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Letters to Mother [July 1930 - October 1930]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7433
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brews…
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 84
- 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 / 84
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (82 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brewster, Jim Brewster, Guy Davenport, Sid Graves, Sid Brewster, Mary Vaux Walcott, Jimmy Simpson, Byron Harmon, Fern Brewster, Wayne Palmer, Fred McCauley, Mrs. Brett, Julia Raymond, Pearl Moore, Edmee Moore, Philip Moore, J.E.H. MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Link, Mr. and Mrs. Painter, George Brewster, Jessie McLean, Buddy van Dyke, Dorothy Whyte, John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius, Fred Arbrister, Neil Begg, Rudolph Aemner,] painting outdoors, people in Concord, meeting Noel Odell of the 1924 Everest Expedition, a fire at a tea house in town, plans for building their home [including a sketch of the lots along Bow River], visiting Castle Mountain Camp and Kicking Horse Tea House, description of Skoki Lodge building plans [with Cliff White, Cyril Paris, and Ike Mills], and builders Earl Spencer and Spud White, and painting in Morley [Mrs. Twoyoungmen, John Simian or Black Buffalo, Jonas Richson [?], Dan Wildman and other illegible names], the climb to Abbot Pass, Lake Oesa, and Lake O'Hara Camp.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, George
- Davenport, Guy
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Harmon, Byron
- Graves, Syd Brewster
- Paris, Cyril
- Mills, Ike
- Rungius, Carl
- Spencer, Earl
- Link, Adeline
- Link, George K.K.
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Browne, Belmore
- Mather, Allan
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Clifford
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Armbrister, Fred
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Bow River
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Log structures
- Moore House
- Mountains
- Pack trips
- Painting
- Paris Tea Room
- Personal and Family Life
- Property
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Summit
- Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp
- Geographic Access
- Abbot Pass
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Concord
- Lake Louise
- Yoho National Park
- Field
- Lake O'Hara
- Skoki
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group at Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52819
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte, Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Peter Whyte having a picnic at Opabin Lake - "Opabin Lunch 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 7
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte, Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Peter Whyte having a picnic at Opabin Lake - "Opabin Lunch 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- Link, Adeline
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Picnics and picnicking
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J.E.H. MacDonald painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52820
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting at Lake O'Hara - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 8
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 8
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting at Lake O'Hara - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J.E.H. MacDonald painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52822
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting with mountains in the background - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 10
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting with mountains in the background - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group portrait
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52824
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 12
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 12
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
- Name Access
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Begg, Neil
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Mountaineers
- Mountaineering
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Abbot Pass
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lunch at Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52837
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte sitting on a grazzy slope - Peter has his head down looking at something in his lap, possibly a sketch - "Lunch at Opabin Pete [illegible] 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 25
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 25
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte sitting on a grazzy slope - Peter has his head down looking at something in his lap, possibly a sketch - "Lunch at Opabin Pete [illegible] 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- Link, Adeline
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Opabin Lake
- Picnics and picnicking
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cathedral Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52851
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Cathedral Mountain with trees in the foreground - "Cathedral from Odaray trail 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 39
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 39
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Cathedral Mountain with trees in the foreground - "Cathedral from Odaray trail 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake O'Hara area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52856
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Lake O'Hara valley also with Mary Lake at bottom and mountain range in distance - "from [illegible] between Shafer & Opabin bench 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 44
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Lake O'Hara valley also with Mary Lake at bottom and mountain range in distance - "from [illegible] between Shafer & Opabin bench 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adeline Link[?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52857
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Adeline Link[?] wearing a hat, jacket, and tie leaning agains a rock with a backpack at her feet - "Yoho Valley [illegible] 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 45
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Adeline Link[?] wearing a hat, jacket, and tie leaning agains a rock with a backpack at her feet - "Yoho Valley [illegible] 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- Link, Adeline
- Geographic Access
- Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Boats on the shore
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52860
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of four people [most likely: Peter Whyte, Catharine Whyte, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Adeline Link] sitting in or standing by rowboats on the shore of a lake with mountains in the distance - "[illegible] from Opabin 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 48
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 48
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of four people [most likely: Peter Whyte, Catharine Whyte, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Adeline Link] sitting in or standing by rowboats on the shore of a lake with mountains in the distance - "[illegible] from Opabin 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte in new ski outfit from Oscar Hambro]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50202
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing ski clothes stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.
