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Forest Fires Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56892
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 33 b&w & colour prints of various helicopters putting out a wildfire on what is possibly Mount Norquay.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / F / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
8 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, F : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Forest Fires Park
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / F / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 33
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 33 b&w & colour prints of various helicopters putting out a wildfire on what is possibly Mount Norquay.
- Subject Access
- Helicopters
- Fires
- Wildfire
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacier Skiing
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
10 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Glacier Skiing
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.
- Subject Access
- Bow Glacier
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
14 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iii : Heli Rescue
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Portrait
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various helicopter operations. Includes rescue operations, heli tours [both hiking and skiing], portraits, and construction projects - including the building of a telephone line, construction of the Sulphur Mountain Teahouse, and an unidentified project involving g…
- Date Range
- 1970-1985
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 58
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
15 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Helicopters
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 58
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1970-1985
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various helicopter operations. Includes rescue operations, heli tours [both hiking and skiing], portraits, and construction projects - including the building of a telephone line, construction of the Sulphur Mountain Teahouse, and an unidentified project involving gravel at Lake Louise.
- Name Access
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Construction
- Helicopters
- Helicopter ride
- Helicopter skiing
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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High Altitude Photo School
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.
- Date Range
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
15 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : High Altitude Photo School
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.
- Subject Access
- Banff Centre
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Cameras
- Climbing
- Dogs
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- School
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos - negatives
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 20 b&w negatives of the Rimrock Resort in it's first year of opening [most likely 1959, when the hotel was moved from above the Hot Springs to below them and rebranded the Rimrock from the Upper Hot Springs Hotel], the Yungay slide of 1970 in which 15,000 people died, a photograph …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1959-1977]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1959-1977]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.1 x 22.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 20 b&w negatives of the Rimrock Resort in it's first year of opening [most likely 1959, when the hotel was moved from above the Hot Springs to below them and rebranded the Rimrock from the Upper Hot Springs Hotel], the Yungay slide of 1970 in which 15,000 people died, a photograph of a sketch done by Herb Paris, and the 1977 demolition fo the Gammon Motel.
- Subject Access
- Art
- Buildings
- Construction
- Demolition
- Hotels
- Gammon Motel
- Rimrock Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos - transparencies
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 15 colour transparencies of unidentified people skiing at "Old Sunshine" and the Rimrock Resort in it's first year of opening [most likely 1959, when the hotel was moved from above the Hot Springs to below them and rebranded the Rimrock from the Upper Hot Springs Hotel]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1946-1959]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
15 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1946-1959]
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : col. slides ; large format
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 15 colour transparencies of unidentified people skiing at "Old Sunshine" and the Rimrock Resort in it's first year of opening [most likely 1959, when the hotel was moved from above the Hot Springs to below them and rebranded the Rimrock from the Upper Hot Springs Hotel]
- Subject Access
- Hotels
- Rimrock Hotel
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 20 b&w prints of various hockey teams, including the Stoney Nakoda team, a Banff men's team, a Banff women's team, the Banff Legionaires Pee Wee team, and a Banff Termite team. Includes group shots and contact sheets of individual portraits.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970-1976]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / v / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
6 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : Hockey
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / v / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970-1976]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 20 b&w prints of various hockey teams, including the Stoney Nakoda team, a Banff men's team, a Banff women's team, the Banff Legionaires Pee Wee team, and a Banff Termite team. Includes group shots and contact sheets of individual portraits.
- Subject Access
- Children
- First Nations
- Hockey
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Winter sports
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 b&w prints of various activities involving horses. Includes Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips, packtrains, tourist rides, Parks Canada Wardens on horseback, and various rodeos - also includes contact sheets.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1956-1983]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / vii / PA - 01 to PA - 43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
9 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vii : Horses
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / vii / PA - 01 to PA - 43
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1956-1983]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 b&w prints of various activities involving horses. Includes Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips, packtrains, tourist rides, Parks Canada Wardens on horseback, and various rodeos - also includes contact sheets.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Dogs
- First Nations
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / vii / NA - 01 to NA - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
- Date Range
- 1958-1984
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Industrial
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1958-1984
- Physical Description
- 90 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
- Subject Access
- Construction
- Helicopters
- Industry
- Roads
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise History
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.
- Date Range
- 1950-1970
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 95
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
14 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : Lake Louise, b : History
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 95
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1950-1970
- Physical Description
- 95 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.
