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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 20
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 7
- Allan E. Crawford fonds 4
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 4
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds 4
- Lillian Gest fonds 4
- John Murray Gibbon fonds 3
- Luxton family fonds 2
- Tom Wilson family fonds 2
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds 1
- John Williams fonds 1
- Lawrence Grassi fonds 1
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 122
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 120
- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 16
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 12
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 12
- Gibbon, John Murray 6
- Rungius, Carl 6
- Gest, Lillian 5
- Whyte, Catharine 5
- Whyte, Peter 5
- Crawford, Allan E. 4
- Greenham, Margaret 4
Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout …
- Date Range
- 1948-1957
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1948-1957
- Physical Description
- 7.3 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout Banff National Park during the summer of 1948. Includes milage list and list/details of people met around Banff, including bankers, hotel staff, cleaning ladies, and the boy hired to cut the grass. Also notes the passing of Soapy Smith that winter. M67 / 3 - 2 : black leather diary, date 49 50 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various motor car, hiking, horseback (orgranized by Caroline Hinman), and leisure trips taken around Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks during the summer of 1949. Trips taken during the summer of 1950 mostly consist of Alpine Club of Canada activities and Camps and with the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Also includes details on milages for different motor car trips and people met over both summers. M67 / 3 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 51 52 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various trips taken during the summers of 1951 and 1952. 1951 includes travel from the Paoli, Pennsylvania to Banff, stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, a camp based in Lake O'Hara (possibly as part of the Alpine Club of Canada), a night spent at the residence of Aileen Harmons [?], a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and another stay at the Banff Springs Hotel. 1952 includes many trips involving stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and other luxury hotels in Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, as well as trips with the ACC, the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and Caroline Hinman. Also includes lists of people met during both summers at various locations, highlights of Banff news (including the deaths of Hal Waterhouse and Col. Phillip Moore, marriages, construction work, and illnesses), lists of equipment, and telephone numbers. M67 / 3 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 53 54 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to a 1953 trip that started in Banff (with stay at Banff Springs Hotel) before going to Jasper where Lillian Gest participated in an Alpine Club of Canada Camp, then a few days in Lake O'Hara (staying in the lodge) before returning to Banff and then heading home to Pennsylvania. The summer of 1954 consisted of a motor car trip originating in Pennsylvania that worked west through Michigan, North Dakota, and Montana before reatching Banff. Also includes lists of mileages, people met during both summers, telephone numbers, information about flying with Air Canada (most likely in 1953), and the deaths of the Mexican tourists on Mt. Victoria, July 30, 1954. M67 / 3 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 54 55 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of Lillian Gest's 1954 motor car trip, detailing the second half from Banff back to Pennsylvania and the 1955 trips to Banff, Mount Robson, the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Vancouver. Also includes lists of people Gest met in various locations throughout 1955 and a brief list of changes in Banff, including tree cutting for the new Trans Canada Highway, the opening of the new Timberline Hotel, and expansions of the Mount Royal Hotel and the Upper Hot Springs. M67 / 3 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 56 57 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various hiking, motor car, and scenic trips taken by Lillian Gest throughout the Canadian Rockies during the summers of 1956 and 1957. Also includes lists of people met both summers, phone numbers for people both in Banff and in Pennsylvania, details pertaining to an Alpine Club of Canada 1956 photo competition that Gest entered, and a brief list of mostly construction-related updates from Banff and Lake Louise. One small newspaper clipping insert dated Aug 24, 1956 notes the funeral details for Mary Thorpe Gest. Also includes loose items consisting of letters (mostly addressed to Lillian Gest), brochures for the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, tellegrams, trip itineraries and cost listings, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Community
- Environment and Nature
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Vancouver
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alan E. Crawford transparencies
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- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 colour transparencies, 35 mm. Content pertains to the Skyline Hikers camp at Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain, Scarab Lake in 1940.