- Date Range
- 1931
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 68
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 68
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1931
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing ski clothes stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte in new ski outfit]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50203
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in a new ski outfit stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.
- Date Range
- 1931
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 69
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 69
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1931
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in a new ski outfit stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - October 1931]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7434
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in …
- Date Range
- 1931
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 85
- 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 / 85
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (310 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in packs and by dogsled, Bill Oliver filming at Skoki, the description and construction details of Peter and Catharine's house and yard and moving in [including furniture details], shopping in Calgary for house items,a rock slide near Field, travel to Montana, people in Concord, installation of Peter and Catharine's paintings in the ballroom at the Banff Springs Hotel, the fire at Grand View Villa, attending the Calgary Stampede with Edmee Moore and Georgia Engelhard, painting portraits of Indigenous friends and Tom Wilson, Edith's visit to Banff, painting at Castle Mountain [including details about Joe Smith], Peter making picture frames, the visit of the King and Queen of Siam, and meeting new people, community members and house callers [including Cyril Paris, Victor Kutschera, Norman Knight, Bernie Hanson, Ike Mills, Erling Strom, Allan Mather, Betty Painter, Rick Smith, Mrs. Bill Brewster, Bill Carson, Mr. Coach, Spud White, Cliff White, Dr. Robinson, Cameron and Lila White Stockand, Mildred Jackson White, Annie White, Mr. and Mrs. Rungius, Charlie Beil, J.D. Curren, Sam Ward and Earl Spencer and others working on the Whyte Home, Mrs. Carr, Jackie White, Pearl and Philip Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Harmon, Casper McCullah, Dorothy White, Mrs. Childe, Mrs. Robertson, Bobby Hunter, William Twin, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Poucette, Hank Cheever, Mr. and Mrs. Leuning [Otto?], Barbara and Ruth Carpenter, Sid Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, Fred Armbrister, Mr. Gillet, Belmore Browne, Margaret Simpson, Betty Painter, and Jim and Dell Brewster.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel, business, and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, Clifford
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Paris, Cyril
- Kutschera, Vic
- Mather, Allan
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Harris, Lawren
- Knight, Norman
- Mills, Ike
- Painter, Betty
- White, Mildred
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Strom, Erling
- Ward, Sam
- Spencer, Earl
- Rungius, Carl
- Beil, Charlie
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Engelhard, Georgia
- Wilson, Tom
- Poucette, Mark
- Twin, William
- Subject Access
- Hermits
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Community events
- Community life
- Cross-country skiing
- Dog Team
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Log structures
- Personal and Family Life
- Ski area
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Whyte House
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Skoki Lodge
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skiing - History
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Concord
- Skoki
- Field
- Montana
- Castle Mountain
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
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Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1932. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip, July 1-17. With the Alpine Club Camp at Glacier, B.C., July 19-Aug 1. Climbing and Walking Trips Aug 1-Sept 13
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1865
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, peo…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
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.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 album (399 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, people climbing, glaciers, and an ACC Annual Camp. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip - July 1-17 [1932] depicts the annual backcountry horse trip organized by Caroline Hinman around the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Includes scenic views, horses, camps, portraits, and two pages dedicated to the Hinman Party in August - it is not clear if Lillian Gest participated in the whole of Caroline Hinman's summer 1932 trip. At the Alpine Club Camp depicts the ACC Annual Camp for 1932, based in Glacier, BC. Includes the ACC camp, mountains, glaciers, portraits, scenic views, climbing, swimming, Abbot Pass Hut, Glacier Circle Cabin, enlargements, and greeting cards. Following the annotated ACC trip photographs are a collection of greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and misc. photographs from Gest's various trips during the summer of 1932. Most of these photographs are not annotated. Also includes greeting cards from trip members and a memorial card for Conrad Kain fixed to the inside back cover. Inserts 1 and 3 pertain to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1932 and 1933 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices. Insert 2 pertains to a clipped page from what is possibly an ACC or Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies periodical.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Castles
- Camps
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Fay Hut
- Family and personal life
- Glacier House
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Mount Assiniboine
- Lake O'Hara
- Mt. Sir Donald
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- East Kootenay
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
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- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [May - July 1932]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7437
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [includin…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 88
- 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 / 88
