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Souvenir travel books and guides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54706
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- 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 / 15 to 18
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
- Notes
- Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Camping
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Ecology
- Environment
- Flowers
- Geography
- Government
- Guiding
- Guide
- Hiking
- History
- Hot Springs
- Industry
- Leisure
- Museums
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Photography
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Travel
- The Albertan
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Pincher Creek
- Turner Valley
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Marble Canyon
- United States of America
- Montana
- Japan
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
- ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Natural resources
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Thinking Day, Camping and Other Event Photos, ca. 1960's
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54214
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 loose photographs, colour and b&w, various sizes; also 1 loose page with 5 attached b&w photographs. 14 colour photographs pertain to Girl Guides activities and events ca. 1960 - 1970, including 'Thinking Day' and decorated classroom spaces / projects. 3 b&w images are unnamed, …
- Date Range
- 1960
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1962
- 1967
- 1968
- Reference Code
- V64 / II / A / PA - 1 to 17 and PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M118 / V64
- Sous-Fonds
- V64
- Sub-Series
- V64 / II / A : Activities and Events
- Accession Number
- 7435
- Reference Code
- V64 / II / A / PA - 1 to 17 and PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Date Range
- 1960
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1962
- 1967
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 22 Photographs: 14 colour, 8 b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 loose photographs, colour and b&w, various sizes; also 1 loose page with 5 attached b&w photographs. 14 colour photographs pertain to Girl Guides activities and events ca. 1960 - 1970, including 'Thinking Day' and decorated classroom spaces / projects. 3 b&w images are unnamed, no date, depicting unidentified woman and young girls. 5 b&w images attached to page titled "CAMP 1967", depict group photo of unnamed guides, campgrounds and cooking / dishes.
- Storage Range
- In file box V64 / II / A / PA - 1 to PA - 17 and V64 / II / A / PD - 1
- Subject Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Camping
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored in mylar to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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