Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

46 records – page 1 of 3.

Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 43 photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days events. Includes images of ceremonies and events, teepees on display and Stoney Nakoda individuals in traditional regalia.
Date Range
[1920-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 16 / PA - 1 to 42 & NA - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  56 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 16 / PA - 1 to 42 & NA - 1
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1920-1950]
Physical Description
43 photographs (42 b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w negative)
Scope & Content
File consists of 43 photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days events. Includes images of ceremonies and events, teepees on display and Stoney Nakoda individuals in traditional regalia.
Notes
Negative photograph is stored in mylar, in folder with prints. File also contains one negative duplicate which is not included in numbering
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Banff Indian Days
Cultural pluralism
Community events
Events
Recreation
Teepees
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar or archival envelopes
Category
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22390
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
Crowchild, Chief David
Bearspaw, David
Hunter, Eva
Rider, Eli
Rider, Diane
Bearspaw, Rosie
Bearspaw, Harold
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Luxton Museum
Calgary Herald
Calgary Stampede
Children
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Construction
Education
Fire
Government
Hotel
Indigenous Peoples
Horseback riding
Horses
Museums
Multiculturalism
Newspaper
Parade
Politics
Public events
Recreation
Music
Sanitarium Hotel
School
Stoney Nakoda
Taxidermy
Winnipeg Free Press
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Calgary
Jasper National Park
Morley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Education
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Burned Photographs [from the Luxton family home]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55324
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 75 photographs pertaining to extended members of the Luxton and McDougall family. Photographs include Munro, Graham, Ingraham, Mackenzie and Hardisty family members. Photographs are accompanied in file by two lists detailing context and individual family members in each photograph.
Date Range
1889-1904
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 1 to 79
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  148 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 1 to 79
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1889-1904
Physical Description
75 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 75 photographs pertaining to extended members of the Luxton and McDougall family. Photographs include Munro, Graham, Ingraham, Mackenzie and Hardisty family members. Photographs are accompanied in file by two lists detailing context and individual family members in each photograph.
Notes
Photographs are part of a collection retrieved from the Luxton family home titled "Burned Photographs". Original numbering from corresponding photograph lists has been preserved, although some listed photographs are missing from file. Photograph list: Image 1: Srgt. Major Flintoff, N.W.M.P. Image 2: Mrs. Munro + family - cousin [of] Mrs. D. McDougall Image 3: [missing] Image 4: Mt. Royal Hotel, Banff, built by D. McDougall Image 5: Dorothy Graham Ingraham Image 6: F.H. Graham + Jean Graham (wife) Image 7: Geo. Ingraham Image 8: Uncle F.H. Graham from Gracie 1903 Image 9: Dorothy Graham [3 photos] Image 10: A.A. Williams' Bungalow Calgary, 1900 Image 11: John Graham Image 12: Elizabeth Chantler McDougall Image 13: Allen A. Shepard 1894 [3 photos] Image 14: Jean McDougall Graham in her wedding gown Image 15: Bob Alloway Image 16: Mr. [Fred?] Graham's mother Image 17: Freddie Graham Jr. Image 18: E. G. McDougall Image 19: [missing] Malcolm McKenzie Image 20: Fishing Great Slave Lake Image 21: Lizzie Colter Image 22: Gillies Girls Image 23: David & Annie McDougall Image 24: Jimmy Mackenzie's first wife Image 25: Birdie Young Roy Image 26: Maggie Munro 1892 O.L.C. Image 27: Jennie Gillies' girls Image 28: [missing] Annie Mackenzie McDougall, David's Wife Image 29: [missing] Eliz. Chantler McDougall Image 30: [missing] Rev. Geo. McDougall Image 31: Lillian Hall 1891 O.L.C. Image 32: Helen Roat Image 33: May McD. Ross Image 34: Gussie and Mrs. Geo. McDougall [in] Morley Image 35: [missing] Jean McDougall Graham's Wedding in Morley Image 36: Freddie Graham Jr. Image 37: N.K. Luxton 1904 Image 38: Libby McD. Young Rev. Geo.'s Daughter Image 39: Dorothy Graham [6 photos] Image 40: Arthur Hall Image 41: [missing] Fred Graham + wife Image 42: Mr. F.M. Graham [2 photos] Image 43: Mrs. Graham Sr., Harry + wife + Jean, Fred's wife Image 44: Freddie Carling- son [of] Annie Image 45: Annie McD. Carling- daughter [of] David Mcd. Image 46: John Mackenzie + His Wife Image 47: [missing] Nettie Ramsay Image 48: [missing] David's Trading Post Morley Image 49: Minnie McD. Wilson- wife [of] Tom Wilson Image 50: Jean + Fred Graham Image 51: Dottie Burroughs Image 52: Liza + Percy Hardisty, Clara + Mrs. Geo. McD. Image 53: Miss Barret, first teacher Morley Image 54: Mrs. Youmans - Fred husband Indian Agent Morley Image 55: Nellie Wood McDougall Image 56: [missing] Harry Graham wife Jean McD. Graham + Mrs. Graham Sr. Image 57: Rev. John McD., [Egerton Steinhauer], Pakan, Samson, Joman [Jonas Two Young Men] Image 58: [missing] Geo., Dorothy, Aunt Jean Image 59: Jean Graham John McDougall Image 60: Young David, Son [of] Rev. John + Elizabeth McDougall Image 61: [Ed] Youmans Image 62: [not listed] Image 63: Magnus Begg Image 64: Mrs. Egerton [Steinhauer] Image 65: Ruth Wheatley [and] family daughter [of] Rev. John [McDougall] + first wife Image 66: Ed Youmans Image 67: [not listed] Image 68: [not listed] Image 69: Willie Mackenzie's wife Image 70: B.J.'s Christening [B.J. Ingraham] Image 71: Malcolm Mackenzie school teacher Morley [2 photos] Image 72: Mr. May- married Annie Mackenzie Image 73: Clara + Percy Hardisty Image 74: Jean Graham Image 75: Aggie Munro Image 76: Annie Munro Image 77: N.W.M.P. Post Canmore 1889 Image 78: Percy Hardisty Image 79: 1914 Princess Pats Training Calgy.
Name Access
