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Book Notes

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / I / A : Research and Writing

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.

Notes: Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.; Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.; Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Newspaper; Parks Canada; Park policy; Research; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Wardens; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Hiking; Community life; History; Mines and mineral resources

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Bankhead; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Yoho National Park; Scotland; Revelstoke

Language: English

Conservation: Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Politics; Natural resources; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file; Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…

Date Range: 1924; 1926; 1928; 1939; 1941; 1945; 1952; 1957; 1969

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C4 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1924; 1926; 1928; 1939; 1941; 1945; 1952; 1957; 1969

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.

Notes: Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Advertising; Travel; Train; Tourism; Tourist information; Banff Springs Hotel; Hotel; Commerce and industry; Cruise ships; Indigenous Peoples; Government; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Edmonton; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Vancouver; Victoria; Quebec; New Brunswick; St. John

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Transportation; Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Environment; Cultural pluralism; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and friends, Ted MacAulay photographs

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spr…

Date Range: 1946; 1948; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1956; 1958; 1964 - 1965

Reference Code: V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by R.A. Bird [Central Photo Studio, Calgary], Ted MacAulay and Steve Nemeth

Date Range: 1946; 1948; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1956; 1958; 1964 - 1965

Physical Description: 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spray Valley chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star; portraits of unidentified children; the construction of the Mt. Norquay chairlift in 1948; and Jim Deegan working and hiking in Snow Creek Pass in 1958.

Notes: Two of photographs are printed copies [paper]; Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Woodworth, Joe; MacDonald, Hugh John; MacDonald, Winnie May; Reid, Edna; Oliver, Casey; Goffney, Sid; Bloom, Bessie; Young, Cora; Shaw, Alice; Shaw, Cyril; Foster, Larry; Squires, Margaret; Grainger, Frances; Foster, Evelyn; Smyth, Betty; Stafford, Rose; Watson, Blanche; Child, Helen; Williams, Jean; Wilson, Louise; Cohan, Vivian; Hunter, Eddie; Deegan, Jim; Switmer, Sid

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Landscapes; Order of the Eastern Star; Organizations; Construction; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Mount Norquay; Snow Creek Pass

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Labour; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and Personal Photographs

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

12 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1980]

Physical Description: 31 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Family and personal life; Professional and Personal Life; Portrait; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Italy

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Til…

Date Range: 1900-1964

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / A : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1900-1964

Physical Description: 3.5 metres of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Tilikum voyage. Includes letters of news and concern from Luxton's parents, siblings and family friends; letters from individuals met during preparations in British Columbia and post-voyage stay at Sydney and Port Manly, Australia; letter from Norman Luxton to George Perry in Vancouver, Canada, describing the voyage, November 1901; and a sample of envelopes, 1901-1902.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Perry, George

Subject Access: Personal and Professional Life; Travel; Canoes and canoeing; Hotels; Businesses; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Vancouver; Australia