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (155 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [including the death of Catharine's Aunt Helen and Edith Morse Robb's health], conversations with Earl Spencer, the death of Ruth Carpenter Mather [and subsequent reactions of family and locals], visiting and sketching in Yoho, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White to Vancouver, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White and Mary Schaffer Warren to Yoho, Catharine trading a painting for a grizzly hide, Peter getting a commission to paint a pair of portraits, Peter and Catharine's work hanging at the Banff Springs Hotel, painting trips to Larch Valley, Lake O'Hara and other locations, attending the Calgary Stampede [and corresponding art exhibition and an invitation to participate from Gwen[?] Hutton], and interactions and house visits from locals and others [including Norman Luxton, Jackie White, Fern Brewster, Tex Woods, the Moore family, the Brewster family, Earl Spencer, Barbara Carpenter White, Allan Mather, Fred Armbrister, Betty Painter, Belmore Browne, Mary Schaffer Warren, Frances James, Vic Kutschera, Carl Rungius, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Charlie Beil, Lila White Stockand, Norman Knight, Rupe and Chessy Edwards, Cyril Paris, Ted Paris, Dorothy White, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes [from Boston], Dan McCowan, Mr. Polenski, Mr. Kingsman, and Annie White].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Mather, Allan
- Brewster, Fern
- Spencer, Earl
- Crosby, Lou
- Luxton, Norman
- "Tex" Vernon Wood
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Armbrister, Fred
- Painter, Betty
- Browne, Belmore
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Kutschera, Vic
- Rungius, Carl
- Adaskin, Murray
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Cinema
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Marriage
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Painting
- Portrait
- Property
- Stoney Nakoda
- Whyte House
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Calgary
- Vancouver
- Yoho National Park
- Shadow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Larch Valley
- Moraine Lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letter to Mother [August - November 1932]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7438
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 37 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1932 to November 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, a trip to Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp to sketch and paint [with the Links], plans to get Skoki ready for the season, visiting Lake McArth…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 89
- 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 / 89
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (137 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 37 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1932 to November 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, a trip to Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp to sketch and paint [with the Links], plans to get Skoki ready for the season, visiting Lake McArthur, Castle Mountain Camp and Lake Louise, helping painter Mr. Jack find good painting spots and learning painting techniques from he and Carl Rungius, the engagement of Catharine's brother Russ, daily life in Concord [including Uncle George's finances after Stock Market Crash and Olive possibly not attending college], the marriage of Elizabeth Bosley, Peter and Cliff creating a dark room above the store and enlarging negatives and photographs, packing things into Skoki, painting J.D. Curren, making plans to head east for the holidays, and visiting with locals and others [including Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. Link, the Moore family, Carl Rungius, Mrs. Kerr, the Earl of Bessborough, Cyril Paris, Ted Paris, Norman Knight, Earl Spencer, Vic Kutschera, Jimmy Simpson and his cook, Jessie McClure, Margarite Orr [?], J.D. Curren, and Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Jennings].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Clifford
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Rungius, Carl
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, Ted
- Knight, Norman
- Spencer, Earl
- Kutschera, Vic
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Jennings, P. J.
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artists
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Community life
- Dave White and Sons Store
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Marriage
- Painting
- Photography
- Portrait
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skoki Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake Louise
- Castle Mountain
- Skoki
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [August - October 1934]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55316
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptio…
- Date Range
- 1934
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96
- 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 / 96
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 21 x 29.7 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptions of the countrysides they travelled through and of local towns and villages, language barriers, descriptions of meals and various types of local dishes, travelling through the island of Java on the way to Sumatra, comments on and descriptions of other people encountered while travelling, weather, photography, developing films [photographs], people and events in Concord, travelling across Sumatra by car, volcanoes, local wildlife [mostly birds and monkeys], observations on local farms and farming techniques/products, books and magazines Pete and Catharine are reading, leaving Sumatra for France on the M.S. Sibajak in early September via the Suez Canal, descriptions of their cabin and the ship itself, life and activities aboard ship, comments and observations about other passengers, day trips on land along the way, going through the Canal, arriving in Marseille France and setting out for Swizerland by train in mid-September, travelling around Switzerland by train, meeting up with Edward Feuz while visiting Interlaken, exploring the local towns, architecture, skiing, exploring different ski areas and watching various races and events as they find them [also includes comparisons of slopes and snow conditions between the Alps and the Rockies], meeting other skiers, various dealings with banks, travelling through Austia to Munich Germany in late September-early October, visiting an area in Austria where the Olympics will be held in 1936, visiting museums and war memorials [WWI], attending Oktoberfest in Munich, travelling to Paris via Nuremburg and Cologne by train in early October, exploring Paris and visiting various city landmarks and churches [this was Pete's first trip to Paris], going to the movies, going to London and then Edinburgh with Jean Caird before sailing back to North America from London in mid-October.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous peoples of Indonesia used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. 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. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. 96 - 01 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 96 - 06 page 11 contains a sketch of the layout of the hotel they stayed in. 96 - 18 appears to be missing the last page[s].
