Other literary papers
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an edited typewritten manuscript titled: "Manuscript of the Rocky Mountains Park" compiled by H.C. Stovell. In a covering letter to Norman Luxton accompanying the manuscript, Stovell explains that the manuscript was compiled while at the Brett Hospital in Banff, Alberta. Work is …
- Date Range
- [1915]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.4. Personal and professional : Writing
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 - 11
- Date Range
- [1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records (3 cm): manuscript, letters
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an edited typewritten manuscript titled: "Manuscript of the Rocky Mountains Park" compiled by H.C. Stovell. In a covering letter to Norman Luxton accompanying the manuscript, Stovell explains that the manuscript was compiled while at the Brett Hospital in Banff, Alberta. Work is prefaced with May Stanley's poem "The Top of the World." A second letter to Norman Luxton by H.C. Stovell concludes the manuscript.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Contents of manuscript are:
- * Alpine Club and Climbing
- * Amusements
- *Animal Paddock
- *Assembly Hall
- *Auto Drive and Motor Roads
- *Baggage and Transfer Co's
- *Banff, The Beautiful
- *Barber Shops and "Shines"
- *Bathing Station
- *Bathing in Warm Water Surrounded by Icycles [sic]
- *Bears at Banff
- *Beaver and Badgers at Banff Zoo
- *Board of Trade
- *Boat Trips
- *Boathouses, Canoes, and Rowboats
- *Bottling Works
- *Bow River and Falls
- *Brett Hospital
- *Buffalo, Elk and Moose in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Camping Sites
- *Canada's Museum
- *Canada's National Park
- *Canadian Zoo
- *Cascade Mountain
- *Cave and Basin, inside of Mountain
- *Cemetery
- *Churches of Banff
- *Cloud Effects -- Observe Them
- *Coal Mines
- *Corkscrew Drive
- *C.P.R. Hotel
- *Curio Shops
- *Curling, Hockey, and Skating
- *Creek at Right Angles
- *Deer in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Deserted Village
- *Devil's Canyon
- *Devil's Head
- *Drives
- *Echo and Willow Creek
- *Facts Regarding Banff
- *Fire Burnt Strip, and Guards
- *Fire Hall and Brigade
- *Fish Hatchery in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Fishing in Rocky Mountains Park
- *Games and Sports
- *Garages and Auto Repairs
- *Government Request
- *Grand View Villa
- *Health Resort
- *Height of Important Mountains
- *Hotels, Boarding Houses and [?]
- *Hunting in Western Canada
- *Ice Industry
- *Interesting Places and Distances
- *Introductory
- *Lake Minnewanka and Fishing
- *Livery Tariff
- *Log Butcher Shop
- *Log Printing Office
- *Loop Drive
- *Lovers' Walks and Lane
- *Massive Bourgeau Range
- *Middle Springs
- *Moonlight--Note It
- *Most Original Bank Building
- *Mountain Climbing
- *Mountain Goat and Sheep
- *Mountain Tea-Rooms
- *Mounted Police
- *Mt. Edith and Pass
- *Mystic and Sawback Lakes
- *Names of Boats and Canoes
- *New Bridge
- *Newly-Weds Rendezvous
- *Newspapers of Banff
- *Newstands
- *Observatory and Weather
- *Open Bathing in Winter
- *Open Swimming Pools
- *Packing Outfits and Guides
- *Parks of Western Canada
- *Park Regulations in Brief
- *Photo Galleries, Developing and Supplies
- *Ponies and Saddle Horses
- *Preface Letter
- *Preservation of Wild Life
- *Pretty Unique Town
- *Public School at Banff
- *Recreation Grounds
- *Resting Pavilions
- *Rundle Mountain
- *Rustic in Every Respect
- *Sanitarium Hotel
- *Sheep's Cave
- *Snow and Land Slide
- *Spray Lakes
- *Spray River, Rapids, and Trail
- *Stoney Squaw Mountain
- *Stores and Supply Houses
- *Streets of Banff
- *Subterranean House Sites
- *Sulphur Baths
- *Sulphur Mountain
- *Sulphur Water
- *Sundance Canyon
- *Sunrise and Sunset--See Them
- *Theatre and Movies
- *"The End of the Trail"
- *"The Top o' the World"
- *Tidiest Lumber Yard
- *Timber Chute
- *Toboggan Slide and Snowshoeing
- *Tunnel Mountain
- *Vermilion Lakes
- *Walks and Climbs
- *Whiskey Creek
- *Wolves and Coyotes
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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