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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: Selected C R series 3 Reel 1 show Sept 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 23

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. B32-15 Garden & Main St. Banff 2. B162-3 Boat House & reflections 3. R160-31 Banff Springs Hotel 4. R160-38 [Banff Springs Hotel] fr. Spray R. & flag 5. R159-4 Pool, lawn & Bow V. 6. R202-18 Conservatory 7. R202-19 [Conservatory] 8. R261-34 Fr. [Conservatory] & flowers 9. R161-33 Fr. [Conservatory] & Louize[?] 10. R202-22 [Fr. Conservatory & Louize[?]] 11. R161-8 Terrace & pool fr. fire escape 12. R160-35 Swim Pool 13. R160-5 Diving Board 14. R162-17 Bow Falls 15. R202-14 [Bow Falls] 16. R202-15 [Bow Falls] 17. R162-26 Boys fishing across river 18. B14-4 Boom Lake 19. R162-7 On Rundle saddle L.G 20. R167-33 Mt Louis & snow 21. B11-13 Old L.L. Rd. fr. Trans Canada 22. R158-6 Train approaches Canmore 23. R168-8 Norquay Ski Lift 24. R168-12 Nick[?] on Ski Lift 25. R168-10 Eliz Brett on Lift 26. R189-24 Ted Goodall 27. C.H. 49 Middle Section Two Jack Lake 28. C.H. 56 Lake Minnewanka fr. shoulder Cascade 29. R162-9 L.G on Little Rundle 30. 0 Banff fr. Tunnel 31. B52-11 View fr. Sulphur Mt. 32. B75-5 View of valley fr. Sulphur Mt. 33. R161-2 Pool & Rundle 34. B48-6 To Grassis Lookout 35. R160-29 The Pool 36. R160-27 Gardens 37. B29-4 Bldgs on Sulphur 38. B29-7 On Sulphur Mt. 39. B29-8 [On Sulphur Mt.] 40. B27-23 Canadian on curve 41. B27-26 Canadian on curve 42. R195-32 Stampede 43. R196-33 BSH India 44. B30-17 Indigenous 45. B10-23 Indigenous person on horse in front of tepee 46. R159-10 Lake Louise (tree to left) 47. R159-30 Chateau & boat fr. east shore 48. R169-5 Abbot Pass 49. R207-27 [Abbot Pass] Hut 50. Reel 94-14 Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass 51. C.H. 6/70 Ten Peaks 52. A14-8 4 Peaks & Moraine L. 53. R141-4? Moraine L. Reflections Polly 54. R183-21 Shore Moraine Lake 55. R141-3 Moraine Lake Reflections Polly 56. R207-7 H.G. Edw. & PKs4-7 57. B2-27 L.C at Moraine Lake sitting 58. B2-26 [L.C at Moraine Lake] standing 59. B2-28 Moraine L. & far pt of Moraine 60. R207-4 H.G at Moraine 61. B1-32 Moraine & Mt. Little & 3 62. R207-5 H.G at Moraine 63. B28-31 Harry West & friend at Moraine L. 64. B22-15 L.G Moraine L 65. B22-14 Eleanor Hammilton, Moraine L. 66. R94-3 Glaciers on Moraine Peaks 67. B22-11 Quadra & Babek fr, road 68. B22-17 Trail to Consolation L. 69. B28-13 At Consolation Lake 70. B28-34 Stream fr. [Consolation Lake] 71. B15-20 Marmot [Consolation Lake] 72. R95-7 On trail - Mt Fay in b.g. 73. R141-6 L.G. Larch V. 74. R141-5 3 girls [Larch V.] 75. R141-8 Lefroy fr. Sentinel Pass 76. R141-30 Polly on [Sentinel Pass] 77. A10-13 Moose Larch V. 78. B12-32 Deer 79. R202-30 Deer 80. R178-30 Aileen 0 Mt. Averdeen in b.g

Notes: Please note: Language used pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Goodall, Ted

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Women

Geographic Access: Boom Lake; Kootenay National Park; Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 5 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Banff Indian Days Parade on Banff Avenue showing Brett Block (Alpine Block) and Banff Restaurant]

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a a group of people in regalia riding horses down Banff Avenue - business with signage reading "Banff Restaurant" in background right.

