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Jon Whyte fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions418
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Woā¦
- Date Range
- 1948-1992
- Reference Code
- M88 / S28 / V690
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Recording disc
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 88
- S 28
- V 690
- Sous-Fonds
- M 88
- S 28
- V 690
- Accession Number
- 553, 1315, 1497, 3854, 3865, 4020, 5301, 5663, 5869, 6283, 6785, 7498 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M88 / S28 / V690
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Recording disc
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1948-1992
- Physical Description
- 4.5 m textual records. -- ca.7600 photographs: ca.6400 transparencies, ca.1200 prints and negatives. -- 27 electronic records (425 files): computer diskettes. -- 39 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio cassettes. -- 5 motion pictures
- History / Biographical
- Jon Anthony Whyte, 1941-1992, was an author, poet, writer, editor, journalist, broadcaster, publisher, environmentalist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Whyte was born in Banff to Jack White, son of merchant Dave White, and Barbara Carpenter Whyte. After public school education in Banff and Medicine Hat, Alberta, he received a B.A. in English from the University of Alberta in 1964, followed by a Masters degree in Medieval English in 1967. Subsequently, he received a Masters in Communications from Stanford University, California in 1974. His thesis at Stanford was a film documentary, "Jimmy Simpson, Mountain Man". During his time at U of A, Whyte worked as a broadcaster for CKUA Radio and as a sessional Instructor at U of A, 1965-1967.
- Upon returning to Banff, ca.1968, Whyte managed the Book and Art Den and helped establish Summerthought Press. In 1969 he became a columnist for the "Crag and Canyon," continuing until 1991, and in 1970 became a board member of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). From 1980 until his death, Whyte was Curator of the Heritage collections at the museum. He continued to write and publish extensively throughout the 1980s. He was involved with the formation of the Writer's Guild of Alberta and was elected its president in 1990. He received the WGA's Stephan Stephansson Award for Poetry in 1983. Whyte was also active in numerous other organizations, including the League of Canadian Poets, Alberta Museums Association, Canadian Museums Association, Interpretation Canada, Bow Valley Naturalists and the Alberta Wilderness Association.
- Scope & Content
- I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Works by other writers and artists.
- II. Personal / professional papers, 1948-1991, 325.5 cm of textual records: A. School and university papers; B. Correspondence; C. Alphabetical files; D. Travel papers; E. Organizations (incl. Writer's Guild of Alberta, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Bow Valley Naturalists, others); F. Other.
- III. Electronic records, 1984-1991, 27 computer disks (425 files); files are mainly literary, with some letters and files pertaining to organizations, including the Whyte Museum
- IV. Photographs and films, ca.1950-1991, ca.7600 items (mainly transparencies): A. Transparencies. Included in this sub-series are The Princess of the Stars musical drama performed in Banff National Park; B. Prints and negatives; C. Collected photographs; D. Films (5 items)
- V. Sound recordings, ca.1950- 1988, 39 items.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- searchable electronic lists for correspondence files (sub-series II.B.) and alphabetical files (sub-series II.C.)
- video reference copy for "Jimmy Simpson: mountain man"
- list of available Jon Whyte publications held by the Whyte Museum
- list of Jon Whyte Crag and Canyon newspaper columns
- Related Material
- Art works and artifacts transferred to art collection and Heritage Collection, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Whyte, Jon
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Door to Wild, St. George's, backup Ford on Bow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5950
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Consists mainly of Rocky Mountain Crossing backup files for M88 / E / Disk 23. Also includes files of writing pertaining to book of St. George's Anglican Church, Door to the Wild project re historic backcountry buildings, and Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Date Range
- 1989 - 1991
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M88
- Series
- III.B. Jon Whyte electronic records - DOS files
- Sous-Fonds
- M88
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 24
- Date Range
- 1989 - 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 computer disk (50 files)
- Scope & Content
- Consists mainly of Rocky Mountain Crossing backup files for M88 / E / Disk 23. Also includes files of writing pertaining to book of St. George's Anglican Church, Door to the Wild project re historic backcountry buildings, and Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Notes
