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Letters to Mother [September - December 1959]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7491
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the m…
- Date Range
- 1959
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145
- 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 / 145
- Date Range
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the musical My Fair Lady at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (Sept. 21), driving out to the Panther Valley with Warden Peter Tasker (Oct. 16), Carl Rungius' death (October), a trip to Concord in early November [just Catharine], construction on the back of the house, a second trip to Concord for Christmas and New Years followed immediately by a two-month trip to the West Indies [Catharine and Peter]. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes two postcards making up one letter.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Castella, Verne
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- Greenham, Margaret
- Feuz, Walter
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Harmon, Don
- Moore, Pearl
- Kerr, Jasper
- Tasker, Peter
- Rungius, Carl
- Ward, Sam
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Oldtimers
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho 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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People - Portraits & Groups
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57412
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a g…
- Date Range
- 1952-1987
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
25 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : People, a : Portraits & Groups
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1952-1987
- Physical Description
- 114 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a group of skaters, probably a club.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Beil, Charlie
- Vroom, Bill
- Anderson, Andy
- Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi)
- Strom, Erling
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- O'Brien-ffrench, Conrad
- Princess Margaret
- White, Cliff
- Wood, Sharon
- Chretien, Jean
- Gertsch, Rudi
- Gmoser, Hans
- Greene, Nancy
- Lougheed, Peter
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Ski Club
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Cowboys
- Family
- First Nations
- Guides
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mountaineers
- Movie Stars
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Skiers
- Sulphur Mountain
- Sunshine area
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ii / a / NA - 01
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…
- Date Range
- 1950-1993
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
24 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iii : Personalities
- Accession Number
- 7436 5507
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1950-1993
- Physical Description
- 178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.
- Name Access
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Brewster, Jim
- de Grandmaison, Nicholas (Nick)
- Rolston, Shauna
- Peyto, Paul
- Anderson, Andy
- Marty, Sid
- Costigan, Pat
- O'Brien-ffrench, Conrad
- de Grandmaison, Sonia
- Wood, Sharon
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Davies, Jim
- Jones, Ken
- Brewster, Dell
- Perren, Walter
- Greene, Nancy
- Hess, George
- Encil, George
- Gertsch, Rudi
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Family
- Helicopters
- Hiking
- Horses
- Lake Minnewanka
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Sulphur Mountain
- Sunshine Village
- Swimming
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Seebe
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 03 V190 / VI / P / iii / NS - 01 to NS - 03
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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potentially offensive content.
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