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Reference Code
- V131 / III / NS - 1 to NS - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V131
- Series
- V131 / III : Transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V131
- Accession Number
- 7686
- Reference Code
- V131 / III / NS - 1 to NS - 15
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 15 colour transparencies, 35 mm. Content pertains to the Skyline Hikers camp at Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain, Scarab Lake in 1940.
- Storage Range
- Transparencies - range box V1 to V450
- Name Access
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Horses
- Hotels
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hiking
- Camps
- Music
- Musicians
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Castle Mountain
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Allan E. Crawford photograph album
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- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 19…
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Reference Code
- V131 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V131
- Series
- V131 / I : Photograph albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V131
- Accession Number
- 7686
- Reference Code
- V131 / I / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 album (174 photographs : b&w ; 39 x 27.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 1941 to Mount Assiniboine; as well as views of the Town of Banff, Mount Rundle and the Banff Springs Hotel.
- Name Access
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Hiking
- Horses
- Hotels
- Camps
- Music
- Musicians
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Golfing
- Bridges
- Railways
- Cabins and shelters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Castle Mountain
- Bow River
- Banff
- Mount Rundle
- Mount Norquay
- Ghost River
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Allan E. Crawford photograph prints
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- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w photographs, 17 x 12 cm or smaller. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps, 1938-1943 and specifically Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes of singing, eating, cooking and hiking.
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Reference Code
- V131 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Allan E. Crawford fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V131
- Series
- V131 / II : Photograph prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V131
- Accession Number
- 7686
- Reference Code
- V131 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 18
- Date Range
- 1930-1943
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w photographs, 17 x 12 cm or smaller. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps, 1938-1943 and specifically Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes of singing, eating, cooking and hiking.
- Storage Range
- Photograph prints - in range box V130 to V143
- Name Access
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Hiking
- Horses
- Camps
- Music
- Musicians
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Crawford, Allan E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Textual record
- 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 / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
- Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
- Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Research
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Wardens
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Hiking
- Community life
- History
- Mines and mineral resources
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Yoho National Park
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Politics
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
- Processing Status
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Hikers at rest
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on boulders possibly during at Skyline Trail Hikers trip - Catharine Whyte visible at far right
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 435
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- 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 - 435
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on boulders possibly during at Skyline Trail Hikers trip - Catharine Whyte visible at far right
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hikers at rest
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified hikers sitting and lying on a grassy slope - possibly during a Skyline Trail Hikers trip
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 439
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- 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 - 439
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified hikers sitting and lying on a grassy slope - possibly during a Skyline Trail Hikers trip
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [March - August 1942]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on …
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
- 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 / 113
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], visits from friends, Kay Baker-Carr and her kids moving to Banff in April [D'Arcy is stationed in Hong Kong], uncertainties surrounding Pete's volunteer status in the war effort, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave [including the construction of new apartments], a visit from the Governor General in late April, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], going to the movies, bike riding and hiking, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, slide making and presentations, Pete and Catharine participating in an art show at [possibly] the Mount Royal Hotel, Jean Caird coming to visit for July, sightseeing trips around Banff National Park [including the Lake Louise area, Temple, and Bow Lake], going to the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, participating in the annual Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies hike in the Sunshine area [late July], Pete becoming the acting Quartermaster [for the Airforce?] in early August, painting/sketching, and various other Banff community 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 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.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- 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
- Greenham, Margaret
- Baker-Carr, Kay
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Caird, Jean
- Noble, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Bicycles
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Aid
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- King Edward Hotel
- 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
- Sightseeing
- Ski areas
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sunshine Lodge
- Sunshine Village
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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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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[Lunch at Larch Valley, Sky Line Trail Hike]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified group seated around a table under a tent sharing a meal. Written on the back in ink is "Lunch Time, Sky Line Trail Hike, at Larch Valley Camp, Photo by Peter Whyte"
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 94
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 94
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified group seated around a table under a tent sharing a meal. Written on the back in ink is "Lunch Time, Sky Line Trail Hike, at Larch Valley Camp, Photo by Peter Whyte"
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Larch Valley
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Peter Whyte
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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