Graham, Fred
Graham, Dorothy
Graham, Harry
Graham, Jean
McDougall, David
McDougall, Annie
McDougall, May
McDougall, Elizabeth (Chantler)
Mackenzie, George John
Hardisty, Percy
Hardisty, Clara
Munro, Aggie
Munro, Annie
Subject Access
Buildings
Children
Family
Family and personal life
Fishing
Leisure
Marriage
Military
North West Mounted Police
Photography
Portrait
Recreation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
WWI
World War I
Geographic Access
Canmore
Calgary
Morley
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Fragile- handle with caution
Reproduction Restrictions
Fragile- handle with caution
Language
English
Conservation
Items are stored in mylar. Digitization recommended due to fragile and damaged nature of photographs
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 1 of 5]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55325
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 photographs pertaining to various friends and extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes images of Fred and Jean Graham's house in Calgary, Mr. [Ed?] and Mrs. Youmans, Flora McDougall, David McDougall and family, Ada Luxton, school friends of Jean (McDougall)…
Date Range
1890-1915
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 80 to 102
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  42 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3: Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 80 to 102
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1890-1915
Physical Description
23 photographs : b&w prints; 18 x 11 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Harold Malloch Luxton [1884-1915] was the youngest child of parents Sarah Jane Luxton and William Fisher Luxton. Harold served as a member of the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment, 31st Battalion) during World War I, and was killed in action on December 18, 1915 at the age of 31. Harold is buried at the Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery in Belgium.
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 photographs pertaining to various friends and extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes images of Fred and Jean Graham's house in Calgary, Mr. [Ed?] and Mrs. Youmans, Flora McDougall, David McDougall and family, Ada Luxton, school friends of Jean (McDougall) Graham, and Harold [Malloch] Luxton in his Canadian Infantry uniform, 1914.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Home
Portrait
Education
School
Military
World War I
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Morley
Language
English
Conservation
Items are stored in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Education
Military
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/155306
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 3 of 5]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55327
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 15 pertaining to extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes group and individual portraits of unidentified family members, as well as one image depicting the grave of Isaac Montgomery Narwood.
Date Range
1890-1915
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 118 to 132
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  20 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 118 to 132
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1890-1915
Physical Description
15 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 15 pertaining to extended members of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes group and individual portraits of unidentified family members, as well as one image depicting the grave of Isaac Montgomery Narwood.
Notes
Individuals in portraits are not identified.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Children
Memorial
Portrait
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Collingwood
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items are stored in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 4 of 5]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55328
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 photographs pertaining to extended family members and/or friends of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes one portrait of Lillian E. Hardisty; other individuals are not identified.
Date Range
1890-1910
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 133 to 145
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  15 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 133 to 145
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Some photographs in file produced by R. Robinson, [William] Notman & Fraser, Ball & Sons, McIntyre (Perth, Ontario), La Course (St. Catharines), and Binkley & Hood
Date Range
1890-1910
Physical Description
13 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 21.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 photographs pertaining to extended family members and/or friends of the Luxton/McDougall family. File includes one portrait of Lillian E. Hardisty; other individuals are not identified.
Notes
Some items are annotated on the back
Name Access
Hardisty, Lillian
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Portrait
Home
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Perth
St. Catharines
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Consider separate storage for mold damaged photograph(s) if condition worsens to prevent cross-contamination of other materials in file
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22404
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Environment
History
Industry
Labour
Laws and legislation
Military
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Agriculture
Politics
Politics and government
Science and technology
Ship
War
World War I
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Germany
United States of America
Russia
Language
English
Conservation
Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Government
Labour
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canada Coast to Coast Scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54902
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in Br…
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 31 x 35.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in British Columbia.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Crime
Trains
Tourist information
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

