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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 26
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- James Irving McLeod fonds 6
- Nicholas Morant fonds 6
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- Eliza Hunter fonds 3
- Kidney family fonds 3
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds 2
- Jim Brewster family fonds 2
- Lindow family fonds 2
- Aileen Harmon fonds 1
- Alistair and Maud Robertson fonds 1
Map showing progress of World War II
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21533
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- October 7, 1939
- Call Number
- C13-12.4
- Published Date
- October 7, 1939
- Subjects
- Europe
- Notes
- Map from the Star Weekly, October 7, 1939
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C13-12.4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her pa…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: prints; b&w, postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- Aleen Aked was born in England in 1907 and moved with her parents to Ontario in 1910. Aked attended the Ontario College of Art and completed her degree with honours in 1928. Aked travelled to Banff and Lake Louise with her parents in 1939 and documented her activities in a photograph album. Aked died in 2003.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her parents.
- Name Access
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked Travel Album
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff …
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: 140 b&w prints; postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Snowsqualmie Pass, Columbia River, Chukanut Drive (Washington), Puget Sound, Aked and her parents. Album also includes newsclippings and pamphlet pertaining to Banff Indian Days, pamphlets from Radium Hotsprings lodge and hot springs, and the Banff Springs Golf course pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Atlantic Ocean]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24848
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Call Number
- C13-9.1
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Published Date
- 1939
- Scale
- 316 miles to 1 inch
- Subjects
- Atlantic Ocean
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C13-9.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Jasper Park : north sheet]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23176
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Edition
- Preliminary edition
- Call Number
- C2-2.5
- Edition
- Preliminary edition
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 3 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Contour interval 200 ft.
- Subjects
- Jasper National Park
- Accession Number
- 626
- 3349
- Call Number
- C2-2.5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Jasper Park : south sheet]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23179
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Edition
- Preliminary edition
- Call Number
- C2-2.6
- Edition
- Preliminary edition
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 3 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Contour interval 200'
- Subjects
- Jasper National Park
- Accession Number
- 626
- Call Number
- C2-2.6
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C2-4.5
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 2 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Contour interal 250'
- Subjects
- Yoho National Park
- Accession Number
- 718 deaccessioned
- 626
- 3349 deaccessioned
- 1888 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- C2-4.5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Bragg Creek 82J/15 East, Alberta]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23517
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/15E
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100'
- Subjects
- Bragg Creek
- Alberta
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 82J/15E
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Morley 82 0/2 West - Alberta]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23745
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 820/2W
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Black and White
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100'
- Subjects
- Morley 82 0/2 West - Alberta
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 820/2W
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Completion of Jasper Highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24288
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C2-1.2
- Publisher
- Department of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 3 miles : 1 inch
- Relief: Contour interval 250'
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Accession Number
- 400
- 626 Deaccessioned (2)
- 3349 Deaccessioned
- Call Number
- C2-1.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Automobile Road Map of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24397
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Alberta Motor Association
- Call Number
- C9-1.8
- Publisher
- Alberta Motor Association
- Published Date
- 1939
- Scale
- Scale: 17 1/2 miles to the inch
- Subjects
- Alberta-Highways
- Accession Number
- 2511
- 2933
- Call Number
- C9-1.8
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Automobile Road Map of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24398
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1939
- Publisher
- Alberta Motor Association
- Call Number
- C9-1.8
- Publisher
- Alberta Motor Association
- Published Date
- 1939
- Scale
- Scale: 17 1/2 miles to the inch
- Subjects
- Alberta-Highways
- Accession Number
- 2511
- 2933
- Call Number
- C9-1.8
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]
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- 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 March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104
- 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 / 104
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 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 March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Johnsen, Hanne
- Feuz, Edward
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Boats
- Businesses
- Camping
- Carnival
- Children
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Gallery
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Movies
- Museums
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Swiss Guides
- Theatre
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Vikings
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Engelberg
- Wengen
- Wengernalp
- Grindelwald
- Switzerland
- Cologne
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Finse
- Oslo
- Trondhjem
- Andalsnes
- Norway
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- 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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Map of Banff, Yoho and Kootenay Parks especially designed for the Trail Riders and the Skyline Hikers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21346
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1938 (approx.)
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co.
- Call Number
- C6-4.1(b)
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co.
- Published Date
- 1938 (approx.)
- Subjects
- Trail Riders Map
- Accession Number
- 540
- 5390
- Call Number
- C6-4.1(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map of Banff, Yoho and Kootenay Parks especially designed for the Trail Riders and the Skyline Hikers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21376
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1938 (approx.)
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co.
- Call Number
- C6-4.1(b)
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co.
- Published Date
- 1938 (approx.)
- Subjects
- Trail Riders Map
- Accession Number
- 540
- 5390
- Call Number
- C6-4.1(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Kootenay Park]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23207
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1938
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C2-5.3
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 2 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Contour Interval 100'
- Subjects
- Kootenay National Park
- Accession Number
- 400
- 3079 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- C2-5.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Topographical map
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24613
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1938
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C3-1.4
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- Colour
- Scale
- Scale: 1:63,360
- Relief: Contour interval 100 ft.
- Subjects
- Banff and Vicinity
- Accession Number
- 400
- 718 (Dup. in map room)
- 1003 (1" " " ")
- 1113 (1" " " ")
- 2684 (1" " " ")
- Call Number
- C3-1.4
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- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it i…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it is elevated.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
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- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1937
- Publisher
- Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.
- Call Number
- C13-11.2
- Publisher
- Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.
- Published Date
- 1937
- Subjects
- World
- Notes
- Air mail services, Trade routes and principal short-wave radio stations of the World
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C13-11.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Bearberry 820/15 West, Alberta]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23487
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1937
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Call Number
- NTS
- 820/15W
- Publisher
- Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
- Published Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100'
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Call Number
- NTS
- 820/15W
- Collection
- Archives Library
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