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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55304
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 104
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/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. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Johnsen, Hanne
- Feuz, Edward
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Boats
- Businesses
- Camping
- Carnival
- Children
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Gallery
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Movies
- Museums
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Swiss Guides
- Theatre
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Vikings
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Engelberg
- Wengen
- Wengernalp
- Grindelwald
- Switzerland
- Cologne
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Finse
- Oslo
- Trondhjem
- Andalsnes
- Norway
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- 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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Military Career Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54871
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M169
- Series
- II Scrapbooks
- Sous-Fonds
- M169
- Accession Number
- 22000
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (80 pages ; 24 x 33.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
- Name Access
- Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Biographical
- Cadet camp
- Great War
- Military
- Newspaper
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Ottawa
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Canada
- England
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Black pages not scanned
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward O.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Your Herald Scrapbook - Airplanes and Air Travel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54612
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
- Date Range
- 1934 - 1943
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2019.83 : Accession number
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2019.83
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Compiled by unknown
- Date Range
- 1934 - 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (64 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Provenance unknown
- Scope & Content
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
- Notes
- At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.
- Storage Range
- M8 / accn. 375 to accn. 2019.83 OS
- Subject Access
- Airplane
- Airplanes
- War
- World War II
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Europe
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Government
- Health services
- Labour
- Military
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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