration
- Travel
- Club
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Climbing
- Community events
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M57 / XII
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.calgarymountainclub.com/main.php?page=about
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chic Scott fonds
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Evere…
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Accession Number
- 6499
- 6772
- 7330
- 8110
- 8123
- 2014.8295
- 2014.8311
- 2014.8374
- 2015.8559
- 2019.57
- 2021.15 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Physical Description
- Sound recordings: 224 audio tape cassettes, 7 audio tape reels. -- 78 CD-ROM. with digital files -- Moving images: 148 videocassettes: 133 Hi8, 15 VHS. ; 149 DVDs -- 4.2 m textual records
- History / Biographical
- Charles (Chic) C. Scott, b.1945, is a mountaineer, mountain guide and writer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Scott climbed extensively in the western Canada and the Himalayas until the mid-1970s. He guided extensively in the European Alps for five seasons, ca.1970, and worked as a climber for "The Eiger Sanction," a Hollywood movie starring Clint Eastwood. Scott resumed climbing in 1988, after a period working at the University of Calgary. His publications include "Alpinism," editor, "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies," "The History of the Calgary Mountain Club", "Summits and Icefields", "Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock : the Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser".
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Everest Expedition, and collected and personal materials. Items in fonds are arranged mostly by individual projects/areas of research.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of 15 series: Series I : Pushing the Limits Series II : Mountain Romantics Series III : Summits and Icefields Series IV : Powder Pioneers Series V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock Series VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies Series VII : Hans Gmoser Film Collection Series VIII : The Canadian Himalayan Foundation Series IX : The Book of Mortimer Series X : Tommy and Lawrence Series XI : The Yam Series XII :Calgary Mountain Club Series XIII : Young at Heart Series XIV : Chic Scott personal records Series XV : A LIFE IN THE WILD: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin Access to interviews limited to VHS reference compilations.
- Name Access
- Scott, Charles (Chic)
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Publication
- Research
- Personal and Professional Life
- Mountaineering
- Interview
- Organizations
- Biography
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy recordings
- Finding aids and reference tools series and file description
- Creator
- Scott, Chic
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Chic Scott Personal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55280
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
- Date Range
- [1982 - 2018]
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Accession Number
- 6772
- 8110
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV
- Date Range
- [1982 - 2018]
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Madill, Kathy
- Amann, Eddie
- Subject Access
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Weddings
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Everest '82
- Sports
- Recreation
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Mount Everest
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected photographs, 1950 and later
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 161 to 170
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-1990]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 23 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Children
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Wisconsin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early interviews - sound recordings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55564
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 interviews recorded on 8 cassette tapes and 7 recording tape reels, produced by Chic Scott between 1982 and 1990. Interviews pertain to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition (including interviews of Al Burgess, Bill March and Laurie Skreslet) and other mountaineers. File al…
- Date Range
- 1982-1990
- Reference Code
- S47 / XIV / A / 1 to 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Cassette
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- S47 / XIV : Chic Scott personal
- Sous-Fonds
- S47
- Sub-Series
- S47 / XIV / A : Interviews
- Accession Number
- 6499
- 6500
- Reference Code
- S47 / XIV / A / 1 to 10
- Responsibility
- Produced by Chic Scott
- Date Range
- 1982-1990
- Physical Description
- 13 sound recordings : 8 cassettes and 7 recording reels (7mm film)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 interviews recorded on 8 cassette tapes and 7 recording tape reels, produced by Chic Scott between 1982 and 1990. Interviews pertain to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition (including interviews of Al Burgess, Bill March and Laurie Skreslet) and other mountaineers. File also includes a CBC Radio interview of Chic Scott by Patricia Naylor, recorded for the "Calgary Eye Opener".
- Notes
- Contents of individual items in file: S47 / XIV / A / 1 : Interview with Al Burgess immediately after 1982 Everest Expedition (2 cassettes) S47 / XIV / A / 2 : Bill March interview recorded immediately after the Everest 82 Expedition (cassette) S47 / XIV / A / 3 : [Laurie] Skreslet #1 Recorded late autumn 1982 (cassette) S47 / XIV / A / 4 : Jon Jones interview 1982 by Chic Scott (cassette) S47 / XIV / A / 5 : CBC Interview about 1990 aired on radio, recorded near Yamnuska Cliffs (cassette) S47 / XIV / A / 6 : Don Vockeroth July 19, 1988 interview in Calgary (2 cassettes) S47 / XIV / A / 7 : Glen Boles recorded Monday Sept. 26, 1988 (1 recording reel) S47 / XIV / A / 8 : Charlie Locke recorded Tuesday Sept. 27, 1988 (1 recording reel) S47 / XIV / A / 9 : Interview with Bob Hind at his home in Calgary January 12, 1989 Marg Hind present (2 recording reels) S47 / XIV / A / 10 : Ken Jones May 25, 1990 afternoon. Taped at Ken's house in Nanton by Chic Scott. Ken's son Pat at the table as well (3 recording reels)
- Name Access
- Skreslet, Laurie
- Vockeroth, Don
- Boles, Glen
- Hind, Bob
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Jones, Jon
- March, Bill
- Subject Access
- Interview
- Research
- Mountaineering
- Everest '82
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Nanton
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Events and functions, trips
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party…
- Date Range
- 1990-1993
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 497 to 602
- 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 - 497 to 602
- Date Range
- 1990-1993
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party for Mary[?] which Eleanor attended, and family trips to Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Vaux, George, X
- Luxton, John
- Luxton, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Events
- Community events
- Public events
- Museums
- Parades
- Indigenous Peoples
- Family and personal life
- Sports
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Kootenay Lake
- Ontario
- Windsor
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family, friends, Luxton home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55175
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday ce…
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- 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 - 55 to 339
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Physical Description
- 285 photographs : col.; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday celebrations [including a 1967 New Years party at the Luxton family home], school portraits, family trips within Canada and the United States, child and newborn portraits, and other related subjects. Items LUX / II / E / PA - 310 to 335 are stored in a miniature photo album. Several photographs are stored with corresponding holiday greeting cards which were sent to Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Some individuals in photographs are not identified; many photographs are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Entertainment
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Holidays
- Home
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Portrait
- Recreation
- School
- Sports
- Swimming
- Travel
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- United States of America
- California
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Communications
- 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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Luxton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
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