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Abandoned hulk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37661
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 295
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 295
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Captain on deck of ship
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37648
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Captain on deck of ship; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 282
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 282
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Captain on deck of ship; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Captain on deck of ship
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37649
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Captain on deck of ship; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 283
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 283
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Captain on deck of ship; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37363
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Group of children with American flags in front of [North Dakota?] school
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Group of children with American flags in front of [North Dakota?] school
- Subject Access
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37364
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 4
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 4
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Coastal shoreline
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37655
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 289
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 289
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Coastal shoreline
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37656
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 290
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 290
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Coastal shoreline
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37657
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 291
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 291
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Coastal shoreline, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Coastal shoreline
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37658
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Seascape, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 292
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 292
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Seascape, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 494
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 494
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Immigration and homesteading
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Immigration and homesteading
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Gulls, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 294
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 294
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Gulls, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Hunters with bear hides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37678
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Bear hides at hunting camp, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 312
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 312
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Bear hides at hunting camp, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Hunters with bear hides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37679
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Bear hides at hunting camp, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 313
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 313
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Bear hides at hunting camp, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Husky dog on Seward street
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37671
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Husky dog on street in Seward, Alaska; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 305
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 305
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Husky dog on street in Seward, Alaska; Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Husky dog on Seward street
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37672
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Husky dog on Seward street, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 306
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 306
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Husky dog on Seward street, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7451
- 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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Electronic Resources
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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
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- 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
- Processing Status
- Processed
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