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Calendars for 1912 and 1933

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different ima…

Date Range: 1912; 1933

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

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 / 53 & 54 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Responsibility: Painting "Fond Memories" produced by James Arthur

Date Range: 1912; 1933

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (2 calendars ; 37.5 x 50 cm and 23 x 48 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of two monthly wall calendars. Includes a 1912 "Bow River Boat House" calendar with black and white copy of a painting titled "Fond Memories" depicting a woman canoeing on the Bow River, with tear-away monthly calendar pages at the bottom; and a 1933 calendar depicting a different image for each month pertaining to rural life, families, children, dogs and related subjects. 1933 calendar has an advertisement for "Dave White and Sons Ltd." company attached to the bottom.

Name Access: White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Arthur, James

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Businesses; Farmland; Agriculture; Animals; Dave White and Sons Ltd.; Dogs; Family and personal life; Children; Sports; Recreation; Canoes and canoeing; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Bow River

Language: English

Conservation: 1933 calendar has metal part attaching pages, keep away from other materials

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Day journal, 1893-1898

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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

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Early collected photographs

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V90; M436

Series: V90 / VI: Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.

Name Access: Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Brewster, John

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Farmland; Portrait; Homestead; Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

59 images 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 / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Physical Description: 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, David; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Animals; Children; Birds; Farmland; Property; Community events; Family and personal life; Dogs; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs; Loose images have been placed in mylar; Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

254 images 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 / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Physical Description: 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.; Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Boats; Fishing; Landscapes; Buildings; Statue; Community life; Commerce and industry; Dockyard; Labour; Farmland; Hotel

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; Kyoto; Yokohama; Kamakura; China; Canton; Guangzhou; Shanghai; Repulse Bay

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese

Conservation: Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location; Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out

Related Material: LUX / II / E / 5

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Labour; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. C. 35mm Books

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: C

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 2337 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Notes: When initially housed in negative books, certain negatives had numbered or unnumbered red stickers and verlaid rectangles to indicate which negatives were to be reproduced for Charlie Russells book "Spirit Bear", as well as how to reporduction was to be cropped. Both the stickers and the cropping information was carried over into the new housing and corresponds with the "These are the negs used for Spirit Bear chapter one" document in the case file.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Tillenius, Clarence; Russell, Dick

Subject Access: Animals; Backpacking; Birds; Bison; Marmots; Hiking; Skiing; Caribou; Family and personal life; Moose; Horse packing; Camping; Environment and Nature; Farmland; Filmaking; Grizzly Bears; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada; Alaska; New York; United States of America; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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II.

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of two colour transparencies depicting Wellmans cattle.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / II

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: II

Sous-Fonds: V557

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / II

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 2 photographs : col. slides ; 4x5

History / Biographical: "Wellman" likely refers to Cal Wellman, the Russell's neighbouring rancher on Watertons northeast boundary.

Scope & Content: Series consists of two colour transparencies depicting Wellmans cattle.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Wellman, Cal

Subject Access: Farmland; Ranchers and ranching; Ranches; Ranching

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Category: Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: "Spirit Bear, Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest", Charlie Russell, 1994, Key Porter Books Limited. Pg 24.

Title Source: Cardboard in which negatives were previously stored.

Processing Status: Processed

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Scrapbook, collected historic and religious clippings

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook which was possibly compiled by Jim Brewster's mother, Isabella (Thompson) Brewster, or another unidentified relative, ca.1890-1900. Collected newspaper clippings and excerpts include religious quotes and symbolism, depictions of children, birds, women, and scenes invo…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]

Reference Code: M436 / VI / 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: M436 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: M436

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: M436 / VI / 8

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : 26 x 34.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook which was possibly compiled by Jim Brewster's mother, Isabella (Thompson) Brewster, or another unidentified relative, ca.1890-1900. Collected newspaper clippings and excerpts include religious quotes and symbolism, depictions of children, birds, women, and scenes involving families and rural homesteads.

Material Details: Interior of front cover has clothing measurements for James (Jim) Brewster written in pencil; Front cover depicts illustration of three white cats in a metal tray on a table

Name Access: Brewster, Jim

Subject Access: Family; Family and personal life; Farmland; Religions; History; Royalty; Advertising; Commercial products; Events; Newspaper; Magazine; Marriage; Homestead

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution - contains loose materials

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Farming; Religions

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Southern Alberta research project

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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

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Souvenir photographs travel album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

352 images 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].