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- Bruno Engler fonds 66
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 24
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 15
- Kidney family fonds 12
- Archives General File Collection 6
- Arthur A. Goodsell fonds 6
- James Irving McLeod fonds 6
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 5
- Jim Brewster family fonds 5
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds 5
Ray Wardell fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions397
- Part Of
- Ray Wardell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…
- Date Range
- 1993
- Reference Code
- M252
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ray Wardell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 252
- Sous-Fonds
- M 252
- Accession Number
- 6505
- Reference Code
- M252
- Date Range
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)
- History / Biographical
- Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals
- Name Access
- Wardell, Ray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Wardell, Ray
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaU.04.01
- Description
- General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
1 image
- Title
- Mating Dance
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 55.5 x 39.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- PaU.04.01
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[Catharine Whyte receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary
- Date Range
- 1969
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 54
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- 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 - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1969
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- University of Calgary
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition photographs
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 001P / 09-10
- V14 / AC 055P / 28
- V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 001P / 09-10
- V14 / AC 055P / 28
- V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- ca.125 photographs (22 prints, 4 negatives, 1 album of 84 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Philippe Delesalle fonds
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- Part Of
- Philippe Delesalle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine …
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M51 / V166
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Philippe Delesalle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 51
- V 166
- Sous-Fonds
- M 51
- V 166
- Accession Number
- 313
- Reference Code
- M51 / V166
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records (5 p.). -- 1 photograph : print
- History / Biographical
- Philippe Delesalle, b.1929, is an architect and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine Whyte from Delesalle discusses the concept of bivouac shelters from Lake Louise to Jasper and includes a thank you for contribution toward Peter Whyte Hut; accompanied by a photograph of the Peter Whyte Memorial Hut at Bow Lake before installation on Bow Glacier.
- Name Access
- Delesalle, Philippe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Great Divide Trail
- Peter Whyte Hut
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Delesalle, Philippe
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family headstone
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.
- Date Range
- 1966
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A3a / PA - 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / A3 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A3a / PA - 9
- Date Range
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 12.5 x 9 cm -- 2 col. transparency slides, 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.
- Notes
- Date range provided by Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Grave
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored together in file
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Detroit Autumn
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- Artist
- Nancy Preston
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- linocut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PrN.04.01
- Description
- A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
- Artist
- Nancy Preston
- Title
- Detroit Autumn
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- linocut on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5;13.7 x 17.7;17.7 cm
- Description
- A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
- Subject
- architecture, urban
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- PrN.04.01
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[Catharine Whyte and unidentified man ]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man
- Date Range
- 1966
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- 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 - 44
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1966
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
- Date Range
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
3 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort was built on the west-facing slope of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man's Flats and operated off and on until 1983 when it closed permanently.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
- Notes
- File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Mountains
- Ski areas
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/on-the-trail-of-albertas-lost-ski-hills
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise Old Ski Area
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
9 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : Lake Louise, c : Old Ski Area
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
10 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.
- Notes
- File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Construction
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Roads
- Trains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Peter Whyte on roadside]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117
- 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 - 117
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jewel Jackson, photographer
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- 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 / 146
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Evans, Sam
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Harmon, Don
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Beil, Charlie
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- McCowan, Dan
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Ward, Sam
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Golf Course
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
- 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 / 147
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Whyte, Barbara
- Whyte, Clifford
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Lefroy, Beatrice
- Lefroy, Robert
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, Evelyn
- Evans, Sam
- Cameron, Stewart
- Millar, Chuck
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Paris, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Vallance, Sydney
- Ward, Sam
- Reid, Charles
- McLean, George
- McLean, Bill
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MuN.04.01
- Description
- General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
1 image
- Title
- Young Curlew
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.1 x 31.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
- Subject
- symbolism
- mythological
- bird
- curlew
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- MuN.04.01
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stencil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.02
- Description
- General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
1 image
- Title
- The Archer
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 54.3 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.02
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Sled and Seal Cached on Snow Blocks
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.01
- Description
- General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).
1 image
- Title
- Sled and Seal Cached on Snow Blocks
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.9 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).
- Subject
- animal, seal
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.01
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[Catharine Whyte reading newspaper]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77
- 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 - 77
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
- Date Range
- 1895
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 182
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
- History / Biographical
- Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
- Notes
- Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Burton
- Subject Access
- Wheatley family
- Wheatley, Burton
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific
- Engineer
- Death
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Must be stored flat in mylar sheets
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Banff Springs Hotel October 1889]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Springs Hotel on October 14th, 1889 - notation on back reads "Built 1887-1888 - this picture 1889 October 14"
- Date Range
- 1889
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 317
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- 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 - 317
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Springs Hotel on October 14th, 1889 - notation on back reads "Built 1887-1888 - this picture 1889 October 14"
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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