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- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 110
- Ben Gadd fonds 53
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Lillian Gest fonds 19
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 16
- Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection 14
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- Leonard Leacock fonds 6
- Luxton family fonds
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 5
- Allan E. Crawford fonds 4
- Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds 4
Alberta Report
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1496
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negatives are of a Texaco service station. Prints are of wardens and their various activities.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.i. - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.B. Warden collection: Warden operations and activities
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.i. - 5
- Physical Description
- 3 negatives: 6 x 9.5 cm.; ca.14 prints
- Scope & Content
- Negatives are of a Texaco service station. Prints are of wardens and their various activities.
- Subject Access
- National parks and reserves - Promotion
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Avalanche Control Mt. Norquay. -- 1972
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1454
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Wardens preparing gun to bring down avalanches and measuring avalanche on Mount Norquay.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.iv. - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.A. Warden collection: Warden schools and training
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.iv. - 3
- Physical Description
- 5 negatives: 6 x 8 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Wardens preparing gun to bring down avalanches and measuring avalanche on Mount Norquay.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Norquay, Mount
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Avalanche Rescue Larch Hill Temple Chalet. -- 1963, April 28
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1483
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Wardens probing avalanche and giving medical attention to victim(s) before snowmobiling people out near the Mount Temple Chalet.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.iii. - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.B. Warden collection: Warden operations and activities
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.iii. - 4
- Physical Description
- ca.20 negatives: 6 x 6 cm.
- Scope & Content
- Wardens probing avalanche and giving medical attention to victim(s) before snowmobiling people out near the Mount Temple Chalet.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Avalanche School Training. -- 1959
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1452
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Wardens probing near avalanche.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.iv. - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.A. Warden collection: Warden schools and training
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.iv. - 1
- Physical Description
- 6 negatives: 6 x 6 cm.
- Scope & Content
- Wardens probing near avalanche.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Canadian news publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54761
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history…
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 41 to 44
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- 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 / 41 to 44
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 28.5 x 41 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history in Calgary; a Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada in 1901; Canadian trade, industry and tourism; and political tension between Russia and Japan prior to World War II.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Environment
- Finances
- Indigenous Peoples
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Military
- National parks and reserves
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Geography
- History
- Industry
- Government
- Royal Visit
- Royal tours
- Royalty
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
- War
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Russia
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Edmonton Bulletin newspaper has been placed in mylar
- All items stored flat in oversize box to prevent further creasing and damage
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Politics
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items are arranged chronologically in file box: LUX / II / F1 / 41 : "The Dominion Illustrated" [1890] LUX / II / F1 / 42 : "The Royal Visit to Canada 1901", Montreal Star LUX / II / F1 / 43 : "The National Number of the Montreal Herald" [1927] LUX / II / F1 / 44 : "Edmonton Bulletin" [1937]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charity, educational and research organizations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54746
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the H…
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization 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 / C1 : Volunteer activities
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C1 / 32
- Date Range
- [1920-1940]
- 1939
- 1945
- 1950
- 1956-1958
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 17.5 x 21 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 published pamphlets and booklets, and an undated "Red Cross Banff" paper logo. Content pertains to a Teacher's Association event in Calgary in 1939; the Calgary Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a collection of transcribed letters sent to William McMurray of the Hudson's Bay Company which were read before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba [1950]; a report by the Social Science Research Council of Canada; Alberta Blue Cross membership information; and a copy of "Pioneer Naturalists of the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirks" published for the Calgary Field Naturalists' Society with a note to Eleanor Luxton from author Beryl Hallworth.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Hallworth, Beryl
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Events
- National parks and reserves
- Animals
- Charity
- Environment
- Government
- Personal and Professional Life
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff
- Edmonton
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chief Warden Meeting Timberline Hotel. -- 1975, November 18
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.B. Warden collection: Warden operations and activities
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.ii.b. - 4
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives: 6 x 6 cm.
- Subject Access
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Timberline Hotel
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Child Search Lost at Eisenhower Camp. -- 1958, July
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1481
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Search party preparing and searching for child on ground and by helicopter near Mount Eisenhower campground. Recovering child and parents in hospital.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.iii. - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.B. Warden collection: Warden operations and activities
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.B.iii. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.35 negatives: 6 x 6 cm.
- Scope & Content
- Search party preparing and searching for child on ground and by helicopter near Mount Eisenhower campground. Recovering child and parents in hospital.
- Subject Access
- Castle Mountain
- Helicopters
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Climbing and Ice Climbing Columbia Icefield. -- 1970
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Wardens training in ice climbing on the Columbia Icefield. Award presentations with individual and group photographs.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.ii. - 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.A. Warden collection: Warden schools and training
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.ii. - 11
- Physical Description
- ca.40 negatives: 6 x 8 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Wardens training in ice climbing on the Columbia Icefield. Award presentations with individual and group photographs.
- Subject Access
- Columbia Icefield
- Ice climbing
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Commercial travel postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55101
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III/ D : Other materials
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Physical Description
- ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Notes
- Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Events
- Environment
- European travel
- Environment and Nature
- Travel
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Wildlife
- Leisure
- Landscapes
- History
- Mountains
- Public events
- Public entertainment
- National parks and reserves
- Centennial
- Buildings and memorials
- Banff National Park
- Art
- Photography
- Postcards
- Royalty
- Seascapes
- Ship
- Souvenir
- Sports and recreation
- Tourist information
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Rocky Mountains
- Selkirks
- Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Owen Sound
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Yellowstone National Park
- Colorado
- Denver
- Florida
- California
- Chicago
- Michigan
- France
- Paris
- England
- London
- Cuba
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Dublin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Related Material
- Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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