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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jon Whyte fonds
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- 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. Wo…
- 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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Book with Ivy 'Willie' Morant Sketches, Field Journal, Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Contains 1 copy of 'The Silent Force' by T. Morris Longstreth (1927) with attached print and annotations; 1 field journal, lined, labelled 'G. T. P. Ry. No. 1060', signed by 'H.S. Jordan' listing property payment amounts in Vancouver, dated 1914-1916; 1 copy of 'Lake Louise: A Diamond in the Wilder…
- Date Range
- 1927
- 1939
- 1979
- 1982
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D/ 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to 34
- Responsibility
- Produced by T. Morris Longstreth , H.S. Jordan , Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon , Kathleen Mann , Arnold Newman
- Date Range
- 1927
- 1939
- 1979
- 1982
- Physical Description
- Textual Records: books
- Scope & Content
- Contains 1 copy of 'The Silent Force' by T. Morris Longstreth (1927) with attached print and annotations; 1 field journal, lined, labelled 'G. T. P. Ry. No. 1060', signed by 'H.S. Jordan' listing property payment amounts in Vancouver, dated 1914-1916; 1 copy of 'Lake Louise: A Diamond in the Wilderness' by Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon (1982) with personal note to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant by Jon Whyte; 1 copy of 'Design from Peasant Art' by Kathleen Mann (1939) containing various sketches and collected clippings by Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'The Great British' by Arnold Newman (1979) with personal note to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant from 'Carol and Don'.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 30 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 34
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file with risky materials attached to surface, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Creator
- T. Morris Longstreth , H.S. Jordan , Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon , Kathleen Mann , Arnold Newman
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carl Rungius Letters
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File docume…
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / B : Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records (23 x 34 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File documents, among other things, the death of Louise (Carl's wife) in 1940; exhibiting Carl's work in the National Gallery of Canada, 1942 and 1956; and Carl's visits to the Wardle family home in Ottawa. Records also include a postcard and two Mayfair articles from 1943.
- Notes
- In 1983, Dorothy gifted photocopies of Carl's correspondence with her family. In 2003, the originals were donated as part of Dorothy's estate. The photocopies (accn. 5296) were discarded.
- Carl Rungius was a wildlife and landscape painter who frequented and had a studio in Banff. The Wardle family was good friends with Rungius.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Rungius, Carl
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artist
- Banff
- Community life
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some tape leftover on some of the pages, may present issues in the future.
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1946]
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- 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
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1947]
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- 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
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- 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
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- Anthracite
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- Morley
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1948]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7469
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radi…
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 123
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- 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 / 123
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (157 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radio and live], events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, the new Greyhound Station being built behind the Mount Royal Hotel, the Winter Carnival, errand trips to Calgary, the annual Ski Championships at Norquay [February], putting together sketches to send to Ontario for an exhibition [the pictures were later sent to Concord to be shown], concerts, the death and funeral of Mark Poucette, cleaning and household chores, business and issues pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, installing a new electric stove in the kitchen, flooding during the spring [mostly in BC], Elizabeth Rummel leaving Skoki Lodge, Banff Indian Days [which included a ceremony to induct Pearl and Phillip Moore as honourary Princess and Chief], the Calgary Stampede, concerns over Pete's health, a day trip to Lake O'Hara with George Noble in September [they were given permission to drive themselves up], the opening of the White Groceteria on October 1, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties. Also includes a pressed flower and the annual Christmas card, mounted on cardstock.
- 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. 123-09 has four small sketches of pictures made by Jon Whyte on the second page. 123-36 is a carbon copy of 123-35. 123-47 contains a sketch of the new electric stove.
- 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.)
