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Letters to Mother [January - March 1936]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 17 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 8 to March 9, 1936. Topics include travelling from New York to Austria via England in mid-January, activities aboard ship [including descriptions of the ship itself and other passen…
Date Range
1936
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 99
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 99
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1936
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (62 pages ; 22.4 x 28.9 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 17 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 8 to March 9, 1936. Topics include travelling from New York to Austria via England in mid-January, activities aboard ship [including descriptions of the ship itself and other passengers], the death of the King George V while Pete and Catharine are in London, books Catharine and Edith are reading, travelling to the mainland and arriving in Innsbruck [Austria], travelling to Obergurgl by train, meeting new people, exploring the local towns and cities, skiing and ski lessons [mostly for Catharine], architecture, descriptions of local landscapes, people and events in Concord, photography and cameras, visiting local historic churches, going to museums and galleries, watching Olympic ski races and other skiing events in Garmisch Bavaria, meeting with friends, descriptions of different kinds of snow and skiing conditions, travelling to Zurich at the end of February, making a short trip to Murren and Gindlewald Switzerland before returning to Zurich, and then making preparations to return to Canada in early March. Also includes newspaper clippings and brochures for the Hotel Goldener Adler in Innsbruck and the area of Obergurgl.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. Inserts 1-5 have been seperated from their accompanying letters at an unknown point.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Caird, Jean
King George V
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Architecture
Art
Art galleries
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Birds
Birthday
Boats
Businesses
Carnival
Children
Churches
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Gallery
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Mountain
Movies
Museums
Olympic Games (Winter)
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Royalty
Scenery
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Swiss Guides
Theatre
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
London
England
United Kingdom
Innsbruk
Seefeld
Austria
Zurich
Switzerland
Concord
Massachusetts
New York City
New York
United States of America
Language
English
German
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Embroidered and personal correspondence to Maud Woodworth

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 postcards, 6 of which are annotated. 5 postcards have hand-stitched decorative fronts with floral and Union Jack flag designs, two of which include front lace pockets containing a small paper note and a piece of embroidered material, respectively. 1 postcard dated 1915, addressed…
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
1915
Reference Code
M74 / I / A / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M74 / V324
Series
M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records
Sous-Fonds
M74
Sub-Series
M74 / I / A : 1894 - 1920
Accession Number
3109
2016.8581
Reference Code
M74 / I / A / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Responsibility
Some correspondence written by Ted Davidson and Ethel Woodworth
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
1915
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (8 postcards ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 postcards, 6 of which are annotated. 5 postcards have hand-stitched decorative fronts with floral and Union Jack flag designs, two of which include front lace pockets containing a small paper note and a piece of embroidered material, respectively. 1 postcard dated 1915, addressed to "Miss Maudie Woodworth" from Ted Davidson. 1 postcard addressed to Maud from her sister Ethel, dated 1911. 1 postcard sent to Maud from unnamed friend, dated 1912.
Name Access
Woodworth, Maude
Woodworth, Ethel
Davidson, Ted
Subject Access
Travel
Christmas
Family
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
France
England
Salisbury Plain
Language
English
Conservation
Items have been placed in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
One postcard with pocket contains paper note reading, "from Shorty".
Processing Status
Processed
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Personal photographs

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 53 photographs pertaining to friends and family members of Maud and Forest Kidney, mostly taken in or near Banff. Includes images of children on horseback, a postcard print dated 1922 of Solomon's Temple in Buxton [England], landscapes and views from hiking and camping trips, a pic…
Date Range
1922
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1930]
1929
1937
[ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]
1940 - 1942
1944
[ca. 1945]
Reference Code
V324 / IV / B / PA - 56 to 108
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M74 / V324
Series
V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
Sous-Fonds
V324
Sub-Series
V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
Accession Number
2016.8581
Reference Code
V324 / IV / B / PA - 56 to 108
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1922
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1930]
1929
1937
[ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]
1940 - 1942
1944
[ca. 1945]
Physical Description
53 photographs : b&w prints ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 53 photographs pertaining to friends and family members of Maud and Forest Kidney, mostly taken in or near Banff. Includes images of children on horseback, a postcard print dated 1922 of Solomon's Temple in Buxton [England], landscapes and views from hiking and camping trips, a picnic with members of the Round family, numerous photos of unnamed individuals and groups [likely friends of the Woodworth and Kidney families and extended family members], and Doreen and Bill Round skiing.
Notes
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
Name Access
Round, Doreen
MacAulay, Ted
Georgeson, Jimmy
Dyer, Ron
Dyer, Orme
Barker, Allan
Barker, Walter
Wilson, John
Woodworth, Joe
Atick, Jessie
McCormick, Katy
McDonald, Cecil
Woodworth, Ethel
Kidney, Maude
King, Fred
Round, F. W. E. (Bill), Jr.
Round, Elsie (Espeth)
Subject Access
Family
Family and personal life
Winter
Winter sports
Skiing
World War II
Military
Animals
Horses
Hiking
Deer
Camping
Children
Picnics and picnicking
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Maine
Portland
United States of America
Mount Wilson
Buxton
England
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Water-damaged item has been placed in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Military
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Notebooks and Diaries

