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Hansen Bearspaw (Ade Ejiyabin), "Banff Indian Days clown" wearing buffalo mane wig, always making jokes and songs
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- Part Of
- Lloyd Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Hansen Bearspaw (Ade Ejiyabin)]*
- Date Range
- ca. 1930-1945
- Reference Code
- V108 / 2342
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Lloyd Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V108
- Sous-Fonds
- V108
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V108 / 2342
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca. 1930-1945
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Hansen Bearspaw (Ade Ejiyabin)]*
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, Hansen
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- [Hansen Bearspaw, "Banff Indian Days clown" wearing buffalo mane wig, always making jokes and songs]* .
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Teepees, Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29375
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3120
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- 539. Indian camp
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Unidentified woman tanning hide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29384
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3129
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3129
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian woman scraping skin
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Enos Hunter and family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29387
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Enos Hunter and family Stoney First Nation
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3135
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3135
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian travois
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Enos Hunter and family
- Stoney First Nation
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Maggie Hunter is wife of Enos Hunter Information found by cross referencing with Harmon and other fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, at Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29566
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Events at Banff Springs Hotel tennis courts
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3353
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3353
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian Days, at Banff Springs Hotel
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Events at Banff Springs Hotel tennis courts
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29567
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Events at Banff Springs Hotel tennis courts
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3354
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3354
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Banff Indian Days, Indians at Banff Springs Hotel
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Events at Banff Springs Hotel tennis courts
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, at Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29568
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3355
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3355
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, at Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29569
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3356
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3356
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days, at Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29570
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3357
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3357
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days parade
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29577
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3364
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3364
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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[Teepee with Tunnel Mountain in background]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions42361
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2177
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2177
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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[Children posing in front of teepee]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions42363
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2179
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2179
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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[Indian Days parade]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2180
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2180
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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[Banff Avenue]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions42371
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2187
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2187
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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[Mother and child in front of teepee]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2189
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2189
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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[Camp of several teepees]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2196
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2196
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2216
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 2216
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Multiculturalism
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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Mrs. Joe Beaver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions36929
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Stoney First Nation
- Date Range
- [ca.1934]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3215
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3215
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1934]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Stoney First Nation
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Conservation
- Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Mrs. Job Beaver, lived to 104 years old, would ride to Banff Indian Days from Kootenay Plains Correction card filed with the Archives by visiting Stoney Elders confirms identification and added information.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mrs. Joe Beaver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions36930
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Stoney Nakoda First Nation
- Date Range
- [ca.1934]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3216
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3216
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1934]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Stoney Nakoda First Nation
- Subject Access
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Conservation
- Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Mrs. Job Beaver, lived to 104 years old, would ride to Banff Indian Days from Kootenay Plains Correction card filed with the Archives by visiting Stoney Elders confirms identification and added information.
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- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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