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- 1956-1961 (originally created 1867-1961) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
68.5 cm of textual records
262 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
This collection was compiled by Eleanor Luxton, a Glenbow Museum staff member, who was hired from 1956 to 1961 to gather information pertaining to southern Alberta pioneers, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Presbyterian missionaries, Fort Whoop Up, whiskey traders, Fort Benton, newspaper and newspaper editors, First Nations, and southern Alberta history in general. The information came primarily from interviews with pioneers and their descendants, and from articles in Montana and Alberta newspapers.
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Scope and content
The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Consists of these series:
- Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956)
- North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947)
- North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955)
- North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957)
- Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955)
- Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926
- First Nations (1877-1954)
- High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960)
- Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961)
- Photographs (1870s-1930s).
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No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available
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Note
Title based on provenance and contents of collection.
Note
Commonly known as the Eleanor Luxton collection.
Note
NA 1377 is a copy of PB 92.
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- Luxton, Eleanor (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Tuesday, August 28, 2018