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Banff, Canada's First National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22058
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Banff, Canada's First National Park manuscript and includes notes, working copies of the manuscript, publisher's galley copies, correspondence and reviews.
- Date Range
- ca. 1969-1975
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 21 to 41
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Series
- II.B.5. Professional : Literary papers
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 21 to 41
- Date Range
- ca. 1969-1975
- Physical Description
- 0.6 m textual records and graphic material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Banff, Canada's First National Park manuscript and includes notes, working copies of the manuscript, publisher's galley copies, correspondence and reviews.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Business, legal and financial records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22211
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and …
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Physical Description
- 4.8 m textual records -- oversize materials -- 31 photographs (15 prints, 16 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and residential leases; insurance; investments; donations; rentals; legal papers relating to the estate of Annie McDougall and May Ross McDougall; mortgage papers; Parks Canada Lease agreements and need to reside challenge; Eleanor Luxton's living will.
- Notes
- Contents arranged by subject - see file level descriptions
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Finances
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Law and justice
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married in 1930.
- The Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Content Details
- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
- Processing Status
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Christmas Cards
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of christmas cards addressed to Catharine Whyte and or Peter Whyte
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- GMD
- Textual records
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / A: Christmas Cards
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- GMD
- Textual records
- Physical Description
- 54 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of christmas cards addressed to Catharine Whyte and or Peter Whyte
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Christmas Cards
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- sub-sub-series consists of Christmas cards sent to peter and Catharine or Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910? - 1980?]
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- GMD
- Textual records
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- GMD
- Textual records
- Date Range
- [ca.1910? - 1980?]
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records : Christmas cards
- Scope & Content
- sub-sub-series consists of Christmas cards sent to peter and Catharine or Catharine Whyte.
- Notes
- Christmas cards have not been sorted into years or organized in any way.
- Some photographs remain tucked into Christmas to maintain contextual information
- Language
- English
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected Material Series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21912
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Sound recording
- Video
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Physical Description
- 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
- Notes
- Series consists of four sub-series:
- Textual records
- Photographs
- Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
- Audiovisual and sound records
- Finding Aid
- Electronic finding aid available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17822
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1909-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1909-1995
- Physical Description
- 1.37 m of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
- Notes
- Series arrangement:
- LUX / II / A / 1 to 47 : General correspondence, organized chronologically (see Content Details)
- LUX / II / A / 48 to 51 : Holiday greeting cards, dated (chronological order)
- LUX / II / A / 52 to 62 : Holiday greeting cards, not dated
- LUX / II / A / 63 : Holiday gift tags
- LUX / II / A / 64 to 65 : Thank you, friendship and get well soon cards
- LUX / II / A / 66 to 67 : Easter and Valentine's Day cards
- LUX / II / A / 68 to 70 : Birthday cards
- LUX / II / A / 71 : Other holiday cards and letters
- LUX / II / A / 72 : Postcards sent to Eleanor
- LUX / II / A / 73 : Luxton family research correspondence
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Correspondence
- Access Restrictions
- Access with permission. No reproduction
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / A - 1 to 47) :
- * 1902 - 1920 (folder 1)
- * 1921 - 1930 (folder 2)
- * 1931 - 1935 (folder 3)
- * 1936 - 1940 (folder 4)
- * 1941 - 1948 (folder 5)
- * 1949 (folder 6)
- * 1950 (folders 7, 8)
- * 1951 - 1954 (folder 9)
- * 1955 - 1958 (folder 10)
- * 1959, 195- (folder 11)
- * 1960 - 1961 (folder 12)
- * 1952 - 1956 (folder 13)
- * 1967 - 1969 (folder 14)
- * 1970 - 1972 (folder 15)
- * 1973 (folder 16)
- * 1974 (folder 17)
- * 1975 (folder 18)
- * 1976 (folder 19)
- * 1977 (folder 20)
- * 1978 (folder 21)
- * 1979 (folder 22)
- -
- * 197- (folder 23)
- * 1980 - 1981 (folder 24)
- * 1982 - 1983 (folder 25)
- * 1984 (folder 26)
- * 1985 (folders 27, 28)
- * 1986 (folder 29)
- * 1987 (folder 30)
- * 1988 (folders 31, 32)
- * 1989 (folders 33, 34)
- * 198- (folder 35)
- * 1990 (folder 36)
- * 1991 (folder 37)
- * 1992 (folders 38, 39)
- * 1993 (folders 40, 41)
- * 1994 (folder 42)
- * 1995 (folder 43)
- * 199- (folder 44)
- * undated (folder 45)
- * Christmas cards, undated (folder 46)
- * Cards, other, undated (folder 47)
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Extended family records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…
- Date Range
- 1893-1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.C. Extended Family
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C
- Date Range
- 1893-1970
- Physical Description
- 0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Interview transcripts
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-sub-series consist of printed interview transcripts, prepared by Astrid Bell. Interviews were conducted by Judy Larmour and MaryAlice Stewart. Also included in this sub-sub-series are the transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk. Transcripts in t…
- Date Range
- 1997-2001
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F3 i
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Series
- II.F. Collected Material Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F3 i
- Date Range
- 1997-2001
- Physical Description
- 28 cm textual records: 28 interview transcriptions, 29 CD Rom, 28 - 3.5" floppy disks
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-sub-series consist of printed interview transcripts, prepared by Astrid Bell. Interviews were conducted by Judy Larmour and MaryAlice Stewart. Also included in this sub-sub-series are the transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk. Transcripts in this sub-sub-series consist of: Helen Reimer Henry Ness Louis Trono Jeannedot Ellis Robert Smith Mary Smith Frances de Haan-Holscher Ralphine Locke Kathy Campbell MaryAlice Stewart Don Hatch Derek Smith William Luxton Jr. Renata Gibson Jane Hayes Russ Nickles William Sampson Hugh Dempsey Robert and Alma Garbert Les Duncan Mrs. L.G. Thomas Dr. L.G. Thomas Margaret Thomas George F.G. Stanley Jack Doughty-Davis Iris Steele Jim Miller Doug Light
- Access Restrictions
- Doug Light transcript is restricted; permission of ELHF required.
