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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- 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 / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.
- 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 are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Brewster, Fern
- Pocette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Gest, Lillian
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Greenham, Margaret
- Harris, Lawren
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Icefields Parkway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Miette Hot Springs
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Edith Cavel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Windermere
- Radium
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- 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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Images
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7460
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- 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 / 114
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
- 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 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
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Bow Lake
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefield Parkway
- Banff National Park
- 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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Images
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Norman Luxton written works, Indigenous history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55099
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of written works by Norman Luxton pertaining to: Chiefs Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver), Crowfoot and Peter Wesley (Ta Otha) (Moose Hunter); an account of a Sun Dance ceremony; and local Indigenous history.
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- 1948
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- 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 / D4 : Writing
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D4 / 12
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of written works by Norman Luxton pertaining to: Chiefs Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver), Crowfoot and Peter Wesley (Ta Otha) (Moose Hunter); an account of a Sun Dance ceremony; and local Indigenous history.
- Notes
- Most items in file are not dated; date range is provided by Processing Archivist based on content and formatting of materials
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Crawler, Hector
- Chief Crowfoot
- Wesley, Peter
- Subject Access
- History
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status unknown
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with archival clips
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stoney Nakoda portraits, group photographs, Sundance ceremony
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55005
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 hand-tinted photographs [LUX/I/E6/PA-338 to 340] and 40 b&w photographs. Content pertains to an Indigenous [Sundance?] ceremony [ca.1940s]; an “Indian Nativity Play” performed in Victoria, British Columbia; and portraits and group photographs of various Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoo…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- [ca.1914-1920]
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 338 to 380
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 - 338 to 380
- Responsibility
- Photographs LUX/I/E6/PA-343 to 345 produced by Harry Pollard
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- [ca.1914-1920]
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w prints ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 hand-tinted photographs [LUX/I/E6/PA-338 to 340] and 40 b&w photographs. Content pertains to an Indigenous [Sundance?] ceremony [ca.1940s]; an “Indian Nativity Play” performed in Victoria, British Columbia; and portraits and group photographs of various Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot tribe members.
- Notes
- Most individuals depicted in photographs are not identified
- Date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on context and format of photographs in file
- Enos Hunter’s name spelled incorrectly on back of one photograph [“Enod”] - spelling has been corrected in Name Access field but not on original photograph ***Disclosure for individuals who which to access materials in this file : photographs LUX/I/E6/PA-341 and 342 depict racially insensitive material - individuals wearing dark face makeup to resemble Indigenous people. The content of these items reflects the time period in which they were produced, and may be offensive to contemporary audiences.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Agnes
- Kaquitts, Benjamin
- Crawler, Hector
- Duck Chief, Rosaria
- Wildman, Joshua
- Duck Chief, Jenny
- White-Headed Chief
- Wolf Chief
- Black Fever
- Black Kettle
- Calf Bull
- Many Throats
- Poucette, Mark
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Enos
- Hunter, Judas
- Pollard, Harry
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Indigenous Peoples
- Teepees
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Performance
- Plays
- Sundance
- Ceremony
- Portrait
- Children
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stoney Nakoda portraits, tipi designs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photograph prints and postcard prints pertaining to numerous Stoney Nakoda individuals [most unidentified] and tipi designs. Named individuals include Hector Crawler, Peter Wesley [posing with Norman Luxton and Mary Schaffer], Mark Poucette, George Cecil, William[?] Powderface, Sam…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1918
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1932
- [ca.1940-1950]
- 1957
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 193 to 248
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- 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 - 193 to 248
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1918
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1932
- [ca.1940-1950]
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 56 photographs : b&w prints ; 10 x 16 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photograph prints and postcard prints pertaining to numerous Stoney Nakoda individuals [most unidentified] and tipi designs. Named individuals include Hector Crawler, Peter Wesley [posing with Norman Luxton and Mary Schaffer], Mark Poucette, George Cecil, William[?] Powderface, Sam Rider [Weasel-in-the-Mouth], Jacob Swampy, Jacob Twoyoungmen, Job Stevens [Blind Eagle], and Chief Amos Big Stoney.
- Notes
- File contains some duplicate images
- Items LUX/I/E6/PA-193 to 215 accompanied by original George Noble photo developing envelope in file
- Most dates provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on format and context of items in file
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Poucette, Mark
- Luxton, Norman
- Schaffer, Mary
- Cecil, George
- Rider, Sam
- Powderface, Bill
- Swampy, Jacob
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Wesley, Peter
- Big Stoney, Amos
- Stevens, Job
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Photography
- Portrait
- Family and personal life
- Teepees
- Children
- Communities
- Community life
- Cultural pluralism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sundance, McDougall Church, Byron Harmon postcard portraits, craft store
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55000
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photograph prints and 26 commercial postcards [produced by Byron Harmon]. Prints pertain to the McDougall Church in Morley, a Sundance ceremony [n.d.], and an [Indigenous?] crafts store with a small teepee outside. Postcards depict various Stoney Nakoda people including Chief Si…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 68 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- 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 - 68 to 106
- Responsibility
- Postcard images produced by Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 39 photographs : b&w prints and postcards ; 8.5 x 14 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photograph prints and 26 commercial postcards [produced by Byron Harmon]. Prints pertain to the McDougall Church in Morley, a Sundance ceremony [n.d.], and an [Indigenous?] crafts store with a small teepee outside. Postcards depict various Stoney Nakoda people including Chief Sitting Eagle [John Hunter], Leah Rider Hunter, Enos Hunter and Hector Crawler; some individuals in images not identified.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates of some postcards by Byron Harmon
- Date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- Hunter, Enos
- Crawler, Hector
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portrait
- Photography
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Teepees
- Animals
- Horses
- Churches
- Communities
- Businesses
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Gleichen
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Chief Sitting Eagle ; Hunter, John ; Hunter, Leah Rider ; Hunter, Enos ; Crawler, Hector ; Harmon, Byron
- Processing Status
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