Access Restrictions: Reproduction may be restricted due to conservation concerns

Language: English

Finding Aid: Index to correspondence by year is available as database

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: FILES #1-359 ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. See Scope Note 2B for file number matched to the date LETTERS FROM: A-Al A. and M. Hurtig Furs 1935 A. C. Baker Registered 1952-1956, 1958, 1959 a.k.a.: A. C. Baker Company Limited A. J. Williamson 1942 a.k.a. "A. J. Williamson and Son" Abbott, Clifton 1946, 1947 Abbott, Margaret L. 1953 Abercrombie, Mabel 1953 Abraham, (Mrs) Silas 1930 Abraham, Silas 1930, 1950 Acheson, Barclay 1952 Acheson, Thomas S. 1952 [Ackie?] 1941 Acme Glass Cement Company 1937 Acme Printing Company 1946, 1947 Acousticon Dictagraph Company of Canada Limited 1948 Acousticon International 1946, 1947 [?], Ada 1955 Adam, Dinnit 1939 Adams, A. C. L. A. 1927 Adams, Cedric 1950 Adams, E. D. 1908 Adams, F. C. 1935 Adams, Fred 1905, 1908 Adams, H. J. 1907 Adams, (Mrs) C. R. 1951 Adams, Norman E. 1960 Adams Radio Parlors 1943 Adams, S. A. 1919 Adamson, J. G. 1912 Addison, William (Billy) 1939, 1940, 1942-1947 Administration and Trust Company 1935 Adolf Hujer Commercial and Export Company 1949 Adolph, Emily 1940 Aeulut, Bob 1922 Agnew, J. E. 1931 [?], Aida 1938 [---aig?], Guy 1949 Airth, Andy 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 Airth, Elsie 1954-1958 Aitkens, Harry A. 1942, 1943 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Harry" Aitkens, Jo Aitkens, Harry 1941 Aitkens, Jo 1946, 1949, 1955 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Joey" Alaska Furriers 1932 Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Reunion 1932 Alaskan Yukon Club 1941 Albee, Fred H. 1915 Albert Britnell Book Shop 1942 Alberta. Board of Industrial Relations 1948 Alberta. Bureau of Statistics 1960 Alberta. Canadian Vocational Training 1946 Alberta Clay Products Company Limited 1939 Alberta. Department of Agriculture 1938-1941 Alberta. Department of Economic Affairs, Cultural Activities Branch 1957 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1952, 1954-1956 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1957 Alberta. Department of Lands and Forests 1951, 1953, 1954. 1957, 1958 Alberta. Department of Lands and Mines 1942,1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Alberta. Department of Provincial Secretary, Motor Vehicles Branch 1950 Alberta. Department of Public Health, Division of Cancer Services 1959 Alberta. Department of Public Works 1948 Alberta. Deputy Provincial Secretary, Theatres Branch 1937 Alberta Directory Enterprises Company Limited 1953 Alberta Field Trials Club 1936-1940, 1942 Alberta Fish and Game Association 1939, 1942 Alberta Furniture Company Limited 1940, 1941,1943 Alberta. Game Commissioner, Edmonton 1935, 1936 Alberta Government Telephones 1951, 1955, 1960 Alberta. Highway Traffic Board 1950 Alberta Historical Review 1962 Alberta Job Press Limited 1942 Alberta. Judicial Offices 1941 Alberta Linseed Oil Company Limited 1957 Alberta Live Stock Associations 1941 Alberta Locker Service 1949 Alberta Motor Association 1932-1943, 1948-1951, 1953, 1954 Alberta. National War Finance Committee 1943, 1945 Alberta. Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1955 Alberta. Provincial Mental Hospital, Ponoka 1939 Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Association 1938 Alberta. Public Administrator 1948 Alberta. Public Trustee 1956, 1960 Alberta Raw Fur Merchants Association 1944, 1945 Alberta. Southern Alberta Land Registration District 1945 Alberta Stock Yards Company Limited 1954 Alberta. Treasury Department 1938, 1944 Alberta Tuberculosis Association 1952, 1955 Alberta Wood Products 1949 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1952, 1953 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1953 The Albertan 1949, 1951 Alcock Downing and Wright Limited 1946, 1947 Aldhelm-White, E. 1961 Aldrich, A. H. 1910 Alexander, Antasia 1958 Alexander, F. H. 1908, 1909 Alexander, Gaby G. 1907 Alexander, J. A. R. 1910 Alexander, (Mrs) James 1954, 1955, 1960 Alexander, R. 1915 Alexander, Virginia 1955 Alexander, W. 1928, 1937, 1941 Alexo Coal Company Limited 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940 Alfred Cloutier Limited 1952 [?], Alice 1946, 1947 Alkim, (Mrs) Michael 1956 All Canada Insurance Federation 1951 Allan, Edwin H. 1920 Allan, Edwin (Sandy) 1932 Allan, H. W. 1907, 1908 Allan, John A. (J. A.) 1929, 1930, 1933 Allan, Mabel 1920 Allan, Norman 1946 Allan, S. 1929 Allan, Thorburn 1914, 1915 Allard, Charles 1912 Allen, Annie 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1925 Allen, Bill 1946 Allen, F. B. 1952 Allen, George H. 1914 Allen, H. Hershall 1943 Allen, H. J. 1915 Allen, J. D. 1905, 1906 Allen, John A. 1926 Allen-Kirkpatrick, Mignon 1940, 1942 Allen, M. 1916 Allen, M. E. 1955 Allen, Newton (Shorty) 1907 Allen, Norman 1946 Allen, W. B. 1914 Allied Display Company 1953, 1954, 1955 Allin, Nellie 1957 Allison, Harry 1942, 1948, 1949 Allison, Tannis 1942 Allister, J. G. M. 1909 Alloway, Robert 1951, 1952 Allport, John 1944 Alpine, L. G. 1946 Alpine, Lucy 1949 Alpine, (Mrs) Noah 1949, 1950, 1951 Alpine, N. 1948 Alsco Limited 1957 Alton, H. Ed. 1925 Alton, T. 1929; Norman Luxton correspondence files: LUX / 1 / A - 1 to 12 1900 – 1902 LUX / 1 / A - 13 to 24 1903 – May 1907 LUX / 1 / A - 25 to 38 June 1907 – January 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 39 to 51 February – September 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 52 to 62 October 1908 – August 1909 LUX / 1 / A - 63 to 77 September 1909 – 1910 LUX / 1 / A - 78 to 89 1911 – June 1912 LUX / 1 / A - 90 to 100 July 1912 – August 1913 LUX / 1 / A - 101 to 111 September 1913 - 1914 LUX / 1 / A - 112 to 125 1915 - 1916 LUX / 1 / A - 126 to 140 1917 – June 1922 LUX / 1 / A - 141 to 153 July 1922 – 1926 LUX / 1 / A - 154 to 161 1927 – May 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 162 to 169 June - December 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 170 to 177 1929 LUX / 1 / A - 178 to 184 January 1930 – June 1931 LUX / 1 / A - 185 to 191 July 1931 – August 1932 LUX / 1 / A - 192 to 199 September 1932 – December 1933 LUX / 1 / A - 200 to 208 January 1934 – May 1935 LUX / 1 / A - 209 to 216 June 1935 – August 1936 LUX / 1 / A - 217 to 224 September 1936 – December 1937 LUX / 1 / A - 225 to 232 January 1938 – April 1939 LUX / 1 / A - 233 to 240 May 1939 – August 1940 LUX / 1 / A - 241 to 248 September 1940 – December 1941 LUX / 1 / A - 249 to 255 January 1942 – June 1943 LUX / 1 / A - 256 to 261 July 1943 – September 1944 LUX / 1 / A - 262 to 268 October 1944 – February 1946 LUX / 1 / A - 269 to 275 March 1946 – April 1947 LUX / 1 / A - 276 to 283 May 1947 – June 1948 LUX / 1 / A - 284 to 290 July 1948 – August 1949 LUX / 1 / A - 291 to 297 September 1949 – August 1950 LUX / 1 / A - 298 to 304 September 1950 – December 1951 LUX / 1 / A - 305 to 310 1952 LUX / 1 / A - 311 to 316 1953 LUX / 1 / A - 317 to 322 1954 LUX / 1 / A - 323 to 328 1955 LUX / 1 / A - 329 to 334 1956 LUX / 1 / A - 335 to 340 1957 LUX / 1 / A - 341 to 349 1958 – June 1959 LUX / 1 / A - 350 to 361 July 1959 - 1962