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Vallance, Sydney
- Whyte, Clifford
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Poucette, Mark
- Mather, Allan
- Greenham, Margaret
- Mills, Ike
- Luxton, Norman
- Comfort, Charles
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Rungius, Carl
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- 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
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Weddings
- White Grocery, The
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
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- United States of America
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- English
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- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7465
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 73 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 29, 1945. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, Pete being officially released from the Air Force [January 5], day to day life, photography and slide-making, weather, Ca…
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
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- 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 / 119
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (82 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 73 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 29, 1945. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, Pete being officially released from the Air Force [January 5], day to day life, photography and slide-making, weather, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, going to the movies, watching hockey games, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, digging a cellar beneath the kitchen and moving the furnace underneath it, cleaning and household chores, Cam and Lila moving to Vancouver, errand trips to Calgary, wildlife, Banff events, painting, extending the second floor to create a new master bedroom above the living room, events and people in Concord, news pertaining to the war, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], deaths and funerals [Hermann Gadnew, President Roosevelt], the end of the war in Europe [also includes special radio broadcasts and community celebrations], gardening and yardwork, and short drives [usually to Lake Louise and the Lake Minnewanka area].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people 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 written on RCAF 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
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- Ward, Sam
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Gadner, Hermann
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- VE Day
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
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- English
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- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1949]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7470
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and …
- Date Range
- 1949
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 124
- 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 / 124
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (101 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and people in Concord, a train crash east of Banff in late February [no one was injured, Syd Vallance was on the train], new household appliances like a washing machine [Bendix] and electric sewing machine, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, Catharine going to Concord in May [she was called back to Banff early due to concerns for Pete's mental health], the death and funeral of Norman Sanson, and Pete and Catharine going to Victoria and Vancouver for the month of June [they stayed at the Empress in Victoria and the Hotel Georgia in Vancouver before moving to an apartment at the Ritz Vancouver].
- 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 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. 124-21 contains a note written after Catharine's post script, possibly by Pete.
- 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
- Brewster, Pat
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Greenham, Margaret
- Greenham, Henry
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Hunter, Enos
- Vallance, Sydney
- James, Frances
- Adaskin, Murray
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7466
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, B…
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 120
- 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 / 120
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (77 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, Banff events, visits from friends, attending a Sun Dance in Morely in July [held to celebrate the end of the war], painting, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], World War II officially ending August 15 and its various celebrations, cleaning and household chores [including renovations to the chimney], going to the movies, day trips around Banff National Park [usually to Lake Louise/Moraine Lake, Bow Lake, and the immediate Banff town area] to paint/sketch and take pictures, Major Fred Bagley's funeral in October, strikes in the US and Canada [primarily butchers and coal miners], d'Arcy Baker-Carr being released from a Japanese POW camp and coming back to Canada, Catharine mounting slides, skiing, watching curling games, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other holiday activities.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people 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 written on RCAF letterhead.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- Kaquitts, Tom
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Bagley, Frederick A.
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Mather, Allan
- Sanson, Norman
- Ward, Sam
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Ski Club
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- 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
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Letters to Mother [June - December 1944]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7464
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertai…
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 118
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
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- 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 / 118
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (106 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertaining to the war [D-Day, the liberation of Rome, the death of Mussolini], Pete's work and movements as part of the RCAF, weather, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, painting, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, gardening and yardwork, wildlife, Banff events, events and people in Concord, the Calgary Stampede, going to the movies, train travel between Banff and Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the filming of a Lassie movie in Banff National Park in September, going to Ottawa when Pete is reassigned to Air Force Headquarters in October [Catharine goes with him], Catharine going to Concord for November and then returning to Ottawa, Pete and Catharine returning to Banff/Calgary to begin Pete's discharge, and Christmas/New Years Eve parties and activities. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel, Canadian Pacific Railway, and RCAF 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
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Brewster, Fern
- Strom, Erling
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Harmon, Eileen
- Jackson, A. Y.
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, Mary
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Kerr, Jasper
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Literature
- Lord Elgin Hotel
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Paliser Hotel Calgary
- Paris Tea Room
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- War
- War Artists
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- McLeod
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [June - December 1949]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7471
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 66 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 28 to December 29, 1949. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, trips to Moraine Lake throughout the summer [they stayed at the Lodge], photography, painting, weather, e…
- Date Range
- 1949
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 125
- 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 / 125
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (98 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 66 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 28 to December 29, 1949. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, trips to Moraine Lake throughout the summer [they stayed at the Lodge], photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days [Pete and Catharine managed the finances for Norman Luxton, who was organizing it that year], exhibiting their work at the Banff School of Fine Arts in August, day trips to Bow Lake, a track meet competition between the Banff and Canmore schools, Jimmy Simpson Jr getting married in October, installing a oil tanks for their house and for Annie White's house, Pete making pins and awards [models of skiers to be cast in bronze] for George Encil, working on the annual Christmas card, and various holiday activities.
