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Mary Mackie family photographs, landscapes

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 9 photographs pertaining to Luxton family members and landscape views. File includes 6 photographs collected and annotated by Mary Mackie depicting her father (Thomas Luxton), as well as her aunt (Margaret Luxton), her paternal grandparents (John Luxton and Elizabeth Anne Tucker Lu…
Date Range
1912
[1914 - 1918]
[1910 - 1920]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 / PA - 39 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 / B4 : Historical research
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 / PA - 39 to 47
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Two images attributed to F. F. Parkinson
Date Range
1912
[1914 - 1918]
[1910 - 1920]
Physical Description
9 photographs : b&w and hand coloured ; 24 x 19 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 9 photographs pertaining to Luxton family members and landscape views. File includes 6 photographs collected and annotated by Mary Mackie depicting her father (Thomas Luxton), as well as her aunt (Margaret Luxton), her paternal grandparents (John Luxton and Elizabeth Anne Tucker Luxton), and other family members; file also includes 2 images of smoke fences near Brampton, Ontario and one unidentified rural view [hand-coloured image on matboard].
Notes
Most items are annotated on back
Name Access
Mackie, Mary
Luxton, Margaret
Luxton, John
Luxton, Charles
Luxton, Fred
Luxton, Elizabeth
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Brampton
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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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
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Reference file - scanned images

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55506
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of scanned copies of collected photographs and newspaper articles pertaining to Eleanor Luxton, her friends and family.
Date Range
[ca.1890-1995]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E - reference file
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
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 - reference file
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1890-1995]
Physical Description
0.5 cm of scanned materials
Scope & Content
File consists of scanned copies of collected photographs and newspaper articles pertaining to Eleanor Luxton, her friends and family.
Storage Range
Stored in box LUX / II / E / PA - 916 to 1083
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Portrait
Genealogy
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Correspondence - William Luxton obituary articles

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings sent to Norman Luxton pertaining to the death of his father, William Fisher Luxton, in 1907. File includes accompanying mailing envelope sent from Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norman Luxton, and one page of genealogy notes pertaini…
Date Range
1907
[1927-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / III / A1 / 28
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / A : Correspondence
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / A1 / 28
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1907
[1927-1940]
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings sent to Norman Luxton pertaining to the death of his father, William Fisher Luxton, in 1907. File includes accompanying mailing envelope sent from Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norman Luxton, and one page of genealogy notes pertaining to Norman Luxton's parents and siblings [produced 1927 or later].
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, William (Fisher)
Luxton, Sarah
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Obituary
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Winnipeg
United States of America
Minnesota
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Newspaper clippings, published materials, other family records

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55097
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of clippings, notes, published materials and a certificate pertaining to various members of the McDougall and Ross families. Includes tickets for Jean and May Ross to the 1937 Calgary Stampede, a genealogical timeline of the British Royal Family [between 1860 and 1900], notes on ranch…
Date Range
[1900-1910]
1917
1922
1925
1930
1937
1949
1956
1958
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 18
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Date Range
[1900-1910]
1917
1922
1925
1930
1937
1949
1956
1958
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of clippings, notes, published materials and a certificate pertaining to various members of the McDougall and Ross families. Includes tickets for Jean and May Ross to the 1937 Calgary Stampede, a genealogical timeline of the British Royal Family [between 1860 and 1900], notes on ranching in Alberta, pocketbooks, a pamphlet from the University of Alberta School of Nursing [1930], House of Commons and Senate of Canada reports [containing speeches by George Ross], newspaper clippings and handwritten genealogy notes pertaining to David and George McDougall, and a certificate addressed to May McDougall celebrating her 50-year subscription to the Calgary Herald newspaper.
Name Access
McDougall, May
Ross, George
Ross, Jean
McDougall, David
McDougall, George
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
History
Public events
Publication
Government
Newspaper
Calgary Stampede
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Edmonton
Language
English
Conservation
Newspaper clippings stored in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Law and justice
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Stocken family fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to literary, religious, and Stocken family matters.
Date Range
1894-1955
Reference Code
M11 / 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Stocken family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M11 / V606
Sous-Fonds
M11
Accession Number
9
Reference Code
M11 / 3
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1894-1955
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (83 pages ; 22.5 x 30.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to literary, religious, and Stocken family matters.
Subject Access
Banff
Biographical
Businesses
Community events
Community life
Education
Family
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Geography
History
Municipal views
Newspaper
Obituary
Religions
Songs
Geographic Access
Banff
Canmore
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Banff National Park
Language
English
Conservation
Re-house with paper.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
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Diaries, James Geddes and Jessie Geddes

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Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal fami…
Date Range
1889-1893
1911
Reference Code
M39 / III / C / 2, 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Diary
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
M39 / III : Personal and family records
Sous-Fonds
M39
Sub-Series
III / C : Other personal and family records
Accession Number
2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / III / C / 2, 3
GMD
Textual record
Diary
Date Range
1889-1893
1911
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
James Geddes (1836-1908) and Jessie Geddes (née Dick Wares, 1836-1920) were both born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland and were married in Edinburgh in 1865. James and Jessie were the parents of Malcolm Daniel Geddes, as well as his siblings Daniel, James William and Jessie Esther. Following the family's move to Canada in 1877, James Geddes worked as a farmer and lay preacher in Ontario.
Scope & Content
File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal family history and genealogical timelines for the Geddes family between 1877 and 1911.
Name Access
Geddes, James
Geddes, Jessie
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Personal and Professional Life
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
Language
English
Conservation
Contains loose/damaged material - handle with caution
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/james-geddes
"Record of the Geddes Family 1802 - 1977" [biofile material, donated to Whyte Museum by Ruth Elliott as part of accession 2015.8558]
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Malcolm Geddes fonds

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Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Reference Code
M39 / V756
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 39
V 756
Sous-Fonds
M 39
V 756
Accession Number
5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / V756
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Physical Description
444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
Notes
Fonds consists of three series:
Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
Series II : Financial records
Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Subject Access
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Hiking
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Poetry
Property
Finances
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Genealogy
History
Research
Publication
Travel
Mountains
Mountaineering
Biography
Obituary
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
British Columbia
Ontario
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Geddes, Malcolm
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Content Details
Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possib…
Date Range
1891
1893 - 1906
1908 - 1909
1941
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
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 / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1891
1893 - 1906
1908 - 1909
1941
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possibly sent by Marjorie Adams ca. 2010-2015]
Notes
Materials in file re arranged based on original order: M555 / I / A / 6 : Letters 1891, 1908-1909 [includes envelope mailed to Roger Cook Adams, 1941, and genealogical notes] M555 / I / A / 7 : "Letters from Mary W. Adams, 1893 to 1906" M555 / I / A / 8 : Journal entries and letters from Molly Adams, 1904
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
Adams, Roger Cook
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Research
Genealogy
Correspondence
Travel
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Letters from Mary Schäffer Warren

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Part Of
Josephine Schupp fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.
Date Range
1916-1939
Reference Code
M588 / 1 to 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Josephine Schupp fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M588
Sous-Fonds
M588
Accession Number
2021.33
Reference Code
M588 / 1 to 2
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1916-1939
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.
Name Access
Schaffer, Mary
Schupp, Josephine (Schäffer)
Warren, Mary Schaffer
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Travel
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
United States of America
Arizona
Phoenix
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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