m300_ii_b2_9_pdf.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22401
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
Date Range
[1930 - 1940]
1936
1937
1939
[1940 - 1945]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 17
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 17
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1930 - 1940]
1936
1937
1939
[1940 - 1945]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
Name Access
Dafoe, Allan Roy
Dionne Quintuplets
Meighen, Arthur
Bennett, Robert B.
Grenfell, Wilfred
Davison, Andrew
McBride, Robert
Buchan, John
MacDonald, Ramsay
Mussolini, Benito
Hitler, Adolf
Dubail, Yvon
Pasha, Enver
Ivanov, Nicholas
Von Emmich, Otto
Matsui, Iwane
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Dietrich, Marlene
Garson, Greer
Parker, Cecil
Lindo, Olga
Howard, Trevor
Hofmann, Josef
Bogart, Humphrey
Louis, Joe
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Simpson, Margaret
Subject Access
Politics
Military
Public events
Royalty
Royal tours
Travel
War
Memorial
World War I
World War II
Education
Children
Sports and recreation
Skating
Films and film making
Music
Performance
Baseball
Tennis
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Ottawa
Callander
England
London
China
Shanghai
Czechoslovakia
Prague
United States of America
New York
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
Category
Commerce and industry
Education
Family and personal life
Government
Military
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

[Chicken coop in Mini Thni]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23787
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting an unidentified individual standing by a chicken coop with chicken and a goose [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 21
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 21
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting an unidentified individual standing by a chicken coop with chicken and a goose [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Notes
Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
Subject Access
Farmland
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
*corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-155
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Chief Walking Buffalo 90th Birthday Scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54857
Part Of
George McLean fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, and letters pertaining to George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s 90th birthday.
Date Range
1909-1968
Reference Code
M42 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
George McLean fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M42 / V422
Series
I. Textual records
Sous-Fonds
M42
Accession Number
1194
Reference Code
M42 / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1909-1968
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (36 pages ; 35.5 x 28)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, and letters pertaining to George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s 90th birthday.
Name Access
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
McLean, George
Subject Access
Anniversary
Banff
Biographical
Birthday
Communications
Indigenous Peoples
Newspaper
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Toronto
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Notes
Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
Subject Access
Farmland
Ranch
Ranchers and ranching
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Conservation
Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
*corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-159
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

[Event at Mini Thni]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23795
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of b&w photograph negatives depicting an event, potentionally in Mini Thni [Morley]
Date Range
[1940s]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 98 to NA - 103
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  6 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 98 to NA - 103
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1940s]
Physical Description
6 photographs: b&w negatives ; 8.5 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of b&w photograph negatives depicting an event, potentionally in Mini Thni [Morley]
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
Tipi
Geographic Access
Alberta
Morley
Conservation
Blue discolouration of the film base, possibly cellulose acetate deterioration (July 2023)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Group outside Morley United Church

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53345
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a group of people standing outside the Morley United Church, some still coming out the open door. Written on the back in pencil is: "Morley United Church 1. John Peacemaker (Mînî Gathakba) 2. Morley Twoyoungmen 3. Johnny Bearspaw (Rhuya Thiha) (Golden Eagle Claw) 4. Rev 5. George Crawler (…
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1950]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1305
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1305
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1950]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a group of people standing outside the Morley United Church, some still coming out the open door. Written on the back in pencil is: "Morley United Church 1. John Peacemaker (Mînî Gathakba) 2. Morley Twoyoungmen 3. Johnny Bearspaw (Rhuya Thiha) (Golden Eagle Claw) 4. Rev 5. George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) 7. Dan Wildman 8. Judas Hunter Front Row 1. Leah Simeon 2. Mrs. Judas Hunter 3. Mrs. Jane Crawler Stairs 1. Alec Baptiste Jr. 2. Leonard Wesley 3. [blank] 4. Enoc Rider"
Name Access
Peacemaker, John
Twoyoungmen, Morley
Bearspaw, John
Bearspaw, Johnny
Crawler, George
Wallman, Dan
Hunter, Judas
Simeon, Leah
Hunter, Mrs. Judas
Crawler, Jane
Baptiste, Alec, Jr.
Wesley, Leonard
Rider, Enoc
Subject Access
Churches
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Portrait
Recognizing relations
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

[Horse branding in Mini Thni]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23789
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Notes
Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
Subject Access
Ranch
Ranchers and ranching
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Conservation
Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
*corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-157
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Hotels 1, hotel extras 1