- Printed copies are available for all files except: systems files, damaged files, unsuitable formats (eg. sideways), and files already printed from another disk.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Consists of the following files (* indicates file has been printed):
- ACKNOW [WMCR letter of acknowledgement for donation 1989]
- ASSIN.MSS [re Erling Strom - incomplete]
- BEIL.MSS - Lake Louise Station
- BIOS - Biographies - AMA council [re Tom Gooden] - *
- BISON - Indigenous hunters (approx 1500) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- BOREALIS - Poems for Sid to consider - for Borealis / 1990
- BUILDER - October '83 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re CPR construction] 1990
- CABOODLE - The Whole Kiddin' Caboodle [9 children's poems] 1990
- CANOE - Canoe trip down the Bow (1930) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- CAPSULE - Time capsule - Celebration '90 - *
- CHRISTMA - A Christmas Story 1916 / 1990
- CONTENTS.MSS [chapter titles and details for Indigenous book?] 1990
- CRAGONE.MSS - Peaks 'n' People, Aug 15/90 - *
- CRASH - Crash? July 1892 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re train crash] 1990
- CRAWLER1 - Hector Crawler (One) 1889, Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- CRAWLER2 - Hector Crawler (Two) 1889 - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- DIG - XXIV - The Present [Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow] / 1990
- DOORTWO.MSS - Door to the Wild, Num-ti-jah Lodge [incomplete]
- DOORWILD.MSS [list of illustrations for Door to the Wild - WMCR?] - *
- ELDERS.MSS Elderhostel proposal - Multi-department 1990 [WMCR] - *
- EMERALD.MSS [re Emerald Lake - incomplete]
- ESSAY - Uncommon thoughts in January darkness - *
- FIRSTONE - The First Ones (approx 8000 BC) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- FISHER - Fishtales 1935 / 1990
- FORDONE - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [I - XII] / 1990 - *
- FORDTWO - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [XIII - XXIV] / 1990
- HAIKU [7 haiku poems] 1990 - *
- HECTOR - August 1858 (Hector) - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re Palliser Expedition] 1990
- HENRY - Peaks 'n' People / Aug 15'90 [re Henry Kelsey] 1991 - *
- HORSE - Horses (approx 1780) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- LOANFORM - Agreement for museum loan [WMCR] 1990 - *
- MARIE - Marie [story] 1990
- MONTY.MSS - The Thing of Nature's [J. E. H. MacDonald quote, n.d.]
- MOVIES - Moviemakers 1924 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re filming of the Alaskan] 1990
- NOMS - [empty except for title "Interdepartmental meeting March 31"]
- NOTES - St. George's - book notes / 1990 - *
- OPINION - President's message - WGA newsletter - Sept/Oct 1990
- PAINTER - Rungius finds a subject, autumn 1922
- POEM - Poem for Bonnie / 1989
- RESEARCH [re museum research - incomplete] 1991
- ROADWEST - Road builders, 1915 - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990
- SEXTET - Moutain Sextet / 1990 - *
- SIMPSON - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Simpson poaching 1907 / 1990
- SIRGEORG - August 3, 1941 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re Sir George Simpson] 1990
- SKI - Rocky Mountain Crossing, Adventures of the Ford of the Bow [XIII - XVII] 1990
- STATION - Lake Louise Station / 1990 - *
- TALK.MSS - St. George's centennial, Oct 21, 1989 - *
- TOURIST - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Tourists July 1891 / 1990
- TWINFALL.MSS [portion of manuscript - cut off at beginning and end]
- WILSON - August 2, 1881 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re CPR survey and Tom Wilson] 1990
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ford on Bow. -- 1989-1990
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5949
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files contain writing pertaining mainly to Rocky Mountain Crossing, a book for young adults. Also includes file pertaining to Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Date Range
- 1989 - 1990
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M88
- Series
- III.B. Jon Whyte electronic records - DOS files
- Sous-Fonds
- M88
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 23
- Date Range
- 1989 - 1990
- Physical Description
- 1 computer disk (43 files)
- Scope & Content
- Files contain writing pertaining mainly to Rocky Mountain Crossing, a book for young adults. Also includes file pertaining to Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Notes
- Printed copies are available for all files except: systems files, damaged files, unsuitable formats (eg. sideways), and files already printed from another disk.
- Related Material
- Backup files can be found in M88 / E / Disk 24
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Consists of the following files (* indicates file has been printed). Note: computer file title is followed by text title.
