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[Peter Whyte sculpting]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50265
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte sculpting "Ski Jumper" trophy in 1949
- Date Range
- 1949
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 119
- 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 - 119
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1949
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte sculpting "Ski Jumper" trophy in 1949
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
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- Processed
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Portrait of Jean Caird
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52951
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Jean Caird wearing a dark skirt and jacket with flower decorations on them standing on the lawn in front of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - written on the back in black ink by Jean is "dolled up for the [illegible] of Mother [/] Jean June 11 1949"
- Date Range
- 1949
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 258
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 258
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1949
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Jean Caird wearing a dark skirt and jacket with flower decorations on them standing on the lawn in front of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - written on the back in black ink by Jean is "dolled up for the [illegible] of Mother [/] Jean June 11 1949"
- Name Access
- Caird, Jean
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jean Caird[?] in winter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52958
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Jean Caird[?] wearing a coat and a scarf wrapped around her head standing on a snow-covered road with the Robb family home just visible over a pile of snow in the background
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 265
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 265
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Jean Caird[?] wearing a coat and a scarf wrapped around her head standing on a snow-covered road with the Robb family home just visible over a pile of snow in the background
- Name Access
- Caird, Jean
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home and garden
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52959
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home with the gardens in the foreground - "Mrs Robb's house 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 266
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 266
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home with the gardens in the foreground - "Mrs Robb's house 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home garden
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52960
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a fountain in the garden at the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's fountain 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 267
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 267
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a fountain in the garden at the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's fountain 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Garden
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home garden
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52961
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the gardens from the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 268
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 268
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the gardens from the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Garden
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an outdoor pool with trees around the edges - "Mrs Robb's pool 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 269
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 269
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an outdoor pool with trees around the edges - "Mrs Robb's pool 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home garden
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52963
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the gardens at the Robb family home in Concord from the archway - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 270
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 270
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the gardens at the Robb family home in Concord from the archway - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Garden
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Moose and unidentified people
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negatives depicting moose standing in shallow water, an unidentified boy with a dog [?] pup, an unidentified man riding a horse, and an unidentified woman
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 50 to NA - 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
6 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 50 to NA - 55
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w negatives ;
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negatives depicting moose standing in shallow water, an unidentified boy with a dog [?] pup, an unidentified man riding a horse, and an unidentified woman
- Subject Access
- Teepees
- Tipi
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- See corresponding 2 prints LUX / I / E6 PA-164 to PA-165.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tobacco dance, 1944
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly …
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1 album (4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly members of the nearby Siksika Nation]. The rest of the album is blank.
- Material Details
- Album bound with thin pink string
- Subject Access
- Cultural pluralism
- Events
- Dance
- Environment
- Community events
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Multiculturalism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Gleichen
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Environment
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Calgary Herald, June 19, 1943
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52936
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the front page of the Calgary Herald dated Saturday June 19, 1943 featuring the wedding of Jessen and Mayell in Victoria, B.C.
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 243
- 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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 243
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the front page of the Calgary Herald dated Saturday June 19, 1943 featuring the wedding of Jessen and Mayell in Victoria, B.C.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Herald
- Newspaper
- Marriage
- Weddings
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Sundance, Gleichen, Morley]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs that are mainly portraits of Blackfoot men numbered one through thirteen and identified on a note: "Blackfeet June 25.26.27. 1943," Author unknown, possibly Fern Gully includes similar note with numbers one to fifteen.
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 23 to NA - 39
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 23 to NA - 39
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : b&w negatives ; 7 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs that are mainly portraits of Blackfoot men numbered one through thirteen and identified on a note: "Blackfeet June 25.26.27. 1943," Author unknown, possibly Fern Gully includes similar note with numbers one to fifteen.
- Notes
- See PA for identification note.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Portrait
- Tipi
- Sundance
- Geographic Access
- Morley
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Access restricted
- Related Material
- See corresponding 27 prints (includes duplicates) LUX / I / E6 PA-121 to PA-147.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Mountain School
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53060
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group portrait of the students and staff of the Mountain School at 205 Grizzly Street - Henry and Margaret Greenham are visible second from the back on the left, beside the tree
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 623
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 623
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group portrait of the students and staff of the Mountain School at 205 Grizzly Street - Henry and Margaret Greenham are visible second from the back on the left, beside the tree
- Name Access
- Greenham, Henry
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Children
- Mountain School
- Portrait
- School
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Unidentified couple
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50135
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified couple on their wedding day, he is wearing a Royal Air Force uniform - "A happy day. June 4th 1941. Leeds, England" written on the back in black ink
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 584
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 584
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and insert); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified couple on their wedding day, he is wearing a Royal Air Force uniform - "A happy day. June 4th 1941. Leeds, England" written on the back in black ink
- Geographic Access
- England
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Avenue - looking north
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 32
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 32
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Businesses
- Burns Block
- Cascade Mountain
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Mountains
- White Block
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions36
- 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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Luxton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- box list for unprocessed material
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- 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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Collected Material Series
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Sound recording
- Video
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Physical Description
- 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
- Notes
- Series consists of four sub-series:
- Textual records
- Photographs
- Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
- Audiovisual and sound records
- Finding Aid
- Electronic finding aid available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.C. Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records -- oversize textual records -- photographs
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Notes
- Series consists of 6 sub-series:
- C1 : Volunteer activities: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's involement with the Junior Red Cross, the Canadian Women's Press Club, the Historical Society of Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers' Association.
- C2 : Scrapbooks
- C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- C4 : Travel and hobbies
- C5 : Other (includes personal government documents, business and membership cards and some personal correspondence)
- C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Business, legal and financial records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and …
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D
- Date Range
- 1903-1995
- Physical Description
- 4.8 m textual records -- oversize materials -- 31 photographs (15 prints, 16 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and residential leases; insurance; investments; donations; rentals; legal papers relating to the estate of Annie McDougall and May Ross McDougall; mortgage papers; Parks Canada Lease agreements and need to reside challenge; Eleanor Luxton's living will.
- Notes
- Contents arranged by subject - see file level descriptions
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Finances
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contains private information
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Law and justice
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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