- Finding Aid
- Electronic finding aid and printed listing and interview summaries available.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Latch String Out
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Annie McDougall and the Latch String Out manuscript and includes notes, working copies of the manuscript, and correspondence.
- Date Range
- ca. 1969-1975
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 42 to 57
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Series
- II.B.5. Professional : Literary papers
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 42 to 57
- Date Range
- ca. 1969-1975
- Physical Description
- 0.45 m textual records and graphic material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Annie McDougall and the Latch String Out manuscript and includes notes, working copies of the manuscript, and correspondence.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family home records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting framed photographs and other items on display in the Luxton family home in Banff.
- Date Range
- 1996
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / E
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / E : Luxton family home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / E
- Responsibility
- Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation
- Date Range
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 102 photographs : b&w prints ; 10 x 15 cm -- 62 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting framed photographs and other items on display in the Luxton family home in Banff.
- Notes
- Photograph print files contain two identical copies of each image [i.e. LUX/III/E/PA-1 to 22 contains 44 prints total]
- Negative photographs correspond with prints [see Material Details]
- Material Details
- Photographs were originally stored together in three envelopes : Folder 1 [LUX / III / E / PA - 1 to 22 and NA - 1a to 6a] Folder 2 [LUX / III / E / PA - 23 to 37 and NA - 7a to 9e] Folder 3 [LUX / III / E / PA - 38 to 51 and NA - 10a to 14e]
- Name Access
- Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Photography
- Organizations
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Photograph prints stored in three folders : LUX / III / E / PA - 1 to 22 LUX / III / E / PA - 23 to 37 LUX / III / E / PA - 38 to 51 Corresponding negatives LUX / III / E / NA - 1a to 14e stored in separate file folder in same box
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Luxton's Pacific Crossing
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Luxton's Pacific Crossing, working copies of the manuscript, manuscript edits, reviews, invoices, correspondence, corrections, and newsclippings
- Date Range
- 1969-1975
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 1 to 20
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Series
- II.B.5. Professional : Literary papers
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 - 1 to 20
- Date Range
- 1969-1975
- Physical Description
- 20 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Eleanor Luxton's research on Luxton's Pacific Crossing, working copies of the manuscript, manuscript edits, reviews, invoices, correspondence, corrections, and newsclippings
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine and Peter Whyte's home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54035
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Booklets: the Landon Course of Cartooning
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / F
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- GMD
- Textual records
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / F: Miscellaneous items from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s house
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / F
- GMD
- Textual records
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Booklets: the Landon Course of Cartooning
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Owned by Peter Whyte
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Papers. -- 1875-1955.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1875-1954; correspondence, 1903-1954; financial and legal papers, 1912-1954; activities and interests, 1909-1954; sympathy cards, 1955.
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / B / 2100 - 2115
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.B. Annie White series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / B / 2100 - 2115
- Physical Description
- 17 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1875-1954; correspondence, 1903-1954; financial and legal papers, 1912-1954; activities and interests, 1909-1954; sympathy cards, 1955.
- Subject Access
- WHITE, ANNIE
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series B of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Papers. -- 1886-1940.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1886-1928, in the form of notes and certificates; 2. Correspondence, 1889-1939; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1914-1940; 4. Business activities and interests, 1895-1939, pertaining to coal mining, poetry and other.
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / E / 2149 - 2159
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.E. John D. Curren series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / E / 2149 - 2159
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1886-1928, in the form of notes and certificates; 2. Correspondence, 1889-1939; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1914-1940; 4. Business activities and interests, 1895-1939, pertaining to coal mining, poetry and other.
- Subject Access
- CURREN, JOHN D.
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series E of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs. J. D. Curren negatives are found in White/Curren family photographs (V683 / III.F.)
