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Central British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24534
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Dept. of Lands, B.C.
- Call Number
- C10-6.5
- Publisher
- Dept. of Lands, B.C.
- Published Date
- 1940
- Scale
- Scale: 1:1,000,000
- Subjects
- Central British Columbia
- Accession Number
- 540
- 3349?
- Call Number
- C10-6.5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Preliminary map: George Creek, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24729
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Author
- MacKay, B.R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Mines and Geological Branch
- Call Number
- C7-2.13, C7-2.13a
- Author
- MacKay, B.R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Mines and Geological Branch
- Published Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 maps
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch = 1/2 mile
- Notes
- Paper 40-17
- Accession Number
- 5000
- Call Number
- C7-2.13, C7-2.13a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Geological survey [Keremeos - Similkameen District]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24738
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C7-3.6
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile
- Relief: Contour interval 100 ft.
- Subjects
- Keremeos - Similkameen District
- Accession Number
- 673
- Call Number
- C7-3.6
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Classical Lands of the Mediterranean
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24862
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Call Number
- C13-12.14
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Published Date
- 1940
- Scale
- Scale: 35 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Bench mark
- Subjects
- Europe - Southern
- Accession Number
- 495
- Call Number
- C13-12.14
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map showing how population of Europe is divided nationally and in language groups
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21534
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Call Number
- C13-12.5
- Published Date
- 1940
- Subjects
- Europe
- Notes
- "Europe's Racial Tangle"
- Europe's Jewish Population
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C13-12.5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Banff - Sketch plan of Banff townsite]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23259
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C4-1.5
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 400' = 1"
- Subjects
- Banff townsite
- Notes
- Duplicate - Map Room - Accn. 1038, 2933
- Accession Number
- 1161
- 1038
- 2933
- Call Number
- C4-1.5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
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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 / 108
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.
- 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.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- 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 [May - December 1940]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- 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
- 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 / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 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 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
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[Moose Mountain 82 J/15 West - Alberta]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23744
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/15W
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- Black and White
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100'
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/15W
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- Archives Library
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[British Columbia, Highways] Alberta Motor Association
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24512
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Call Number
- C10-1.1
- Published Date
- 1941
- Scale
- 1 inch-40 miles
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Highways
- Notes
- Tourist information for 1941 on reverse side of map
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C10-1.1
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- Archives Library
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Preliminary map : Bighorn River, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24728
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Author
- MacKay, B.R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- C7-2.12, C7-2.12a
- Author
- MacKay, B.R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 maps
- Scale
- Sccale: 2 inches = 1 mile
- Notes
- Map 41-9
- Accession Number
- 5000
- Call Number
- C7-2.12, C7-2.12a
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Geological survey [Okanagan Falls - Similkameen & Osoyoos Dist.]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24737
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C7-3.5
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile
- Relief: Contour interval 100 ft.
- Accession Number
- 673
- Call Number
- C7-3.5
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[United States] And neighbouring Canadian Provinces
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24809
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Call Number
- C13-1.1(a)
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Published Date
- 1941
- Scale
- 1:2,500,000
- Subjects
- North Western United States
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C13-1.1(a)
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Soil rating map of Rosebud and portion of Banff sheets
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24878
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1941
- Publisher
- Edmonton : U. of A.
- Call Number
- C14-2.11
- Responsibility
- prepared by Dept. of Soils, University of Alberta in cooperation with Experimental Farm Service, Canada Dept. of Agriculture
- Publisher
- Edmonton : U. of A.
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scale
- 1 inch = 6 miles
- Subjects
- Soils - Banff region
- Accession Number
- 13,000
- Call Number
- C14-2.11
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1941]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
- 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 / 110
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
- 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. 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. 110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Boyce, Jim
- Noble, George
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1941]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7457
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 27 to December 31, 1941. Topics include details of things immediately following Edith and Mildred Owen's visit to Banff, day to day life, weather, visits from friends, Pete and Catharine sorting ou…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 111
- 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 / 111
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (78 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 27 to December 31, 1941. Topics include details of things immediately following Edith and Mildred Owen's visit to Banff, day to day life, weather, visits from friends, Pete and Catharine sorting out their plot in the cemetery, trips to Bow Lake [Num-Ti-Jah Lodge] and Lake O'Hara for sketching/painting and hiking throughout August, events and people in Concord [including Russell's activities in the US Army], updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], books Catharine and Edith are reading, wildlife, painting/sketching, photography, errand trips to Calgary and Lake Louise [the latter mostly to help Jack with matters pertaining to the Mount Temple Lodge], radio programs [mostly operas and the news], matters pertaining to the the store and apartments on Banff Ave [mostly consisting of settling the affairs and estate following Dave's death], the sudden death of Margaret Simpson in September, installing a partition screen/wall in the front room to make it smaller and easier to heat, cleaning and household chores, Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, various holidays [both Canadian and American], news pertaining to the war, installing a stoker for the furnace, construction of the new dam at Lake Minnewanka, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7 and America's subsequent entry into the war [also included Canadian reserve forces being placed on 2-hour call to mobilize], putting together slides, and Christmas activities 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 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. 111 - 25 contains a sketch of the new partion in the front room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Greenham, Margaret
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Rungius, Carl
- Vaux, Mary
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Aid
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- 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
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Cascade Development Sketch Plan of the Ghost River Diversion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23361
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- March 31, 1941
- Call Number
- C5-6.27(a)
- Published Date
- March 31, 1941
- Scale
- 1" - 1000'
- Subjects
- Calgary Power Co. Ltd.
- Hydrology
- Notes
- A sketch plan showing approximate surface features of country between Ghost River and Lake Minnewanka
- Accession Number
- 3079
- Call Number
- C5-6.27(a)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canal topography from Lake Minnewanka to the sink.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23362
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- July 16, 1941 (revised August 8, 1941)
- Call Number
- C5-6.27(b)
- Published Date
- July 16, 1941 (revised August 8, 1941)
- Scale
- 1" = 100'
- Subjects
- Calgary Power Co. Ltd.
- Hydrology
- Notes
- (rolled on top of map case)
- Accession Number
- 3079
- Call Number
- C5-6.27(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Dyson Creek 82J/10 East, Alberta]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23597
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1942
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/10E
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100'
- Subjects
- Dyson Creek
- Alberta
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/10E
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[George Creek 83 C/10 East - Alta.]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23626
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1942
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 83C/10E
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- Black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour Interval 100 ft.
- Subjects
- George Creek 83 C/10 East - Alta.
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 83C/10E
- Collection
- Archives Library
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