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Feuz, Edward
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Birds
- Birthday
- Boats
- Businesses
- Children
- Churches
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Festivals
- Farming
- Food
- Gallery
- Home
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Memorial
- Mountain
- Movies
- Museums
- Oktoberfest
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Swiss Alps
- Swiss Guides
- Theatre
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Bali
- Java
- Sumatra
- Indonesia
- Suez Canal
- Egypt
- Marseille
- Paris
- France
- Interlaken
- Arosa
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- St. Anton am Arlberg
- Austria
- Munich
- Wetzlar
- Germany
- London
- England
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- German
- Conservation
- Locate missing page[s] of letters 96 - 01 and 18.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - March 1934]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55317
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints …
- Date Range
- 1934
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 93
- 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 / 93
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 17 x 26.2 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints and different kinds of paper], people and events in Concord and in Banff, descriptions of Honolulu and the local people [including dress, food, and boats], weather, watching US Navy ships and planes come in and out of Pearl Harbor, listening to the radio [mostly news and operas], sketching people on the beach, the other guests at their hotel, going out for meals, celebrating Pete's birthday, descriptions of meals, planning their trip to Japan, painting portraits of locals, making canvases and easels, developing films [photographs], the Moores and the Rungiuses arriving in early February, shopping, watching various military Reviews and parades [usually as part of ceremonies for visiting dignitaries], descriptions of various ships in port, flowers and trees, birds, showing some of their work at the Art Academy at the invitation of the Honolulu Art Association in early March, going to cocktail parties and dances with the Moores and Rungiuses, booking their passage to Japan with Canadian Pacific, and leaving Hawaii in mid-March.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Few letters written on hotel/ship letterhead. Some letters contain small sketches of hotel/motel layouts, road layouts, and room/ship cabin details. Most letters are numbered in red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first page as part of an unknown project. 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. 93 - 05 page 5 contains a sketch of the Moana Hotel's placement and general laylout in relation to the beach.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Whyte, Barbara
- Caird, Jean
- Davenport, Guy
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Beach
- Birds
- Boats
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Steam Line
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Cruise ships
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Flowers
- Garden
- Holidays
- Leisure
- Military
- Mountains
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Roads
- Scenery
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Honolulu
- Pearl Harbor
- Hawaii
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Letters to Mother [February - May 1934]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7442
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1 to May 18, 1934. Topics include leaving Honolulu for Tokyo via the Canadian Pacific Steamer "Empress of Japan" in late March, life aboard ship, comments and descriptions of the s…
- Date Range
- 1934
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 94
- 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 / 94
- Date Range
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 2.3 cm of textual records (155 pages ; 22.1 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1 to May 18, 1934. Topics include leaving Honolulu for Tokyo via the Canadian Pacific Steamer "Empress of Japan" in late March, life aboard ship, comments and descriptions of the ship and other passengers, weather, books Pete and Catharine are reading, arriving in Tokyo, extensive details of most everything Catharine comes into contact with [this was her first visit to Japan and drew a lot from her grandfather's experiences - it was not Pete's first visit], meeting their guide Mr Miyaoka, going to art shows and museums, local cuisine, architecture, music and entertainment, sightseeing, visiting temples and gardens, shopping, sketching, taking Japanese painting lessons, photography and cameras, going for walks [both during the day and at night], going to the movies [also includes comparisons to Hollywood movies], visiting Nikko for a few days in mid-April before returning to Tokyo [while in Nikko Pete and Catharine watched a local festival, although she does not say what the festival was for], dinner parties, leaving Tokyo for Kyoto in late April, descriptions of the trip and countryside from the train, comments on Japanese naval and military activities, their time spent in Kozu on the way to Kyoto, the trains they travelled in and other travellers, farms, the various towns and villages passed [mostly comments on the train stations], Pete's day trip to Kobe to meet with a friend he'd met in Banff, planning the next leg of their trip, touring around the Kyoto area, visiting local landmarks [including gardens, temples/shrines, and factories/specialty shops], making day trips to nearby landmarks and towns [most notably Nara to see the tame deer and to the Imperial Palace], Pete developing films [photographs] in hotel room bathrooms, events and people in Concord and in Banff, going to Kobe for a few days before returning to Kyoto in early May, leaving Japan for China on the M.S. Choko Maru in mid-May, and arriving in Tientsin China.