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Papers. -- 1887-1942.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1891-1937, in the form of diaries, notes and other; correspondence, 1887-1939; financial and legal papers, 1892- 1934; and business records, 1900-1942. Business records are for Dave White General Merchant and Dave White and Sons, Ltd., 1900-1942; White and Bayne…
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / A / 2067 - 2099
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.A. Dave White Sr. series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / A / 2067 - 2099
- Physical Description
- 99 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1891-1937, in the form of diaries, notes and other; correspondence, 1887-1939; financial and legal papers, 1892- 1934; and business records, 1900-1942. Business records are for Dave White General Merchant and Dave White and Sons, Ltd., 1900-1942; White and Bayne, Bankhead, 1903-1907; and properties, 1914-1935.
- Subject Access
- WHITE, DAVE SR.
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series A of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
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- Processed.
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Papers. -- 1911-1955.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1919-1938, in the form of notes, articles, poems, school papers, memberships, and annotated books; 2. Correspondence, 1914-1943; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1911-1955, in the form of personal, estate and other papers; 4. Business records, 1929-1948; 5. Act…
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 2116 - 2147
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.C. Dave (Jack) White series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 2116 - 2147
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1919-1938, in the form of notes, articles, poems, school papers, memberships, and annotated books; 2. Correspondence, 1914-1943; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1911-1955, in the form of personal, estate and other papers; 4. Business records, 1929-1948; 5. Activities and interests, 1922-1940.
- Subject Access
- WHITE, DAVE (JACK)
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series C of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Personal records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.C. Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records -- oversize textual records -- photographs
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Notes
- Series consists of 6 sub-series:
- C1 : Volunteer activities: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's involement with the Junior Red Cross, the Canadian Women's Press Club, the Historical Society of Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers' Association.
- C2 : Scrapbooks
- C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- C4 : Travel and hobbies
- C5 : Other (includes personal government documents, business and membership cards and some personal correspondence)
- C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recording collection
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of seven sub-series: 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson…
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1975
- Reference Code
- S37 / I.D.
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- S37 / I.D.
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes.
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, and Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, travellers, philanthropists, Banff, Alberta. See descriptions for the Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs and the Peter Whyte papers and photographs, for biographical details on Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of seven sub-series:
- 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson, Arlene Voorbies, Tom Javanaugh, Mr. Neilson, Bill Legarde, George K. K. Link, Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Nick Morant, Jimmy Simpson, Fred Stiles, Peter Whyte, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Mary Vaux, C. M. Walker, Sam Ward, Cis Ward, Jon Whyte, Flossie Currie, Pearl Moore, Edmee Reid, Dell Brewster, Sydney and Doris Vallance, Moore family, Painter family, Gilbert and Frances Roddy.
- 2. Family conversations and performances, 1951- 1962, 11 items; pertain to or involve Robb family, Russell Robb III, Doris Burditt, Edith Morse Robb, Jon Whyte, Frances James, Bill McKenzie, Dave Whyte.
- 3. Meetings and speeches, 1956-1973, 5 items; pertain to political speeches and meetings, organizations, Indigenous peoples.
- 4. Conversations with Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, 1950-1973, 27 items; pertain to or involve Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, George McLean, Peter Whyte, Dorothy Whyte, Jacob Twoyoungman, Hanson Bearspaw, Joe Kaquitts, Tom Simeon, Bill McLean, Percy Wildward, Catharine Whyte.
- 5. Musical performances, 1953- 1969, 15 items; pertain to Murray Adaskin.
- 6. Broadcasts: a. Re Canadian Rockies, 1951-1968, 18 items; pertain to Banff personalities, local and regional events, Rundle Memorial United Church, rescue work, music, historical broadcasts; b. Miscellaneous broadcasts, 1951-1968, 59 items; pertain to politics, sports, royal visits and royalty, art, Hawaiian music, etc.
- 7. Elk sounds, 1952-1957, 3 items.
- Name Access
- Adaskin, Frances
- Adaskin, Murray
- Amos, Paul
- Bearspaw, David
- Bearspaw, Hansen
- Bearspaw, Johnny
- Brewster, Dell
- Burditt, Doris
- Castella, Verne
- Currie, Flossie
- Dunphy, John
- Encil, George
- Feuz, Edward
- Francis, Paul
- Fulcher, Ethel
- Goat, Noah
- Gorman, Ruth
- Henderson, (Mrs.) David
- Javanaugh, Tom
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Kaquitts, Joe
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Legarde, Bill
- Link, George K. K.
- McCullough, Tom
- McKenzie, Bill
- McLean, Bill
- McLean, George
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore family
- Morant, Nick
- Morse, Edith
- Neilson, (Mr.)
- Peyto, Bill
- Reid, Edmee
- Robb, Russell III
- Roddy, Frances,
- Roddy, Gilbert
- Simeon, Tom
- Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.)
- Stiles, Fred
- Twoyoungman, Jacob
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vaux, Mary
- Woorbies, Arlene
- Walker, C. M.
- Ward, Cis
- Ward, Sam
- White, James
- Wildward, Percy
- Whyte, Dave
- Whyte, Dorothy V.
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Elk
- Music
- Rundle Memorial United Church
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available in computer database for; select M36INV. Reference copy cassettes and recording summaries available.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series D of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of sound recordings.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
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- Processed.
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