- ACKNOW [WMCR letter of acknowledgement for donation 1989] - *
- ASSIN.MSS [re Erling Strom - incomplete] - *
- BEIL.MSS - Lake Louise Station - *
- BIOS - Biographies - Borealis [Craig Richards / Jon Whyte] / 1990 - *
- BISON - Banff - Indigenous hunters (approx 1500) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- BOREALIS - Poems for Sid to consider for Borealis / 1990 - *
- BUILDER - October '83 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re CPR construction] 1990 - *
- CABOODLE - The Whole Kiddin' Caboodle / 1990 - *
- CANOE - Canoe trip down the Bow (1930) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- CHRISTMA - A Christmas Story 1916 / 1990 - *
- CONTENTS.MSS [chapter titles and details for unknown work] 1990 - *
- CRAGONE.MSS - Peaks 'n' People, Aug 15/90 - *
- CRASH - Crash? July 1892 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re train crash] 1990 - *
- CRAWLER1 - Hector Crawler (One) 1889, Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- CRAWLER2 - Hector Crawler (Two) 1889 - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- DIG - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [XXIV] / 1990 - *
- DOORTWO.MSS - Door to the Wild, Num-ti-jah Lodge" [incomplete] - *
- ELLIS.MSS - [re Ron Ellis - incomplete] - *
- EMERALD.MSS [re Emerald Lake - incomplete] - *
- FIRSTONE - The First Ones (approx 8000 BC) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- FISHER - Fishtales 1935 / 1990 - *
- FISHERMA [empty]
- FORDONE - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [I - XII] / 1990 - *
- FORDTWO - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [XIII - XXIV] / 1990 - *
- HECTOR - August 1858 (Hector) - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re Palliser Expedition] 1990 - *
- HORSE - Horses (approx 1780) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- MARIE - Marie [story] 1990 - *
- MONTY.MSS - The Thing of Nature's [J. E. H. MacDonald quote, n.d.] - *
- MOVIES - Moviemakers 1924 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re filming of the Alaskan] 1990 - *
- NOMS - Nominations, AMA Council / 1990 - *
- OPINION - President's message - WGA newsletter - Sept/Oct 1990 - *
- PAINTER [re Carl Rungius] / 1990 - *
- POEM - Poem for Bonnie / 1989 - *
- ROADWEST - Road builders, 1915 - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1990 - *
- SEXTET - Moutain Sextet [incomplete] 1990
- SIMPSON - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re Jimmy Simpson poaching incident] 1990 - *
- SIRGEORG - August 3, 1941 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re Sir George Simpson] 1990 - *
- SKI - Rocky Mountain Crossing, Adventures of the Ford of the Bow [XIII - XVII] 1990 - *
- STATION - Lake Louise Station [incomplete] 1990
- STATIONA [captions for photographs pertaining to Laggan Station] 1990 - *
- TWINFALL.MSS [portion of manuscript - cut off at beginning and end] - *
- WILSON - August 2, 1881 - Rocky Mountain Crossing [re CPR survey and Tom Wilson] 1990 - *
- TOURIST - Rocky Mountain Crossing - Tourists July 1891 / 1990 - *
- Processing Status
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Portraits and candid views. -- [ca.1944]-1991
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- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Portraits and candid views of Jon Whyte. Consist of personal and professional photographs taken during childhoodand with family; University of Alberta friends; later friends, including Brandy (Jon's Dachshundt), Ed Cavell, Bob Sandford, Illingsworth "Buck" Kerr and others; last horsetrip with famiā¦
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]-1991
- Reference Code
- V690 / IV.C. / files 1 - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
22 images
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V690
- Series
- IV.C. Jon Whyte photographs : collected
- Sous-Fonds
- V690
- Reference Code
- V690 / IV.C. / files 1 - 4
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]-1991
- Physical Description
- ca.100 photographs : prints, transparencies
- Scope & Content
- Portraits and candid views of Jon Whyte. Consist of personal and professional photographs taken during childhoodand with family; University of Alberta friends; later friends, including Brandy (Jon's Dachshundt), Ed Cavell, Bob Sandford, Illingsworth "Buck" Kerr and others; last horsetrip with family members, fall, 1991
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Rumours of a Parade
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- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Various files of writing, including some to do with Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Date Range
- 1991
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M88
- Series
- III.B. Jon Whyte electronic records - DOS files
- Sous-Fonds
- M88
- Reference Code
- M88 / E / Disk 26
- Date Range
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 computer disk (14 files)
- Scope & Content
- Various files of writing, including some to do with Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
- Notes
- Printed copies are available for all files except: systems files, damaged files, unsuitable formats (eg. sideways), and files already printed from another disk.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Consists of the following files (* indicates file has been printed):
- FIRSTONE - The First Ones (approx 8000 BC) - Rocky Mountain Crossing / 1991 - *
- HUMMING - Rufus the Rufous the Red [poem] 1991 - *
- INDIGENOUS [text changed to make appropriate] - Indigenous in the Rockies: texts - Whyte Museum [WMCR] / 1991 - *
- LASTSTUF - Modified labels - Whyte Museum change Feb 91 [WMCR] 1991 - *
- LETTER - The author's qualifications [re Jon Whyte, discusses books in progress - probably for grant purposes] 1991 - *
- MINUTES [empty except for title "Management meeting December 12 / 90] 1991
- NEWLABEL - Modified labels - Whyte Museum change - Feb 91 [WMCR] / 1991 - *
- PREXREP [letter to Julie Beddoes, U of Sask, Feb 1991 re Eli Mandel] 1991 - *
- REPORT - President's message [Writers' Guild of Alberta] 1991 - *
- RUMOUR1 - Railway days - Rumours of a Parade / 1991 - *
- RUMOUR1.& - Railway days - Rumours of a Parade - *
- RUMOURS - Geology is destiny / 1991 - *
- RUMOURSA - McCabe / McCardell / chronology - Rumours/Parade / 1991 - *
- SPELL [letter to Doug Main, Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism, Feb 26/91, proposing forum re literary arts, publishing, libraries, etc.] 1991 - *
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- Processed
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