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Other collected notes and correspondence

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of typed letters, notes and other documents, including a research bibliography; questions and comments about the history of the Morley Trading Post; a letter from Laurence Drummond pertaining to Canadian University Service Overseas organization projects in Kenya [1967]; a letter givin…

Date Range: [1925-1930]; [1940-1960]; 1967

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 30

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: [1925-1930]; [1940-1960]; 1967

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of typed letters, notes and other documents, including a research bibliography; questions and comments about the history of the Morley Trading Post; a letter from Laurence Drummond pertaining to Canadian University Service Overseas organization projects in Kenya [1967]; a letter giving an account of a trip aboard the ship Hoegh Silvercloud; and a paper printed image of Sir Oliver Wheeler, Surveyor General of India [1941-1946].

Notes: Most items in file are not dated, most authors unknown

Name Access: Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)

Subject Access: Research; Genealogy; Family and personal life; Travel; Organizations; Communications

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley; Kenya

Language: English

Conservation: Damaged item stored in mylar due to fragile condition

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / A / 72

Date Range: 1928; 1944-1945; 1953-1954; 1962-1963; 1965-1983; 1985-1992

Physical Description: 128 b&w and col. postcards ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Charity; Recreation; Correspondence; Events; Arts; Community events; Calgary Stampede; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; New Brunswick; British Columbia; Quebec; Montreal; Ontario; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Newfoundland and Labrador; Holland; Cook Islands; United States of America; Idaho; Vermont; New Hampshire; Hawaii; California; Washington; Bahamas; Jamaica; Russia; Oregon; England; France; Greece; Switzerland; Brazil; Italy; New Zealand; Israel; Mexico; West Indies; Scotland; Brussels; Vienna; Turkey; Ireland