Date Range: ca. 1910

Reference Code: v439 / na66 - 1972

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M307 / V439

Sous-Fonds: V439

Reference Code: v439 / na66 - 1972

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a a group of people in regalia riding horses down Banff Avenue - business with signage reading "Banff Restaurant" in background right.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Buildings and memorials; First nations; Public events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 531

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 532

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Camps Slide Show - Series II

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wi…

Date Range: 1959-1981

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: II : [transparencies]. -- 1981 V225 / NS 28

Date Range: 1959-1981

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies], Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. Reel R195-6 Horse at Hotel Many Glacier 2. R123 21 [Blank] 3. R200 3 Old Faithful 4. R200 5 [Old Faithful] good clouds 5. R195 15 Bear grass 6. R195 5 Boats ay Many [Glacier] 7. R203 30 Meadows - globe flowers 8. K8 12 Snow- grass - view down Valely 9. K8 14 2 girls coming down lake - SNow & Wiwaxy 10. B26 33 Sis on trail 11. R179 38 2 hikers on trail 12. B23 5 2 photo eagle nest 13. 0CH Columbine 14. 0CH Dryas going to seed 15. 0CH Western globe flower 16. K8 15 2 girls lake & snow - Cathedral & Wiwaxy 17. Twin wake - Snow Mt. Huber & Mt. Vic 18. K15 17 SNow & Mt. Avery 19. K15 15 "Batwing Beauty" [illegible] in b.g. 20. K15 16 Chow Line Mt. Coleman 21. K15 12 Our tent in snow 22. K15 13 Camp in snow 23. B64 4 Camp fire w. campers 24. B10-10 Indigenous 25. B67 26 Banff Indian Days carriages & tepees 26. B67 26 Rodeo audience 27. B36 26 Banff Indian Days & parade grounds 28. B10-6 Banff Indian Days 29. B11-1 Banff Indian Days & teepee 30. B10-2 Banff Indian Days 31. A8-17 Stream & flowers Sunshine 1968 32. A8-19 [Sunshine] flowers 33. A10-34 Chepron Lake 34. A10-35 [Chepron] tea 35. A11-1 Greens Hamilton Lake 36. A11-3 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 37. A11-7 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 38. A11-8 [Greens] View to Valley 39. A18-26 LG & car 40. A18 29 3 hills fr. road 41. A20-28 Fr. Mierville[?] meadows 42. A20-3 [Fr. Mierville[?] meadows] 43. A23-21 Eysa Falls 44. A24-1 Nymphs Pool[?] 45. B23-28 4 girls at Skoki 1959 46. B23-34 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 47. B26-2 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 48. B45-11 Above Sedan Lift 49. Reel B45-14 Above Sedan Lift 50. B51-29 Lilies & cabin in b.g. 51. B1-34 Doris on trail Miller L. 1963 52. B52 fr. Hunt 30A Mummy Lake 1963 53. B22-38 [Hunt] Fall on Creek fr. Talc Lake 54. B52-34 View of Mummy Lake 55. B55-20 Lake & tree 56. B68-19 ACC Camp 1964 57. B71-5 Lamb 58. B73-28 Mary by No see-um Lake 1965 59. B26 36 Sis on trail 60. B26-30 Over Allenby Pass 61. B65-28 Up Brewster Creek 62. R203-10 Horses heads 63. B65-34 Dana fixing stirrup 64. B26-32 Sis & Aubrey 65. CH. 51 Assin. east side 66. R181-25 G on log Assin 67. CH. 51 Assin & reflect. 68. B27-1 Party 69. B27-4 Horseman & horse 70. B27-6 Assin in b.g. 71. B27-7 Blank 72. B27-8 Blank 73. B27-9 Blank 74. B27-11 Blank 75. B27-13 Blank 76. B67-13 Watching climb of Assin 77. B67-3 Elk in glade - Assin 78. B66-36 Nub Trip 79. B66-31 From Nub 80. B55-16 Canyon Panther Falls

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Camping; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 2 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 26

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: R159-2 Administration Bldg, pool, Rundle R163-3 View from [Administration Bldg] R160-28 A pool & summer house R161-7 B.S.H. Terrace B50-29 Minnewanka docks B75-3 Mary & Can flga B30-19 Indigenous B30-18 [Indigenous] B9-19 [Indigenous] A11-16 Hoodoos A11-18 [Hoodoos] & youth 1966 A11-19 [Hoodoos] stones on top K11-10 Tree w. bear [illegible] A21-38 Camp in Alpine meadow 1969 K23-1 Games at Lake Louise K23-6 [Games at Lake Louise] Pitcher Race K23-5 [Game at Lake Louise] Hand race K23-9 Coupel with dog K23-12 Outlet stream & mt. Cathedral K23-13 Woodpile at O'Hara K23-17 Mt Cath. reflections K23-18 Polly & Eileen Tim W 2 View across lake to Lefroy (winter) [Tim W] 3 Skier on lake [Tim W] 4 [Skier] cabin & Odaray [Tim W] 5 [Skier] & tracks [Tim W] 6 View towards Odaray? [Tim W] 7 [blank] B66-29 Mt Assin. & 2 horsemen B27-12 [Mt. Assin.] & 4 hikers B26-31 Winstons & Assin. B67-16 Erling & porkie B67-17 [Erling & porkie] Chos H. A10-11 Mt. Eisenhower R159-14 Lake Louise - people on shore R169-14 Lake Louise & poppies B49-33 Chateau R178-22 Trail to Mirror Lake (?) R163 23 Lake Agnes fr. trail to Goat V. R168-22 At Tea House Lake Agnes R164-35 Squirrel & mits B74-37 Mt. Rundle B71-2 Boats at Minnewanka B22-9 Aileen in field of paint brush B22-10 Ten peaks from road B2-29 L. Coveney at Moraine Lake B22-16 Dot & Elsa R141-7 3 girls on trail to Sentinel Pass R198-30 Giant steps R144-7 [blank] R144-8 Same - people nearer B49-36 Bag Piper Band B27-17 Sedan left & Mt. Vic B27-19 Phyl admiring the view CH.'51 Fall colors CH fall colors Bow Valley CH [fall colors] Horse show at Mile 8 CH [fall colors] Near 8 Mile CH.49 Rundle & Banff fr. Norquay R178-6 Crowfoot glacier B2-6 Laurence at Bowl R176-4 Chephron & Murray Graty CH. Water [illegible] herb on shore of river B55-25 Mt Athabaska & flowers in Chalet R202-29 Deer - horns in velvet R146-6 Fawn lying down R207-15 Ed Feuz & H. Green on trail R164-11 Needles & Lake Agnes R207-17 Edw. & H.G. on Vic Ridge R207-21 Crack bet. Needles R207-16 Tea House thru crack R204-25 L.G. Sunbruned PR B68-19 1st Lake of [illegible] B54-9 Party on Lake shore R207-33 Abbot Pass Hut

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 7 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 27

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. K14-15 Clouds from plane 2. K17-26 3 Sisters & clouds 3. K11-8 From Poet's Pool 4. K207-34 Oesa from Abbots Pass 5. B30-27 Babg sandpiper 6. CH 4 fish from Baker Cr. 7. CH. Wilson's Ranch 8. CH. Douglas Lake at sunrise 9. CH. '55 ACC Camp Robson 10. CH. '55 N.E. from Ptarmigan Pk. 11. CH. '55 Banff fr. shoulder Cascade 12. CH. '55 Scarab L. & Whistler Pass 13. CH. 55 Lake & Healy Ck. Plateau 14. CH. 55 Egypt, Scarab, & Mummy Lake 15. CH. 55 NE across Scarab & Egypt L. 16. CH. 55 Monarch Mt. unnamed Lake 17. CH. 55 Mummy Lake 18. CH. 55 Healy Cr. summit & Talc mine L. beyond 19. CH. 55 Ptarmigan, Baker, Redonlet Lakes 20. CH 55 Fr. Ptarmigan Peak 21. CH 55 North fr. Ptarmigan Pk 22. CH 55 Merlin Lake 23. CH 55 Fossil Mt & Baker Lake fr. Ptarm. Pk 24. CH 55 Egypt Lake 25. B50-5 Garden & fowers 26. B32-6 MacArthur Lake 27. Duplicate Cathedral Basin 28. B27-24 Phyl waiting for train 29. K22-21 Spiral Tunnel 30. K22-18 [Spiral Tunnel] 31. K111-18 Photographer Hiker 32. K17-13 Crystal Cave 33. K17-23 Big Rock on trail 34. K16-12 Main Camp & Mt Coleman 35. K16-2 Around stream & dogs 36. K16-13 Campers & Mt Coleman 37. K16. 22 Conne & my horse 38. K16-23 [Conne] & her horse 39. K16-6 Hay fr. the horses 40. K10-14 Canoe on Lake O'Hara 41. -- 10 Walyek & party on porch 42. K5-34 Party by cairn 43. R146-36 Fool hen 44. CH. Baby ptarmigan 45. 191-15 Ptarmigan 46. R144-27 [Ptarmigan] on rocks 47. Vallance 60 Hummingbird male 48. [Vallance] 60 [Hummingbird] female 49. B55-11 Fool hen (nearest) 50. B13-37 Close up of moose 51. B13-35 Moose on club porch 52. B67-4 Charlie feeding moose 53. B11-26 4 buffalo feeding 54. B11-24 Buffalo herd 55. B30-4 Pika 56. B1-24 Beaver in pond 57. R173-34 Bear & cub at one pot 58. R173-33 Bear & 2 cubs one standing 59. R173-35 Bear 60. R185-16B1 Mt goat (bouglet) 61. R177-28 Coyote 62. B27-34 2 Sheep & tourists 63. B8-21 Sheep on the road 64. B27-31 3 ewes 65. B71-36 SHeep & marg fo[?] 66. R173-9 Ewe 67. B65-22 Deer at Club house 68. K36-3 2 plaques at old [Club house] 69. K36-1 Club house plaque 70. K36-2 [Club house plaque] 71. R206-28 Camp at Robson 72. R189-6 Phyl's rope on glacier 73. R187-21 Crowd on decsent 74. B46-4 Above Sunshine Lodge 75. B68-5 Camp fire w- flame 76. R179-17 Al gates plane in meadow 77. R204-32 Mashed plane 78. K15-6 Cars cars cars 79. K15-5 Cars at the Chateau 80. K15-4 View from #658 window

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 8 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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First Banff Indian Days [Chief Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Tom Wilson front centre]

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).

Date Range: 1894

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1894

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First nations; Public events; Regalia; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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Highlight Slide Show from the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction ha…

Date Range: 1940-1947

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

99 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: G2. Dark bindings, blue dots. -- [1940-1947]

Date Range: 1940-1947

Physical Description: 99 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction have been pulled from varius Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips taken in the Canadian Rockies between 1940 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include a broad selection of images pertaining to Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates. Titles: 1. Jasper Lake Beauvert & Cavel R33-15 2. [Jasper] Lake Beauvert 39-5 3. [Jasper Lake Beauvert] & Pyramid 40-18 4. [Jasper] golf course [& Pyramid] R40-16 5. [Jasper golf course] R40-15 6. Mt. Edith Cavel & Clouds 39-16 7. On steps of Lodge 33-19 8. Rock garden of Lodge 39-4 [MISSING] 9. [Rock garden] & flag 39-17 10. Bear in the Lake 40-20 11. [Bear] on trail (L. Louise) 76-8 12. [Bear]s at Dump Jasper 40-2 13. [Bear] on road (Deer Lodge) 76-11 14. Jasper rodeo 40-4 15. [Jasper rodeo] 40-5 16. Ram by the road 32-15 17. [Ram by the road] eating 32-17 18. [Ram] on cliff 79-3 19. Two rams on rocks 79-2 20. Deer in sandpit (Jasper) 38-18 21. [Deer] on Bow River 82-18 22. Two bucks (Banff) 112-9 23. Baby Fawn (Dan) 24. Whistler Mt Trail 39-12 25. Engelman spruce & cones 102-2 26. [Engelman spruce] cones 101-1 27. Avalanche fr. Lefroy 101-15 28. Mt. Athabaska & A1 R32-20 29. Mt. Kitchner 36-8 30. Natural Bridge Field 44-18 31. Takkakaw Falls 60-10 32. Polly above Twin Falls 52-14 33. Trail into Little Yoho 45-13 34. Fireweed – Mt Balfour 45-8 35. Lake Louise & Poppies 101-28 36. [Lake Louise] & horseman 101-26 37. Chateau fr. Fairview Lake Trail 76-21 38. On lawn of Chateau 102-20 39. Reflections in window 101-34 40. [Reflections] in shiny ball 101-33 41. Giant Steps R75-15 42. [Giant Steps] R75-17 43. Reflections Opabin Lake J6-4 44. Lunch Sheol Valley 83-7 45. Arnica 56-2 46. Queen Cap R103-2 47. Ptarmigan & chick 86-5 48. Chick in hand & mother 86-9 49. [Chick in hand] R93-17 50. [Chick in hand] R93-19 51. Gopher & lunch box 12-5 52. At Peyto Lookout R106-11 53. Kay & Polly St Nick Glacier 107-7 54. Party at lake opabin Pass 81-1 55. Opabin Pass 55-10 56. Edward on needles 102-16 57. Polly [on needles] 102-19 58. Lake Agnes fr. [needles] 102-15 59. Our tent at O’Hara Camp 81-4 60. Sun on Bugaboos 103-4 61. More sun on [Bugaboos] 103-5 62. Climb of Yukness D.R. 81-14 63. Rope on [Yukness] 81-19 64. Cliff on Mt Forbes 37-18 65. Party on Eiffel 94-13 66. Eiffel Tower 94-16 67. AAC Party on Paradise 87-2 68. Glacier Peak fr. Yukness 81-14 69. Goodsirs fr. Temple 88-4 70. On Paradise Pk. Daver C.H. 95-5 71. Sunday Service 87-13 72. Summit St. Nicholas 107-12 73. Party on E. Post Trip 103-8 74. [Party on E. Post] R103-9 75. Top cliffs Snow Patch 103-14 76. Howser Spire 105-10 77. Party for Mt. Pigeon 105-14 78. Snow slope on Baker 128-29 79. Looking down crevasse 105-14 80. Pinnacle E. Post 103-16 81. Summit Mt. Christian 35-4 82. On Top – St. Nicholas 107-8 83. Indigenous people at Banff Springs 57-18 84. Two Indigenous Chiefs 57-5 85. Indigenous woman & girl 57-9 86. Tepee tops in sky 58-12 87. Hoodoos 73-15 88. Storm on Fairholme Mts 89-6 89. Deer at 202 Muskrat 107-19 90. Deer at garbage pail 107-20 91. Doe by corral 100-3 92. Mt Edith & beaver dam 122-14 93. The Beaver Show 144-12 94. Beaver 114-14 95. Tree cut by brawn R42-8 96. [Tree] over trail R42-7 97. Mt Rundle & gardens 75-4 98. Columbine R73-17 99. Close-up pool & flowers R58-5 100. Bow Valley view R51-8

Notes: This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Automobiles; Backpacking; Banff Indian Days; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; First Nations; Flowers; Glaciers; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Mountain; Mountains; Mountaineering; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Outfitters; Pack trips; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Recreation; Rodeo; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Stoney Nakoda; Swiss Guides; Tourism; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Trails; Travel; Wildlife; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Locate missing slide.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Highlighted Slides from the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in thi…

Date Range: 1943-1947

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

99 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: G1. Dark bindings, red dots. -- 1943-1947

Date Range: 1943-1947

Physical Description: 99 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in this collection have been pulled from various Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips between 1943 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include images pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates. Titles: 1. Three Sisters R93-1 2. Juncture Bow & Spray R. R84-13 3. Banff Ave & Gardens 89-5 4. Gardens - Mt Rundle 107-34 5. Poppies & Mt Cascade 82-9 6. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-14 7. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-10 8. Summer house in Gardens 108-8 9. Sunshine Recorder 108-15 10. From Healy Creek Road 92-18 11. Beaver Dam 85-18 12. Cow Moose at Stream 43-3 13. [Cow Moose] n. highway 43-4 14. [Cow Moose] and calf 92-6 15. [Cow Moose] in Vermillion Lake 92-9 16. Two moose & calf 92-6 17. Moose – Mt Rundle 92-7 18. Sheep in Paddock 110-8 19. [Sheep in Paddock] 110-9 20. Fawn (dan) 21. Doe and fawn 113-30 22. Polly at Norquay Hut 70-20 23. L.G on Rundle Ridge 89-4 24. Mary Read on Sulphur Mt. 85-17 25. Banff & Lakes fr. Tunnel Mt 113-6 26. [Banff] Springs Hotel [fr. Tunnel] 133-5 27. Party on Sulphur Mt. 85-14 28. Emmie [on Sulphur Mt.] 85-16 29. Caroline at [Sulphur Mt.] Hut 109-4 30. Ram on Sulphur Mt. 79-4 31. [Ram on Sulphur Mt.] 79-7 32. Indigenous Chiefs 57-1 33. Indigenous woman on horseback 57-2 34. Indigenous Boy on horseback 57-12 35. Indigenous Encampment 58-8 36. Indigenous Encampment 58-7 37. Trail-Riders Fatigue Pass 88-12 38. [Trail-Riders] down [Fatigue Pass] 88-18 39. [Trail-Riders] on Skyline 88-16 40. [Trail-Riders] cross Brewster Ck. 88-8 41. Skyline Hikers Camp 96-18 42. [Skyline Hikers Camp] 96-14 43. Tepees and Mt. Cathedral 97-15 44. Lake Louise – poppies – horses 101-27 45. [Lake] O’Hara fr. Plateau 98-11 46. Opabin Lake & meadows 55-9 47. Whistling Marmot 102-8 48. Ptarmigan 55-7 49. Twin Falls 52-13 50. Forest Fire 33-3 51. View up Consolation Valley 71-5 [MISSING] 52. David Woods & gopher hole 104-21 53. [David Woods & gopher hole] 104-22 54. Rock Rabbit & Lake Louise 83-11 55. Chalice cup 81-6 56. Dryas by rock 53-9 57. Alpine savifrage 96-6 58. Hare’s Tail sedge 83-3 59. Delphiniums & butterflies 47-1 60. Just a Trail 75-11 61. Mt. Athabaska 42-18 62. Num-Ti-Gah Lodge – Bow L. 107-15 63. Kay – glacial Lake below Nich. Pk. 107-14 64. L.G at Lake Kimetonk 106-5 65. Witty on Paradise Pk. 86-17 66. Alpine Party on Mt. Bell 72-8 67. From Mt. Odaray 56-15 68. On Forbes glacier 37-9 69. [On Forbes] Trip 37-12 70. [On] ridge Mt. Temple 95-8 71. Christ on Mt. Chris 35-3 72. Climbers slopes of Astley 113-14 73. Summit Mt. Astley 113-22 74. Bugaboo Camp fr. Stream 104-3 75. [Bugaboo] Peaks fr. campfire 104-1 76. [Bugaboo] Ken & Don 104-2 77. [Bugaboo] Mens Tents 104-24 78. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-20 79. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-19 80. [Bugaboo] Quintet No 3 104-10 81. [Bugaboo Quintet] No 3 & moon 104-7 82. Party en route to No 3 104-10 83. Rope on four – Quintet 104-13 84. Brad on Quintet 104-15 85. View fr. [Quintet] No 2 104-11 86. Poll, Mary, Brad – Summit 104-14 87. Party on rocks – Ascent 104-12 88. [Party on rocks] – descent 104-16 89. Three Climbers for Pigeon 104-23 90. Glacier Tour 105-5 91. [Glacier Tour] 105-2 92. Cliffs at Snowpatch 104-26 93. Rex cuts steps 105-6 94. [Rex cuts steps] nearer 104-32 95. Ronny Feuz 99-9 96. In Buttercup Meadow 53-3 97. C.H Waterton Lake 123-9 98. L.G [Waterton Lake] 122-22 99. BHG – Browne living room 78-13 100. Rainbow Emerald Lake 106-8

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Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Read, Mary; Hinman, Caroline; Woods, David; Feuz, Ronny

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Automobiles; Backpacking; Banff Indian Days; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; First Nations; Flowers; Glaciers; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Mountain; Mountains; Mountaineering; National parks and reserves; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Organizations; Outfitters; Pack trips; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Recreation; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Stoney Nakoda; Swiss Guides; Tourism; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Trails; Travel; Wildlife; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Lake Louise; Emerald Lake; Waterton; Waterton National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from original box and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders. Locate missing slide.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous Peoples of Canada

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of a class scrapbook produced by Mrs. McCallum and her Grade VI class about the 1922 Banff Indian Days and Banff environs. These pages are a combination of photographs and written text. File also contains pages of photographs depicting scenes of downtown Vancouver, Victoria, and other…

Date Range: 1922

Reference Code: M8 / 7863

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / S8 / V8

Series: Accession Number : 7863

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 7863

Reference Code: M8 / 7863

GMD: Scrapbook

Parallel Title: The Red Indians of Canada

Other Title Info: Original title.

Date Range: 1922

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 36 x 29 cm)

History / Biographical: Provenance unknown

Scope & Content: File consists of a class scrapbook produced by Mrs. McCallum and her Grade VI class about the 1922 Banff Indian Days and Banff environs. These pages are a combination of photographs and written text. File also contains pages of photographs depicting scenes of downtown Vancouver, Victoria, and other scenic views along the west coast of Canada.

Subject Access: School; Banff Indian Days; Children; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Banff; Alberta; Banff National Park; Vancouver; Victoria; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Joanne Kaquitts in blue crown

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of group of individuals and children in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade, Joanne Kaquitts wearing a blue crown, identified by Stoney Nakoda Elders.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 36

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 36

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of group of individuals and children in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade, Joanne Kaquitts wearing a blue crown, identified by Stoney Nakoda Elders.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Joanne

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 533

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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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

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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 / 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

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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 / 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

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Letters to Mother [February - July 1935]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, wa…

Date Range: 1935

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 97

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one' s mind works . The Library sounds lovely, and after all it is used more to sit in,and for parties,than

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 97

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Date Range: 1935

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (89 pages ; 21.5 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, watching hockey games and curling matches, weather, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, going to Skoki to ski, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first child Gale in late February [Edith's first grandchild], watching ski races at Norquay, converting an outbuilding from a garage/one bedroom into a garage/darkroom, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], sketching/painting, discussions of operas Edith has seen, Pete going to Vancouver for a few days in mid-April to help his parents [Dave was advised to go to sea level by doctors to help with ailments he'd been having], wildlife, developing photos and print-making, various holidays [both Canadian and American], descriptions of meals and various recipes, yardwork and redoing the driveway, Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-May to mid-June], construction of a new road to Norquay ski camp, Pete constructing a cover for the back of their truck to be used for camping, going to Calgary for the Stampede, Banff Indian Days, and camping trips around Lake Louise and Yoho National Park.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed - typed letters often have hand-written post scripts. A few letters written on lodge/hotel 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 or red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project. 97 - 16 contains a sketch of the garage outbuilding and the plans to convert half of it into a darkroom.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Robb, Gale (Guild); Caird, Jean; Owen, Mildred; 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); Whyte, Dorothy; Paris, Cyril; Mather, Allan; Strom, Erling; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Carson, Bill; Adaskin, Frances; Adaskin, Murray; Vaux, Mary; Vaux, George, X; Vaux, Henry, Jr.

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Ski Club; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Winter Carnival; Bears; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camps; Camping; Children; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Curling; Family; Family and personal life; Films and film making; First Nations; Fishing; Flowers; Guides; Home; Hockey; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Moose; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Skoki Lodge; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Emerald Lake; Yoho National Park; Assiniboine; Alberta; Vancouver; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - December 1948]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radi…

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 123

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 123

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Date Range: 1948

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (157 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radio and live], events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, the new Greyhound Station being built behind the Mount Royal Hotel, the Winter Carnival, errand trips to Calgary, the annual Ski Championships at Norquay [February], putting together sketches to send to Ontario for an exhibition [the pictures were later sent to Concord to be shown], concerts, the death and funeral of Mark Poucette, cleaning and household chores, business and issues pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, installing a new electric stove in the kitchen, flooding during the spring [mostly in BC], Elizabeth Rummel leaving Skoki Lodge, Banff Indian Days [which included a ceremony to induct Pearl and Phillip Moore as honourary Princess and Chief], the Calgary Stampede, concerns over Pete's health, a day trip to Lake O'Hara with George Noble in September [they were given permission to drive themselves up], the opening of the White Groceteria on October 1, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties. Also includes a pressed flower and the annual Christmas card, mounted on cardstock.