- 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 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. 125-01 is an image, possibly part of a card, not noticeably attached to a letter. 125-60 - possible names written on page 02 in pencil, most likely by Edith Morse Robb.
- 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
- Luxton, Norman
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- McLean, George
- Jackson, A. Y.
- Encil, George
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- 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
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Map of Exmoor, Jon Whyte Text, Assorted
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 map and 3 published books. Contains 'Ordnance Survey: Contoured Road Map of Exmoor' (1930), annotated by Mollie Morant; 1 copy of 'Tidewater to Timberline' by Dan McCowan (1951) with handwritten note by the author to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'Indians in the Roc…
- Date Range
- 1930
- 1951
- 1953
- 1985
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 42 to 45
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Map
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 42 to 45
- Responsibility
- Various authors
- Date Range
- 1930
- 1951
- 1953
- 1985
- Physical Description
- Textual Records & Cartographic Record: 3 books, 1 map
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 map and 3 published books. Contains 'Ordnance Survey: Contoured Road Map of Exmoor' (1930), annotated by Mollie Morant; 1 copy of 'Tidewater to Timberline' by Dan McCowan (1951) with handwritten note by the author to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant; 1 copy of 'Indians in the Rockies' by Jon Whyte (1985), with personal note from Jon to Nicholas and Willie; 1 copy of 'Ornamente der Volksunst' with note by Nicholas Morant inside - annotation identifies it as a 1937 Christmas gift to Willie, but copy was printed in 1953.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 38 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 45
- Name Access
- Whyte, Jon
- Morant, Mollie
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- England
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- German
- Conservation
- Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Creator
- Various authors
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Miscellaneous Records
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 cm of textual records, 34 x 44 cm or smaller. File pertains to an assortment of personal recordkeeping records and contains textual records, correspondence, photograph prints, and newspaper clippings. File documents various purchases and sales (Canmore, Alberta and Sidney, Briti…
- Date Range
- 1934-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / B / 24-38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / B : Personal Recordkeeping
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / B / 24-38
- Date Range
- 1934-2002
- Physical Description
- 17 cm of textual records (34 x 44 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 17 cm of textual records, 34 x 44 cm or smaller. File pertains to an assortment of personal recordkeeping records and contains textual records, correspondence, photograph prints, and newspaper clippings. File documents various purchases and sales (Canmore, Alberta and Sidney, British Columbia, mainly 1985-1986 and 1991-1995), property sales (Banff and Calgary, Alberta, 1972, and a photocopy of the original lease for the Wardle's property in Banff on Muskrat Street, 1921), Dorothy's work and membership with the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (1991-2001), art sales and appraisals (mainly Carl Rungius, 1977-2001), health and dental records detailing Dorothy's medical history (mainly 1994-2001, but goes back to 1934), a trip to Canmore (Banff Right to Reside (1984), subscriptions and miscellaneous records (including Dorothy's address book; poetry by her father, James Morey Wardle; Dorothy's passport from 1991-1996; various art collector catalogues such as Sotheby's; and commemorative coins), and Sheila Iris (S.I.) Ritchie's personal records (includes birth record from 1927 and death record from 1990).
- Notes
- Poetry by James Morey (J.M.) Wardle can be found in folder 34 under "miscellaneous."
- Sheila Iris Ritchie was Dorothy's long-term housemate and close friend. Dorothy served as the executor of Sheila's will.
- Dorothy's SIN card was originally included but has since been discarded for privacy concerns.
- Photocopies of the original lease for the property on Muskrat Street were taken from Parks Canada microfiche records in 1993.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Rungius, Carl
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Calgary Herald
- Art
- Artist
- Banff
- Banff Crag and Canyon
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Mineral Springs Hospital
- Museums
- Newspaper
- Obituary
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Personal and Family Life
- Property
- Records
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Women
- Homestead Hotel
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canada
- Sidney
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Access may be restricted. Specifically for records pertaining to personal health information and other personal information.
- Please speak to the Archivist for access to folders: M521 / I / B / 28-31 and M521 / I / B / 34-36.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some records still have tape on them. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Acid-free archival paper used sporadically interwoven between records and newspaper clippings.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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