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiing and Climbing Trips

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

9 images

Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Physical Description: 68 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Notes: From unmarked folder. IMAGES : 493. “Hans Albeit Snowfield May 1956”, [Hans in shorts climbing up into snow patch from river], 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 494. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 495. “May 1954, Plain of 6 Glaciers”, [Man standing in front of scree pile], 7.5 x 7.5 cm, black and white. 496. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 497. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 498. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 499. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 500. “Linz, Austria 1951 Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait with hat], 12 x 15.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, matt finish. 501. “Mt. Schaffer 12 July 66, Hans is up”, [Hans gripping rocks, holding rope], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 502. “Performing in the ‘Wildlife Room’ at the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan 1956/57”, [Hans holding guitar, next to man with microphone], 9.5 x 9.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 503. “Albert Icefield Trip May 1956”, [Hans with beard, sitting on grass], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 504. “Selkirks may 1956 Uto-Eagle Col”, [Hans smiling and holding side, with mountains in back], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 505. “Crossing stream on way to Albert Snowfield May 1956 (Hans)”, 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 506. “Muriel Gratz”, [Holding rock, sitting on mountain], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 507. “Mt. Alberta 3rd Ascent 1958 Sarka Spinkova, Weil Bvoion, Heinz Kohl (seated front) Hans Gmoser”, [Group of people sitting, surrounded by ropes and rocks, with mountains in back, Hans on far right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 508. “Hitch Hiking near Banff 1953 Leo Grillmair, ?, H.G.], [Junction Norquay Road sign for chairlift in back], 8 x 5.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 509. “Rundle Rock @ 1953 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser hanging from rope], 10.25 x 16.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 510. “Mt. Louis 1954 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser’s back from below, climbing], 8.5 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 511. “1953? Hans Gmoser Irene Reader, Lake Louise Tea Room”, [Hans standing, Irene sitting under Tea Room sign], 13 x 8.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 512. “Yamnuska Hans Gmoser 1956”, [Hans organizing rope at edge of peak], 5.5 x 8 cm, colour, rounded edges, caption written on back. 513. “Winter 1959”, [Woman and man facing one another, image blown out], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 514. “Hans Gmoser 1956 Yamnuska”, [Hans to right, holding rope, with trees in background on left],5.5 x 8 cm. colour, caption written on back, “V68 accn 7361” written on back, rounded edges. 515. [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish. Whyte Museum copy negative: [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 10 x 12 cm, black and white. V68/NA-61. PA-524 516. “The giant seabern [?] of the Marmot Derby- Hans Gmoser March 1956”, [Gmoser jumping off ski jump, blurred], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 517. “The bouquet after the derby Receiving Prize from Harry Dempster (Sup. Jasper Natl. Park) March 1956 Marmot Derby”, [Handshake, Gmoser on right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 518. “1950s”, [Gmoser sitting in front of house], 5.25 x 5.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 519. “Philippe Delesalle (R) Leo Grillmair (next) Mt. Edith 1953?”, [Four men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 520. “1955 Bow Summit Fire Warden”, [Hans looking down, with beard], 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 521. “Lizzies Camp Sunburst Lake Hans Gmoser”, [Hans standing outside tent in shorts], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 522. “On Mt. Blackburn, Wrangel Icefield Alaska 1958”, [One person walking through snow], black and white, caption written on back, bottom edge ripped. Superior Album Prints “Assiniboine E. Strom, Don Gardner Al Johnson” 523. “Don Gardner”, [Seated on rock], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 524. “1954 Erling Strom, Carter Meyer Hans Gmoser going up Allen by Pars”, [on horseback with mountains on left] 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 525. “Assiniboine Lodge Aug 1960”, [Horse with man and rocks], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 526. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 527. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 528. [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 529. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 530. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 531. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 532. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser from back, scaling rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 533. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser Grossglockner Austria 1949”, [Two boys sitting under cross], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “97%” taped to back. 534. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser (riding) Grossg Cockner Austria 1949”, [Gmoser on bike], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “150%” taped to back. 535. “Mt. Blackburn 1958 Don Sheldon and Super Cub”, [Landed small plane], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 536. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 537. “1957 Banff”, [Gmoser looking up, holding pick, rope beside, other hand on hip], 12 x 18 cm, black and white, “Return to BV. Foster Western Canadian Ski News 64% p4 #1 Pik #5” written on back, caption written on back, “crop head” written on front in red. 538. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 539. “58?”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, matt finish. 540. “Banff 1958”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 541. “Little Yoho Christmas 1953 below isolated peak”, [Man with poles, looking back over shoulder], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 542. “On Sunburst Peak Assiniboine area NE Face 1956”, [Gmoser scaling cliff face], photograph by Clair Brown, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 543. “1 The Eastern Glaciers of the Albert Snowfield, the peak on the right is a 10, 000 foot unamed [sic] tower”, [Mountain in distance], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 544. “2 The approach to the Albert Snowfield led through 17 miles of steep, narrow canyons and thick bush. It took 5 days to cover the distance”, [Distance shot of water, cliffs and bushes],photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 545. “3 Sometime we were for days completely engulfed by the Slide Alders”, [Leaning over, obscured by greenery], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 546. “5 It was difficult to hold your balance on the slippery rocks and logs in the rushing current”, [Gmoser holding ski, standing in river beside waterfall, about to climb onto snowdrift], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures, Pictures 4, 6, 7, missing. 547. “Climbing Caster Pu above Asulkan Pass May 1956”, [Mountain peak, very small figure visible climbing near top], 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 548. “South buttress of Cascade Mtn. 1955 (Hans G. Leading)”, [Gmoser from below, back visible, rope extending down through image], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, matt finish. 549. “South side of Albert Group 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 550. “Camp along flat creek, Albert Icefield Trip 1956”, [Gmoser cooking in pot on snow, laundry hanging in background, poles to left], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 551. “Head of Bain Broom, Albert Icefield 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 552. “Mummery Trip Mt. Freshfield”, [Mountain], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 553. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 554. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 555. “On the Wrangel Icefield 1958”, [Man at distance, with mountains in back], 12.75 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 556. “At the Wheeler Hut May 1960 L to R Petty Telfer, Kit Skezzy, Kurt Seiffert, Anne Muirhead, Kirt and Ruta Lukas, Hans Gmoser, Stan Seiffert”, [Group of people bside hut, with skis and snow in background], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 557. “Anne Muirhead, V. Wintonica, Peggy Teler, Waiting for the train to Glacier (Rogers Pass) May 1960”, [Two women standing with skis, one woman sitting with guitar, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 558. “Bin Moran, Anne Muirhead, and Petty Telfer”, [Man with small guitar, two people packing, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 559. “Wheeler Hut, May 1960”, [Three people organizing wood in front of hut], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 560. “Looking West from Summit of Mt. Hector Aug 1955”, [Mountain], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 561. [Snapshot of older woman, laughing, wearing floral blouse with brooch at neck, inside, looking towards mountains out window], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour.