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Allan E. Crawford photograph album
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- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 19…
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Reference Code
- V131 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V131
- Series
- V131 / I : Photograph albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V131
- Accession Number
- 7686
- Reference Code
- V131 / I / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 album (174 photographs : b&w ; 39 x 27.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 1941 to Mount Assiniboine; as well as views of the Town of Banff, Mount Rundle and the Banff Springs Hotel.
- Name Access
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Hiking
- Horses
- Hotels
- Camps
- Music
- Musicians
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Golfing
- Bridges
- Railways
- Cabins and shelters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Castle Mountain
- Bow River
- Banff
- Mount Rundle
- Mount Norquay
- Ghost River
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days assorted documents
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents including entry tickets, advertisements, event programs, newspaper articles and other documents pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff between 1910 and 1973 [some items not dated].
- Date Range
- 1910
- 1924
- 1927
- 1930-1942
- 1946-1956
- 1958
- 1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
27 images
27 Electronic Resources
- 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 / 20
- Date Range
- 1910
- 1924
- 1927
- 1930-1942
- 1946-1956
- 1958
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records ; 22.5 x 30.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents including entry tickets, advertisements, event programs, newspaper articles and other documents pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff between 1910 and 1973 [some items not dated].
- Notes
- File contains numerous duplicates. Additional duplicates of items with more than two copies have been moved to a separate box or potential de-accession.
- Items have been arranged in file by date [if known].
- Items 20, 23, and 39 contain the photo LUX / I / D3a / NA-12, identified in a copy of item 39 as "Tom Kakitts" [Tom Kaquitts].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Crawler, Hector
- Abraham, Silas
- Wesley, Peter
- Poucette, Mark
- Bearspaw, David
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Community events
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some previously folded items placed in mylar to prevent further creasing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 6
- 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 - 6
- Date Range
- [1947 - 1952]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
- Crowchild, Chief David
- Bearspaw, David
- Hunter, Eva
- Rider, Eli
- Rider, Diane
- Bearspaw, Rosie
- Bearspaw, Harold
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Luxton Museum
- Calgary Herald
- Calgary Stampede
- Children
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Cultural pluralism
- Construction
- Education
- Fire
- Government
- Hotel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Museums
- Multiculturalism
- Newspaper
- Parade
- Politics
- Public events
- Recreation
- Music
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Stoney Nakoda
- Taxidermy
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of advertisements, programs, itineraries, information booklets and brochures pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival events held between 1921 and 1958, and an affiliated "Grand Prix" dog racing event in 1923. File also includes an invitation to a Banff Winter Carnival Homecoming Reunion e…
- Date Range
- 1921
- 1923
- 1925-1931
- 1933-1934
- 1939-1942
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1948-1958
- 1980
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
33 images
28 Electronic Resources
- 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 / 21
- Date Range
- 1921
- 1923
- 1925-1931
- 1933-1934
- 1939-1942
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1948-1958
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records : 46 texts
- Scope & Content
- File consists of advertisements, programs, itineraries, information booklets and brochures pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival events held between 1921 and 1958, and an affiliated "Grand Prix" dog racing event in 1923. File also includes an invitation to a Banff Winter Carnival Homecoming Reunion event [1980].
- Notes
- Items in file are arranged chronologically
- File contains numerous duplicates, some of which have been temporarily removed from file
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Community events
- Dogs
- Events
- Winter sports
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Skiing
- Ski racing
- Ski jumping
- Ice sculpture
- Skating
- Hunting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items in file have been placed in mylar
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bern Wilson to 1945 [Album]
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- Part Of
- Bill Waterworth fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1945]
- Reference Code
- V176 / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Bill Waterworth fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M215 / S54 / V176
- Sous-Fonds
- V176
- Accession Number
- 8012
- Reference Code
- V176 / PD - 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.