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21590
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled …
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 36 to 39
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Print
  2 images  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.C. Photography : prints
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 36 to 39
GMD
Print
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
121 photographs : prints, b/w
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled set: BSH public rooms 1966, 2 items (folder 38)
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Indigenous Portraits : Byron Harmon, Banff Indian Days portraits

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55006
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  15 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Parallel Title
Native Indian Portraits
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/E6/PA-381 to 400 produced by Byron Harmon
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Physical Description
35 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 8.5 cm and 12.5 x 10 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
Notes
Most individuals in photographs are not named
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
PA-401 to PA-415 are digitized, PA-381 to PA-400 attributed to Byron Harmon may be digitized elsewhere
Name Access
Stevens, Job
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Rollinmud, Isaac
Ear, Peter
Poucette, Mark
Powderface, Jean
Powderface, William
Hunter, Leah Rider
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Community events
Public events
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Children
Portrait
Photography
Teepees
Horses
Cultural pluralism
Banff Indian Days
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Language
English
Conservation
Original storage envelopes for items LUX/I/E6/PA-401 to 415 stored in separate mylar sleeves in folder
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Leisure and Manufacturing Scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54901
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (55 pages ; 26.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Manufacturing
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Letters to Mother [January - December 1946]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7467
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
Date Range
1946
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 121
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 121
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1946
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the Winter Carnival, cleaning and household chores, Catharine working with the Red Cross and instructing a weekly art class, skiing on Sulphur between the Upper Hot Springs and the river, Pete making posters for various organizations, community events and programs, painting, gardening and yard word, errand trips to Calgary, judging an art show at the Auditorium sposored by the Horner Co. in June, Catharine's brother Russ and his family coming to visit in late June-late July [included stays at Skoki, Bow Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Temple], the Governor General touring Banff in July, Banff Indian Days, driving up to Sunshine Lodge and beyond to the edge of Porcupine Valley as part of a survey crew with Fern Brewster, the Calgary Stampede, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, trips to Bow Lake and Temple Mountain [usually for a week at a time], matters pertaining to the store, moving a shed from behind Annie White's house closer to the river [used to store cars and later a stagecoach], Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-November to mid-December], making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties [including Pete and Catharine's first Christmas tree since before the war].
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of colour (especially black people) used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Phillips, Walter J.
Graves, Syd Brewster
Whyte, Barbara
Jaeggi, John
Jaeggi, Edith Ashton
Watson, Sir Norman
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
Robb, Gale (Guild)
Brewster, Fern
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Rungius, Carl
Noble, George
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Funeral
Garden
Gardening
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Hudson's Bay Company
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Leisure
Mountain
Mountain School
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Scenery
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Skoki Lodge
Stoney Nakoda
Sulphur Mountain Tea House
Sunshine area
Sunshine Lodge
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Weather
Weddings
White Grocery, The
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Bow Lake
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

m36_i_a_2b_i_121.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Letters to Mother [January - December 1947]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7468
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
Date Range
1947
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 122
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 122
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1947
Physical Description
2.4 cm of textual records (142 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, painting [including making sketches for a show in Montreal next year], Jim Brewster's death and funeral in February, ski races and ski jumping at Norquay, the Winter Carnival, Catharine working with the local Red Cross, business pertaining to the shop and apartments on Banff Ave, cleaning and household chores, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, gardening, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, Banff Indian Days [including helping Norman Luxton by handling the financials], the Calgary Stampede, going to Calgary for a few days in August for Pete to see an ear specialist [they stay at the Hotel Paliser], beginning construction of a ski lift at Norquay and of the new Banff Art School [Banff School of Fine Arts], Gray & Eleanor Campbell moving to their ranch in Cowley, minor renovations to the house [mostly pertaining to water lines and the roof], expansion of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge [adding the dining room, entrance hall, and second floor], construction of the new Hudson's Bay Store and a new hotel on Banff Ave [possibly the King Edward], the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, errand trips to Calgary, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters have small notes written in pencil, possibly by Edith or Pete. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 122-01 contains quotes from two letters [September 12 & August 7, 1947] written by an unknown author. 122-57 contains a few interesting anecdotes about life in Anthracite.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Phillips, Walter J.
Brewster, Jim
Luxton, Norman
Greenham, Margaret
Greenham, Henry
Watson, Sir Norman
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Strom, Erling
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Bearspaw, David
Poucette, Mark
Goon, Yuk Soy
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Funeral
Garden
Gardening
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Hudson's Bay Company
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Mountain School
Mount Royal Hotel
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royalty
Scenery
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Skoki Lodge
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Weather
Weddings
White Grocery, The
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Bow Lake
Lake Louise
Anthracite
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

m36_i_a_2b_i_122.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

46 records – page 1 of 3.

Back to Top