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 cm of textual records, 9.5 x 15.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's travels to Europe with her family (1952-1966) and with friends (1974-1988). Records include bound notebooks and several loose pages in which Dorothy recorded her travel experiences, expenses, and keys to…
Date Range
1952-1988
1952
1957
1959
1961
1966
1974-1975
1977-1979
1982
1987-1988
Reference Code
M521 / IV / 18-25
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / IV : Travel
Sous-Fonds
M521
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / IV / 18-25
GMD
Diary
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1952-1988
1952
1957
1959
1961
1966
1974-1975
1977-1979
1982
1987-1988
Physical Description
16 cm of textual records (9.5 x 15.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 cm of textual records, 9.5 x 15.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's travels to Europe with her family (1952-1966) and with friends (1974-1988). Records include bound notebooks and several loose pages in which Dorothy recorded her travel experiences, expenses, and keys to slides (both Dorothy and her mother, Leette).
Notes
While traveling in Scotland in 1952, the Wardle family visited Banff.
Some notebooks have loose notes tucked inside. One notebook from 1957 has a related (about Scotland) newspaper clipping tucked inside it.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Subject Access
Travel
European travel
Personal and Family Life
Personal, Family
Geographic Access
Europe
Scotland
England
Italy
France
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Some pages were loose and have been taped back together. May present future conservation issues.
Consider digitizing in the future.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - October 1934]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptio…
Date Range
1934
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1934
Physical Description
1.8 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 21 x 29.7 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptions of the countrysides they travelled through and of local towns and villages, language barriers, descriptions of meals and various types of local dishes, travelling through the island of Java on the way to Sumatra, comments on and descriptions of other people encountered while travelling, weather, photography, developing films [photographs], people and events in Concord, travelling across Sumatra by car, volcanoes, local wildlife [mostly birds and monkeys], observations on local farms and farming techniques/products, books and magazines Pete and Catharine are reading, leaving Sumatra for France on the M.S. Sibajak in early September via the Suez Canal, descriptions of their cabin and the ship itself, life and activities aboard ship, comments and observations about other passengers, day trips on land along the way, going through the Canal, arriving in Marseille France and setting out for Swizerland by train in mid-September, travelling around Switzerland by train, meeting up with Edward Feuz while visiting Interlaken, exploring the local towns, architecture, skiing, exploring different ski areas and watching various races and events as they find them [also includes comparisons of slopes and snow conditions between the Alps and the Rockies], meeting other skiers, various dealings with banks, travelling through Austia to Munich Germany in late September-early October, visiting an area in Austria where the Olympics will be held in 1936, visiting museums and war memorials [WWI], attending Oktoberfest in Munich, travelling to Paris via Nuremburg and Cologne by train in early October, exploring Paris and visiting various city landmarks and churches [this was Pete's first trip to Paris], going to the movies, going to London and then Edinburgh with Jean Caird before sailing back to North America from London in mid-October.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous peoples of Indonesia used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. 96 - 01 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 96 - 06 page 11 contains a sketch of the layout of the hotel they stayed in. 96 - 18 appears to be missing the last page[s].
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Caird, Jean
Feuz, Edward
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Architecture
Art
Art galleries
Artists
Automobiles
Birds
Birthday
Boats
Businesses
Children
Churches
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
Festivals
Farming
Food
Gallery
Home
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Memorial
Mountain
Movies
Museums
Oktoberfest
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Scenery
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Swiss Alps
Swiss Guides
Theatre
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Bali
Java
Sumatra
Indonesia
Suez Canal
Egypt
Marseille
Paris
France
Interlaken
Arosa
Zurich
Switzerland
St. Anton am Arlberg
Austria
Munich
Wetzlar
Germany
London
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
United Kingdom
Concord
Massachusetts
United States of America
Language
English
German
Conservation
Locate missing page[s] of letters 96 - 01 and 18.
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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King George VI memorial scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the death and funeral of King George VI.
Date Range
1952
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
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 - 7
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the death and funeral of King George VI.
Name Access
King George VI
Subject Access
Memorial
Funeral
Obituary
Family
Royalty
Public events
Geographic Access
England
London
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Politics
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Sid Unwin fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.
Date Range
1915-1968
Reference Code
V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
  22 images  
Part Of
Sid Unwin fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M31 / V25
Series
II. Unwin family sous-fonds
Sous-Fonds
V25
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
Date Range
1915-1968
Physical Description
13 photographs : prints, postcards?
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.
Name Access
Unwin, Ethel
Unwin, Sid
Unwin, Vera
Subject Access
Buildings
Cemetary
Grave stone
Family
Family and personal life
Home
Geographic Access
England
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Correspondence from Europe

