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Southern Alberta research project

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Physical Description
29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
Subject Access
Activities
Agriculture
Animals
Buildings
Businesses
Community life
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Environment
Family and personal life
Farmland
Finances
Genealogy
History
Homestead
Immigration and homesteading
Inventory
Land use
Land, settlement and immigration
Manufacturing
Municipal views
Oil
Postcards
Portrait
Property
Real estate business
Research
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Family and personal life
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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The Hansons of Osmanthorp

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55620
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume of genealogical research pertaining to the family of John Hanson in Osmanthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England. Content includes records from 1640 onwards, including general timelines, birth and death records, and transcriptions of earlier written accounts.
Date Range
[ca.1829-1846]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 1
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Compiled by John Hanson
Date Range
[ca.1829-1846]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 193 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume of genealogical research pertaining to the family of John Hanson in Osmanthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England. Content includes records from 1640 onwards, including general timelines, birth and death records, and transcriptions of earlier written accounts.
Notes
Original date of volume creation listed as 1829; however, includes information added as late as 1846.
Material Details
Includes coloured illustration of building (annotated) between pages 74 and 75
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Research
History
Land, settlement and immigration
Geographic Access
England
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Personal journal of Isabelle Beatrice Sheppard

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55622
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal which belonged to Isabelle Beatrice Sheppard of Hay Creek, near Calgary. Content pertains to Isabelle's daily personal accounts between 1890 and 1891.
Date Range
1890-1891
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 3
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1890-1891
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 19 x 23 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal which belonged to Isabelle Beatrice Sheppard of Hay Creek, near Calgary. Content pertains to Isabelle's daily personal accounts between 1890 and 1891.
Material Details
Green and brown marbling design on covers
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Hay Creek
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Handle with caution - loose materials
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Day journal, 1893-1898

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55623
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.
Date Range
1893-1898
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 4
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1893-1898
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 136 pages ; 22 x 33 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.
Subject Access
Agriculture
Farmland
Land use
Labour
Family and personal life
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Labour
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Visitors signing book

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55624
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing a list of visitors for unknown event(s), 1908-1909. Some recorded visitors based in Cochrane.
Date Range
1908-1909
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 5
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1908-1909
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 22 x 35.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing a list of visitors for unknown event(s), 1908-1909. Some recorded visitors based in Cochrane.
Notes
Individual associated with visitor book not identified
Material Details
Only first page of volume is annotated, the rest are blank
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Cochrane
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56759
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
Date Range
1844-1850
1860-1866
1944
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
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 / B : Extended family correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1844-1850
1860-1866
1944
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
New York
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Letter from Cornelia Adams to Roger Cook Adams

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56765
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one letter sent from Cornelia Adams to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, in 1944. Letter pertains to Cornelia's progress transcribing family correspondence from ca.1860 to 1869, including letters from their mother [Cornelia Ann Cook Adams] to Mary [Cook] Wright and "Annie" [possibly A…
Date Range
1944
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
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 / B : Extended family correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / B / 2
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1944
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of one letter sent from Cornelia Adams to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, in 1944. Letter pertains to Cornelia's progress transcribing family correspondence from ca.1860 to 1869, including letters from their mother [Cornelia Ann Cook Adams] to Mary [Cook] Wright and "Annie" [possibly Anna (Cook) Smillie].
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
United States of America
New York
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Letter and Photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57281
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 pages typed letter from Margery to Kathleen; 6 black and white prints of Banff and Lake Louise, July and September 1957, annotated on back
Date Range
1957
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8321
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
V8 / 2014.8321
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8321
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8321
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
6 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm and 2 pages of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 pages typed letter from Margery to Kathleen; 6 black and white prints of Banff and Lake Louise, July and September 1957, annotated on back
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Letter and Cyanotype Photograph

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57284
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perk…
Date Range
1822
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8290
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
M8 / 2014.8290
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2014.8290
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8290
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Date Range
1822
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm ; .25 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkins Woodcock Crawford Co Pa 1 letter dated August 11th, 1822 addressed to Aunt Lucretia
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Banff Advocate and Rocky Mountain Recorder

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57292
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of Banff Advocate and Rcoky Mountain Park District Recorder Newspapers.
Date Range
1919 - 1924
Reference Code
M8 / 2017.8654 / 2 - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
M8 / 2017.8654
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2017.8654
Reference Code
M8 / 2017.8654 / 2 - 3
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1919 - 1924
Physical Description
4 cm Textual Records
Scope & Content
File consists of Banff Advocate and Rcoky Mountain Park District Recorder Newspapers.
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Language
English
Category
Tourism
Arts
Commerce and industry
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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