- Name Access
- Feuz, Edmund
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hotels
- Mountains
- Portrait
- Post Hotel
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / L / i / b / NA - 01 to NA - 31
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise Old Ski Area
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
9 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : Lake Louise, c : Old Ski Area
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise Summer
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 13 b&w & colour prints of various scenes around Lake Louise. Includes shots of people hiking and on horseback, the road to the ski hill, the Post Hotel, people canoeing on Moraine Lake, and people walking up the Rockpile at Moraine Lake.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / a / PA - 01 to PA - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
13 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : Lake Louise, a : Summer
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / a / PA - 01 to PA - 13
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 13 b&w & colour prints of various scenes around Lake Louise. Includes shots of people hiking and on horseback, the road to the ski hill, the Post Hotel, people canoeing on Moraine Lake, and people walking up the Rockpile at Moraine Lake.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Boats
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Horses
- Hotels
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Minnewanka
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 10 b&w prints of Lake Minnewanka. Includes mostly images of tour boats on the lake, some with big horn sheep in the foreground - also includes one contact sheet.
- Date Range
- 1973
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
10 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Lake Minnewanka
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 10 b&w prints of Lake Minnewanka. Includes mostly images of tour boats on the lake, some with big horn sheep in the foreground - also includes one contact sheet.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Lake Minnewanka
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / L / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 03
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [April - November 1935]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98
- 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 / 98
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. A few letters written on lodge letterhead. Most 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. Some letters have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, George, X
- Moore, Edmee
- Rungius, Carl
- Carter, Wilf
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Strom, Erling
- Strom, Sigrid
- Gest, Lillian
- Noble, George
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Beil, Charlie
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Campbell, Gray
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Home
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Police
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- 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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Letters to Mother [April - October 1936]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], w…
- Date Range
- 1936
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 100
- 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 / 100
- Date Range
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 2.8 cm of textual records (117 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], weather, skiing and ski conditions, film-making, visits from friends and visitors, matters pertaining to the house [opening and closing it as they come and go from various trips], errand trips to Calgary, watching hockey games, going to the movies, leaving for Hawaii via Vancouver in early May [sailing on the Empress of Canada], books Catharine and Edith are reading, arriving in Hawaii and eventually getting settled at the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, Maui, visiting with friends, descriptions of meals, photography and cameras, relocating to the Moana Hotel in Honolulu in mid-May, sightseening and day trips around the islands, sketching, descriptions of other ships coming and going from the harbour, details of the trip back to Banff in mid-June, radio programs [mostly news and operas], cleaning and household chores, events and people in Concord, camping trips, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property, painting/sketching, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian days, the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip [based out of Lake O'Hara] in early August, matters pertaining to the store, Edith purchasing a painting of two moose from Carl Rungius, developing photographs, a two-week trip to Lake O'Hara in late August/early September to paint and hike [also includes details of other people there, day to day activies, and the subjects painted/sketched], day trips around the national park to take photographs and hike [mostly in the Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Bow Lake areas], and preparing for a trip out to Concord at the end of October.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. The first 10 or so letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the page as part of an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Owen, Mildred
- Campbell, Gray
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Mather, Grace
- Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
- Wheeler, Emmeline
- Noble, George
- Poucette, Mark
- Adaskin, Murray
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Rungius, Carl
- Smith, Adelaide
- Castle, Alfred
- Castle, Donald
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Beach
- Birthday
- Boats
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hockey
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Hospital
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Paris Tea Room
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- Maui
- Hawaii
- 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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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
- 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 / 105
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- MacKenzie, Kate
- Strom, Erling
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Noble, George
- Noble, Linda
- Vaux, George, X
- Vaux, Mary
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Kodak
- Koachrome
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Larch trees
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Calgary
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- 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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Letters to Mother [August - December 1939]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7453
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107
- 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 / 107
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 20 x 24.9 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and commissions done both at home and out in the Park], visits from friends and visitors, slide making, photography and cameras [including colour photography], events and people in Concord, minor repairs/projects to the house and property [including installing a new water heater on the second floor], updates on Dave White's health, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], the declaration of war on Germany in early September [as well as details pertaining to local recruitment efforts and general preparations], day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, descriptions of meals, Edith going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York City [September], construction on the new addition to the house throughout October [including a new furnace room, bathroom, and dark room on the ground floor, extending the studio on the second floor, and facing the side of the house in stone], cleaning and household chores, errand trips to Calgary, books Catharine and Edith are reading, a large blizzard at the end of October, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], attending first aid classes at the school, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities and parties.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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. All 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. 107-19 contains a sketch of a mushroom on the back of the first page. 107-36 contains a sketch of the Whyte compound and details of the new extention to Pete and Catharine's house.
- 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
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Pocette, Mark
- Bagley, Frederick A.
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Vaux, Mary
- Reid, Charles
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- North West Mounted Police
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- RCMP
- Scenery
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- World War II
- WWII
- World's Fair
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Ptarmigan Valley
- Yoho National Park
- 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
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1943]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
more. unlikly that Japs will appear. Just
look at the Globe in the library and you will see
how far we
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 / 116
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project. 116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Sinclair, Christine
- Jessen, Chris
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Trono, Louis
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Beaches
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Boats
- Books
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hotel Devonshire
- Hotel Sussex
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- War Artists
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Port Alberni
- Tofino
- British Columbia
- 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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