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Date Range
1891
1893
1896
1902-1903
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / I : Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M555
Sub-Series
M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Postcard
Date Range
1891
1893
1896
1902-1903
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (6 postcards -- letters)
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Notes
Items in file are accompanied by two envelopes addressed to Catharine Elkin and her husband, Dr. William Elkin.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
Europe
Italy
Switzerland
England
Germany
Netherlands
Access Restrictions
Some materials in file are fragile - assistance from staff required
Language
English
Conservation
Some materials stored in mylar sleeves
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Travel and correspondence scrapbook [Spain, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Hawaii, England]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending …
Date Range
1954
1959 - 1962
1967
1968
1970
Reference Code
LUX / II / C / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Scrapbook
Photograph
Photograph print
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     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 / 1
GMD
Postcard
Scrapbook
Photograph
Photograph print
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1954
1959 - 1962
1967
1968
1970
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (59 b&w and col. prints ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm or smaller -- 3 newspaper clippings - 2 textual records)
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending domestic and international trips between 1954 and 1970, including trips to Victoria, B.C., Hawaii, Italy, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland, India, Greece and England.
Notes
Some items are heavily annotated on back, some dates and locations provided on pages of scrapbook
Many items loose in scrapbook
Name Access
McLean, Nell
McDougall, George
Mitchell, Frank
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Buildings
Events
Animals
Sports and recreation
Geographic Access
United States of America
Hawaii
Italy
Rome
Egypt
Cairo
Spain
Greece
Athens
Ireland
Killarney
England
London
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Handle with caution as some items are stored loose in album and may fall out
Item has been secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together
Pages have been interleaved to protect photographs from other materials
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Personal scrapbook, early Banff and Morley

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing personal photographs, small clippings, wax seals, and blank and annotated postcards. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton, relatives and friends of the Luxton family. Includes individual and group photographs of numerous unidentified individuals on horseback …
Date Range
1908
1910
[ca. 1910 - ca. 1920]
1911
Reference Code
LUX / II / C / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
  1 image     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 / 2
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1908
1910
[ca. 1910 - ca. 1920]
1911
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (42 b&w prints ; 10 x 21.5 cm or smaller -- 3 postcards - 0.5 cm of textual records -- 25 wax seals)
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing personal photographs, small clippings, wax seals, and blank and annotated postcards. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton, relatives and friends of the Luxton family. Includes individual and group photographs of numerous unidentified individuals on horseback and on foot, posing by family homes and ranches [likely in and around the Bow Valley]; and unidentified members of an Indigenous community [likely Stoney community members in Morley]. Scrapbook also contains various small clippings and symbols / pictures pertaining to academies, clubs and political groups based in Canada, England and the United States; invitations sent to Mr. and Mrs. McDougall to attend an Old Timers' Association event in 1908, and one in 1910 in Calgary ; four blank postcards depicting attractions in London, England; four annotated Christmas cards mailed to the Luxton family; one annotated postcard sent to Mrs. George H. Ross [May Ross] from Georgina Luxton [?]; and 25 wax seals attached to one scrapbook page.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton, Georgina
Ross, May
McDougall, David
McDougall, Annie
Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
Subject Access
Community events
Community life
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Horseback riding
Horses
Ranches
Travel
Tourism
Education
Christmas
Politics and government
Club
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Calgary
Bow Valley
Morley
England
London
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Album has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs from adhesive stains and other risky materials on adjacent pages
Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to protect damaged binding
Category
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Blank postcards, Christmas cards, and annotated postcard were previously part of contents from album processed as file LUX / III / B3 / PD - 1 pertaining to David and Anne McDougall
Processing Status
Processed
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