Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 62
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 62
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 62 Crosby House Upper Office, LS Crosby Misc papers and stamp collecting Bronze colored box, contains medal from BNA Philatelic Society (1943) Brown box: contains small plaque “philatelie” on back L.S. Crosby Banff, ALTA 1956 Plastic bag: contains multiple stamps, Canadian primarily, some American – including 1 roll, 1 tin full, and loose Manila envelope with string, labeled stamps Stanley Gibbons’ Color Guide for stamp collectors London International Stamp Exhibition, July 6-16, 1960 – Catalogue, also booklet Announcement of Awards Stapled pages, Catalogue of Railroad Cancellation, TPG Show – Addenda June 1946 Brown envelope, contains Bulletin for “Canada Postmarks to 1875”, Addenda Jan 1960 ‘C’ White envelope: addressed to LS Crosby from Frank W Campbell Contains notes on past – Yukon map, Assorted notes Stapled pages: Canadian Philatelic Society of GB – Convention Auction Oct 5, 1963 Catalogue Cardboard piece with handwritten notes pertaining to PEI place names and “Belfast Show” Blue paper covering an essay “BC Law Stamps” by Judge Thos S. Futcher, Victoria BC Stapled essay: “Autobiography of a Postage Stamp”, Address delivered by T.P. Murphy, 1934 Clipped pages, anecdotes/ humorous clippings from magazines Pages (newspaper) form Weekend Magazine Vol. 19, No. 49, 1959: article pertaining to large stamp collection going on sale Blank sections for stamp album “Naribo Delux” in envelopes No 16 BUS; No 20-S, US; No. C-22 Canada; No. C-21 Canada; 1935 Supplement “E” Canada Empty large sized envelope registered to L.S. Crosby from Stamp dealers Oversized brown envelope addressed to Louis Crosby Booklet and File: London International Stamp exhibition 1960 (July 9-16) Catalogue: Public Auction Sale of Postage Stamps, BNA (Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 1947) Periodical: BNA Topics, Vol. 3, No. 6 (July 1946) Numerous empty envelopes, stamped and addressed Players Cigarettes tin – contains stamps from North Borneo and Malaya Envelope: “A ‘Different Conference’ in a ‘Different Setting’” – contains 2 programs for Rotary International Conference, District 116, Banff June 5-7, 1938 Booklet: Banff Canada Proposed site for 1968 Olympic Winter Games 2 Programs: Official Opening Ceremony Commemorating the Reconstruction of the Banff-Jasper Highway, Aug 3, 1961 Program: Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival – Banff Springs Hotel, Aug 31-Sep 3, 1928 Publication (Periodical): The Gazette, Alpine Club of Canada, Nov 1, 1963 Publication (Periodical): Canadian Geographical Journal, Vol XIII, No. 5, Sept 1936 (Contains article “Canadian Geography and Stamps”) Clipped letters to/ from Fred Crosby (1969) pertaining to steam cars Posters for Gillian Weir, Organ Recital in Calgary 1969 Clippings from magazine ‘Argosy’, “Aerospace expert claims flying saucers are Canada’s secret weapon” Magazine clippings, July 1958 Coronet, “The Triple-Threat Drug that fights high blood pressure” Clippings, Chinese Zodiac Calendar descriptions; Argosy “Plants are Only Human” June 1969; Guarding House Other clippings: diving for sunken treasure; modern steam cars; speaker systems/ loudspeakers; drinking and driving; nigh driving; memory pill; sun domes; electronic bongos File: Stone Reports - I.F. Stone’s Bi-Weekly, Vol. XVIII, No. 24 (Dec 28, 1970), about 50 other versions (back to 1968) Booklet: Catalogue of Canadian Railroad Cancellations, Their Classification, Identification, and Value. T.P.G. Shaw (1944) – loose envelopes/ stamps within Publication (Book): Annual Report of the Postmaster General, year ended March 31, 1855 –[weak binding, taped (scotch), printed in Toronto] Banff lot ownership, record of leases, transfers, etc for Block ‘A’, Lots W270’14, E100’14, W1/2 13, E1/2 13 – from 1st lease to mid/ late 1960s Ledger: dark cover, red binding – 1912-1914, description includes Bank House, personal new house Large envelope addressed to L.S. Crosby, contains records of stamp sale, no stamps themselves 7 empty envelopes addressed and stamped 1950-1951 Booklet: price and checklist of US stamps, 1st 1953 edition Magazine articles on stamp collecting, Canadian stamps, x rays and philately Envelope handwritten “Magazines”, other handwritten notes on both sides contains Official Handbook of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1949 Newspaper clippings pertaining to stamps, Mekeel’s Weekly 1959 School notebooks “Art” contains sketches, ink, paint, GMC “Horses” report by Fred Crosby “Art” sketches, painting, Doug Crosby “Art” sketches, GMC “Art” 1929, bound shut by ribbons, Marjorie Crosby, includes Grad Diploma from Banff school “Cattle” report by GMC Photo negatives, 1 of sheet music, 12 envelopes for F. Crosby (No. 2170), sheet music Envelope containing 1981 census (completed) for F. Crosby Publication: Alberta: Glorious Family Vacationland, undated Assorted correspondence/ business cards ½ photo of group, Mt. Rundle in background, rolled up Check book “Chase Manhattan” for G. Marion McGill, includes stubs, many unwritten 1977 Telephone index, names/ numbers Fred Crosby, 1967 International driving Permit Assorted Christmas Cards View Master Reel, 7 3D pictures in full color, Banff National Park, Lake Louise [reel opened from original envelope and placed in acid free] Clipped pages: letter draft to Mr. Fenenty re. James Brewster Estate Letter Envelope to Doug Crosby from Dr. H.E. Bulyea, 1938 contains letter pertaining to searching for “our dear boy’s body”, also 4 negative strips [undetermined quality but two of them don’t look good, places in acid free envelopes and marked] Examination Answer papers, envelope for Fred Crosby – contains 2 published essays by R.W. Hedley, “Picture Study” and “Architecture” Loose handwritten notes “Political Economy”, 1935, unknown author Drawing book, Marion Crosby, containing hand drawn maps with labeled resources US/ South America Art Notes 1931-32, notes and sketches, unknown author – Contains also exam for British History VII Booklet: “Do you know”, series of pictures and facts Wild flowers – painting book, paintings Drawing book: pages of pencil sketches Yellow envelope, 2 pictures of L. Crosby, Shriner Statement of General Interests/ Activities for application for Rhodes Scholarship, Robert Crosby 1948 proclamation for Al Azhar, newsletter to L. Crosby Receipts, letters, business cards, postcards, stamps, photos, L Crosby Wrapped – 1956 plaque to Louis Crosby from American Philatelic Society Sketch books – pencil 1 labeled Louis S. Crosby; 1 Percy Crosby; 1 Fred Crosby; ‘Birds we know’ Marjorie Crosby, publication; Sketchbook – Marion Crosby Grade VI, paintings/ sketches Plan of Africa; Booklet (wool) Marion Crosby; “Art” book, bound – Marion, contains 2 drawing books and 1 map book
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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