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. Some letters have small notes written in pencil, possibly by Edith or Pete. 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. 123-09 has four small sketches of pictures made by Jon Whyte on the second page. 123-36 is a carbon copy of 123-35. 123-47 contains a sketch of the new electric stove.

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; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Rummel, Elizabeth; Vallance, Sydney; Whyte, Clifford; Kaquitts, Tom; Poucette, Mark; Mather, Allan; Greenham, Margaret; Mills, Ike; Luxton, Norman; Comfort, Charles; Harmon, Lloyd; Rungius, Carl; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Noble, George

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Curling; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royalty; Scenery; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skiers; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Weather; Weddings; White Grocery, The; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Calgary; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - July 1939]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106

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they are having this year . �I am quite sure that I have inherited Grand- Pa ' s "Library Table habits" our desk

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106

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Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most 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. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.

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.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Mackenzie, Kate; Paris, Cyril; Rummel, Elizabeth; Rummel, Lizzie; Feuz, Edward; Mather, Allan; Castle, Donald; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Service, Robert; McGee, Sam; King George VI; Brewster, Jim; Bearspaw, David; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Rungius, Carl; Vaux, George, X

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Cave and Basin; Children; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Royalty; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Little Yoho Valley; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Kamloops; Nelson; Prince George; Vancouver; Victoria; Revelstoke; Golden; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

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Letters to Mother [July - November 1952]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlet…

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

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Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

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Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (63 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlets in the living room, trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days [including having David and Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw stay the night with Peter and Catharine during a bad storm], the Jasper Park Lodge burning down [July 15], the funeral for John Murray Gibbon, camping/sketching trips to Yoho National Park, several visits by Rockwell and Betty Kent, and leaving for a road trip to Concord for Christmas [Peter and Catharine left in late October and drove to Massachusetts]. Also includes an airmail card.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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. 131 - 07 [dated July 24, 1952] describes making a sound recording with Jacob Twoyoungmen and family. See S37 / 73 for actual recording 131 - 08 appears to have been cut 3/4 up the page prior to accession.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Philpott, Cecil; Whyte, Jon; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Peggy; Gibbon, John Murray; Kent, Rockwell; Kent, Betty

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [June - October 1937]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep …

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 102

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 102

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Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], cleaning and household chores, weather, gifting a stove to the Simpsons for use at Bow Lake [currently a camp], events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake], making frames and prepping canvas for painting, books Catharine and Edit are reading, dinner parties, rearranging the kitchen [including getting a new refrigerator and a new table with two bench seats], trips to Bow Lake to paint throughout the summer, hiking, wildlife [often in the yard], updates on the new trail being built from Moraine Lake to Taylor Lake, Banff Indian Days, photography and cameras, print-making, descriptions of meals, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first son in July [Russle Jr. aka Rusty], the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip in early August [Pete' s last year as President], trips to Lake O'Hara and Assiniboine to paint and hike throughout August and September [the trip to and from Assiniboine was carried out on horseback], painting/sketching, activities and people at various camps, descriptions of the weather and conditions riding in and out of Assiniboine, developing and colouring photographs, working on a portrait of Mark Poucette, and news of Margaret and Mary Simpson going to Boston to skate.

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. 102 - 07 contains a sketch of the main floor of the Whyte home illustrating the placement of the new dining table.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Robb, Russell III (Rusty); Caird, Jean; Owen, Mildred; 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); Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Shepler, Dwight; Ward, Sam; Kaquitts, Tom; Brewster, Pat; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Strom, Erling; Feuz, Edward; Baker-Carr, d'Arcy; Poucette, Mark

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Bears; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Camps; Camping; Children; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Guiding; Home; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Leisure; Literature; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Ski areas; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Weather; Wildlife; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Assiniboine; Calgary; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109

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Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most 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. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.

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; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise; Brewster, Fern; Pocette, Mark; Paris, Cyril; Twoyoungmen, Jacob; Gest, Lillian; Phillips, Walter J.; Phillips, Gladys; Greenham, Margaret; Harris, Lawren

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Christmas; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Icefields Parkway; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Minniwanka; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Leisure; Literature; Miette Hot Springs; Mountain; Mountain School; Mount Edith Cavel; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Jasper; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Victoria; Vancouver; Windermere; Radium; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; 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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