- Name Access
- Waterworth, Bill
- Wilson, Bernice
- Wilson, Tom
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Military
- Portrait
- Skiing
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Weddings
- Winter
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Mount Norquay
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- Creator
- Waterworth, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Waterworth to 1945 [Album]
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- Part Of
- Bill Waterworth fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1945]
- Reference Code
- V176 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Bill Waterworth fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M215 / S54 / V176
- Sous-Fonds
- V176
- Accession Number
- 8012
- Reference Code
- V176 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.
- Name Access
- Waterworth, Bill
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Wilson, Tom
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Subject Access
- Aviation
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Military
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Weddings
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Shadow Lake
- Scarab Lake
- Egypt Lake
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- Creator
- Waterworth, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22401
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- 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 - 17
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
- Name Access
- Dafoe, Allan Roy
- Dionne Quintuplets
- Meighen, Arthur
- Bennett, Robert B.
- Grenfell, Wilfred
- Davison, Andrew
- McBride, Robert
- Buchan, John
- MacDonald, Ramsay
- Mussolini, Benito
- Hitler, Adolf
- Dubail, Yvon
- Pasha, Enver
- Ivanov, Nicholas
- Von Emmich, Otto
- Matsui, Iwane
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Dietrich, Marlene
- Garson, Greer
- Parker, Cecil
- Lindo, Olga
- Howard, Trevor
- Hofmann, Josef
- Bogart, Humphrey
- Louis, Joe
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Military
- Public events
- Royalty
- Royal tours
- Travel
- War
- Memorial
- World War I
- World War II
- Education
- Children
- Sports and recreation
- Skating
- Films and film making
- Music
- Performance
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Callander
- England
- London
- China
- Shanghai
- Czechoslovakia
- Prague
- United States of America
- New York
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
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The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature [1939 - 1940]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front…
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 27
- 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 - 27
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper, and consists of various newspaper and magazine pges and clippings from 1939 and 1940. Content pertains to operas and orchestral performances; famous musicians and poets; ballets; and radio broadcasting. Scrapbook has handwritten title on front cover which reads "The Fine Arts Music Drama Literature" .
- Notes
- Some pages are numbered in black ink, in upper right corner
- No loose contents
- Name Access
- de Rimanoczy, Jean
- Pons, Lily
- Dickenson, Jean
- Mitchell, Herbert
- Pelletier, Wilfred
- Friml, Rudolf
- Yeats, William Butler
- Moore, Grace
- Hayes, Helen
- Ouzarova, Zina
- Hofmann, Josef
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- England
- London
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title written on front of scrapbook
- Content Details
- [Table of Contents:] Bells and Music Sanroma (violinist) and Stravinsky's Capriccio Toscanni [sic] and Radio Opera: Rimanoczy (violinist) Sibelius: Lily Pons (Composer and Opera Star) Menuhin (violinist): Metropolitan Bach (composer): Radio Wagner (composer): Zimbalist (composer) Horowitz (pianist): Barbirolli (conductor) Opera: Ballet Recordings Bernard Shaw: Robert Burns: Samuel Pepys William Yeats: Canadian Writers Grand Opera Rachmaninoff (pianist) Music and Art Bachs Musical Offering: Ballet: Masefield's Poems Opera over the Radio World Views Opera and Abe Lincoln Colbourne, Shaw, and Canada - Sibelius as his wife sees him Growth of Orchestras - Misrepresenting Wagner
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Fletcher P. Brady fonds
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- Part Of
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
- Date Range
- [ca.1929]-1966
- Reference Code
- M119
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 119
- Sous-Fonds
- M 119
- Accession Number
- 901
- Reference Code
- M119
- Date Range
- [ca.1929]-1966
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Fletcher P. Brady was a towerman with the New England Association of Railroad Veterans in Providence, Rhode Island. In the 1930s, he served as an officer of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
- Name Access
- Brady, Fletcher P.
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Horse packing
- Guiding
- Guides
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Brady, Fletcher P.
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- box list for unprocessed material
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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