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The Beacon in Cataract Valley

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
[1907]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 27
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 27
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1907]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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Boating on unidentified lake

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Unidentified lake; spring bear hunt along the Columbia River, B.C.
Date Range
1906
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 241
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 - 241
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Unidentified lake; spring bear hunt along the Columbia River, B.C.
Subject Access
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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[Buggie(?) on Tunnel Mountain Road near Banff]

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
[Wagon on Tunnel Mountain Road - Fairholm Range in background]
Date Range
1906-1907
Reference Code
V48 / NA66 - 1574
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
  1 image  
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Negative series
Reference Code
V48 / NA66 - 1574
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
Date Range
1906-1907
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
[Wagon on Tunnel Mountain Road - Fairholm Range in background]
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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Captain on deck of ship

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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

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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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[Elbow River at Calgary?]

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Date Range
1905-1911
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 416
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 - 416
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1905-1911
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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[Elliott Barnes showing unidentified person with camera]-

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions39209
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
[1907]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 35
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
.
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sous-Fonds
.
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 35
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Parallel Title
Savage and Civilized
Date Range
[1907]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Indigenous
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
Processing Status
Processed
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[First Nations canoes beside Fraser River]

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
[1908]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 55
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 55
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1908]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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The first raft on Maligne [Lake]

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
1911
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 69
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 69
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
1911
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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[Group of riders preparing to leave Lake Louise Chalet]

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
1899 - [ca. 1910]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 103
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 103
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
1899 - [ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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Horses at Paradise Valley ACC camp

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Date Range
1907
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 264
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 - 264
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1907
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Organizations
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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Hunter fording river

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Hunter fording river during spring bear hunt along Columbia River, B.C.
Date Range
1906
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 259
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 - 259
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Hunter fording river during spring bear hunt along Columbia River, B.C.
Subject Access
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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Husky dog on Seward street

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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

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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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[Jack Otto with packhorse Jonas carrying boards for boat]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions39239
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
[1911]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 65
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 65
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1911]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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Lake Louise Hotel Laggan Alta. [Alberta]

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Date Range
1899 - [ca. 1910]
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 104
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 104
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
1899 - [ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
[Mary Schaffer]
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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
Electronic Resources

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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
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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
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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]

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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
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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
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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
Processed
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