- Notes
- Please note: language and attitudes pertaining to Asian people [especially Chinese and Japanese] used throughout is outdated offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/ship letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. 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. 94 - 13 page 16 contains a sketch of the Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita Japan. 94 - 18 is not dated and has had "May 8?" written in pencil at the top - it has been scanned as its own letter, but it may be part of 94 - 17.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Birds
- Boats
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines
- Children
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Farming
- Festival
- Flowers
- Food
- Funeral
- Gallery
- Garden
- Guides
- Home
- Leisure
- Memorial
- Military
- Mountain
- Movies
- Museums
- Navy
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Scenery
- Soliders
- Temples
- Theatre
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Tokyo
- Nikko
- Kozu
- Kyoto
- Kobe
- Japan
- China
- Honolulu
- Hawaii
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Locate missing 94 - 21 page[s].
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [May - July 1934]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7443
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 20 to July 30, 1934. Topics include travelling around China, sight-seeing, arriving in Peking and details of their trip there by river boat and train [also includes details of the city …
- Date Range
- 1934
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 95
- 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 / 95
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 2.1 cm of textual records (150 pages ; 21.4 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 20 to July 30, 1934. Topics include travelling around China, sight-seeing, arriving in Peking and details of their trip there by river boat and train [also includes details of the city itself], comments on the presence of Japanese soldiers in China, descriptions of the countryside [specifically farms], conversations with other travellers, weather, local foods, comparisons between Japan and China, descriptions of the hotels they stay in, different modes of transportation [busses, rickshaws, carriages, and the like], children, local fashions, temples, photography, visiting the Forbidden City [unclear if they actually went into the City], sketching, shops and shopping, their local guides, politics and world affairs [as they apply to China], various holidays [mostly North American], meeting up with D'Arcy Baker-Carr, visiting the Great Wall of China, travelling to Shanghai by train in early June, going to Hong Kong by ship, Catharine's 29th birthday [celebrated aboard ship], other travellers and sights from the water, books and magazines [also occasionally newspapers] that Pete and Catharine are reading, exploring Hong Kong [the city itself as well as the island] during their 10-day stay, people and events in Concord, leaving Hong Kong for Bali at the end of June, observations about the ship and the passengers, travel conditions, descriptions of other boats, short visits on land when their ship docked along the route, arriving in Bali and exploring the area, local people and wildlife, walking along the beaches, meeting with friends from Canada, and preparing for the next leg of their trip.
- Notes
- Please note: language and attitudes pertaining to Asian people [especially Chinese and Japanese] used throughout is outdated offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/ship letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. 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. 95 - 03 page 4 contains a sketch of a cross-bow. 95 - 07 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 95 - 14 page 2 contains sketches in pencil of a Chinese ship and a woman with a child on her back. 95 - 25 appears to be missing the last page[s].
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Birds
- Birthday
- Boats
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Farming
- Flowers
- Food
- Funeral
- Gallery
- Guides
- Home
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Memorial
- Military
- Mountain
- Movies
- Museums
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Scenery
- Soliders
- Temples
- Theatre
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Japan
- Peking
- Shanghai
- Hong Kong
- China
- Bali
- Java
- Indonesia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Locate missing 95 - 07 and 25 page[s].
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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