Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
Scope & Content
Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
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…
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
“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
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bul…
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bull Head [Sarcee], Eagle Tail [North Piegans], Poundmaker [Cree], Medicine Calf [Southern Blood tribe], Big Bear [Cree], Big Plume [Sarcee], and Pakan [Wood Cree]. Collection also includes historical information pertaining to Indigenous history in Western Canada written by Dr. James G. MacGregor, and a map depicting Indigenous treaty boundaries in and around the Rocky Mountains.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an e…
File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an exhibit opening at the Glenbow Museum [1981]; scientific theory and human evolution; Japanese study books; Canadian and global politics; international travel; and various other subjects.
Items in file are organized into 4 file folders based on contents:
LUX / II / F1 / 67 : Pamphlets, event programs and booklets
LUX / II / F1 / 68 : Booklets and small publications
LUX / II / F1 / 69 : Books and bound publications
LUX / II / F1 / 70 : Loose and other published materials
Sub-series consists of the meeting minutes and reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1913 and 2011. Records pertain to meetings of the Executive Committee of the ACC, as well as the Executives of the various sections of the ACC, including the Banff Section, the Calgary Section, the Edmonton …
Sub-series consists of the meeting minutes and reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1913 and 2011. Records pertain to meetings of the Executive Committee of the ACC, as well as the Executives of the various sections of the ACC, including the Banff Section, the Calgary Section, the Edmonton Section and others. Records also include the Annual General Meeting minutes of the ACC during this time period.
Sub-series is arranged chronologically.
Notes
See file-level entries for inventories of club meeting minutes and reports.
File includes hand written Minutes of the March 28, 1974 meting, minutes of the September 9, 1974, November 1974, and December 1974 meetings. Also includes the agendas for the Executive meeting in November and December 1974, as well as the agenda for the January 1975 meeting. Also includes the meet…
File includes hand written Minutes of the March 28, 1974 meting, minutes of the September 9, 1974, November 1974, and December 1974 meetings. Also includes the agendas for the Executive meeting in November and December 1974, as well as the agenda for the January 1975 meeting. Also includes the meeting minutes of the March 6, 1975, October 29, 1975 and December 1, 1975 meetings of the Banff Section Executives.
Sub-series consists of the Financial Statements and Reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between ca. 1936 to 2008. Records pertain to the Audited Financial reports and statements, the Fiscal Year financials, and the Finance Committee reports for the Club. These financial statements and reports show…
Sub-series consists of the Financial Statements and Reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between ca. 1936 to 2008. Records pertain to the Audited Financial reports and statements, the Fiscal Year financials, and the Finance Committee reports for the Club. These financial statements and reports show the financial state of the Club throughout 1936 to 2008.
Sub-series is arranged chronologically.
Notes
See file-level entries for inventories of club financial statements and reports.
File consists of the reports of the Capital Expenses and statements of income and expenses between around 1960 and 1980; also includes reports on the use of Huts and statistics and the Hut Accounts.
File consists of the reports of the Capital Expenses and statements of income and expenses between around 1960 and 1980; also includes reports on the use of Huts and statistics and the Hut Accounts.
Files consist of financial statements, reports, budgets, financial projections and long range financial forecasts for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1971 and 1976.
Materials are arranged in 3 folders, in their original order:
M200 / II / A / 27 Finance Committee 1970-1976 [Part 1 of 3], consis…
Files consist of financial statements, reports, budgets, financial projections and long range financial forecasts for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1971 and 1976.
Materials are arranged in 3 folders, in their original order:
M200 / II / A / 27 Finance Committee 1970-1976 [Part 1 of 3], consists of the financial records from 1975 to 1976
M200 / II / A / 28 Finance Committee 1970-1976 [Part 2 of 3], consists of financial records from 1974 to 1975, and
M200 / II / A / 29 Finance Committee 1970-1976 [Part 3 of 3], consists of the financial records from 1971 to 1975.
File includes reports on the Club's Insurance policy from around 1973 to 1980, including correspondence about policy changes on their insurance coverage.
File includes reports on the Club's Insurance policy from around 1973 to 1980, including correspondence about policy changes on their insurance coverage.