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Artist
Unknown
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Animalia Capillary
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 17.9 cm
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
Subject
animals, whimsey
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
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Untitled [Mountains]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Mountains]
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
Subject
abstract
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
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Small lake in Mountains

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1978
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
Description
A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Small lake in Mountains
Date
1978
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1974
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.72
Description
Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Toongat
Date
1974
Dimensions
14.0 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
Subject
Inuit
figure, male
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.72
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1973
Medium
serigraph on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.25
Description
Ivory paper with the word SILKSCREENED printed on it. Letters vary in colour. Manufacturer’s stamp is imprinted on paper.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Silkscreened
Date
1973
Medium
serigraph on paper
Description
Ivory paper with the word SILKSCREENED printed on it. Letters vary in colour. Manufacturer’s stamp is imprinted on paper.
Subject
abstract
word
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.25
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.15
Description
Metal tree. Gift to Catharine Robb Whyte from Brad White, Christmas, c.1975.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Copper Tree
Date
1970
Dimensions
19.0 cm
Description
Metal tree. Gift to Catharine Robb Whyte from Brad White, Christmas, c.1975.
Subject
abstract, non-representational
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.15
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Untitled [Jimmy Simpson]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.16
Description
Pastel portrait of Jimmy Simpson on pale green papaer. He wears a wide-brimmed, brown hat, yellow shirt, and blue tie.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Jimmy Simpson]
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
Pastel portrait of Jimmy Simpson on pale green papaer. He wears a wide-brimmed, brown hat, yellow shirt, and blue tie.
Subject
portrait
male
Jimmy Simpson
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.16
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1965
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.62
Description
Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Man with Loon
Date
1965
Dimensions
13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
Description
Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
Subject
figure, male
animal, bird
loon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.62
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Peter and Catharine Whyte

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte standing side-by-side with trees in the background
Date Range
1963
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 182
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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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 - 182
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1963
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte standing side-by-side with trees in the background
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.16 a-d
Description
Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Seal Group of 4
Date
1962
Description
Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features inscribed.
Subject
animal
seal
group
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.16 a-d
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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
Print
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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
Print
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
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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
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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
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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
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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
Electronic Resources
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1960
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.17
Description
Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Walrus Hunting
Date
1960
Description
Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
Subject
animal, seal
figure, male
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.17
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1960
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.18
Description
Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Hunter on Ice
Date
1960
Description
Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.
Subject
figure, male
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.18
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1960
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.19
Description
Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Weasel
Date
1960
Dimensions
4.0 x 2.5 x 16.4 cm
Description
Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
Subject
animal, weasel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.19
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1960
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.21
Description
Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Twin Walruses
Date
1960
Dimensions
5.0 x 13.0 x 10.0 cm
Description
Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
Subject
animal, walrus
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.21
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Letters to Mother [January - August 1959]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 110 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to August 29, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
Date Range
1959
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 144
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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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 / 144
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (145 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 110 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to August 29, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], the 50th anniversary of the first flight in the Brittish Commonwealth in February, the 1959 Winter Carnival, construction on the back of the house, a trip to Concord in June for a friend's wedding, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip's visit in June, trips to Bow Lake during the summer, and the widening of the Icefield Parkway as far as the Saskatchewan River Crossing. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts are hand-written. 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. 144 - 02 is a letter to Rusty 144 - 07 is a carbon copy of 144 - 06 144 - 31 is a carbon copy of 144 - 30 144 - 56 is a carbon copy of 144 - 55 144 - 62 mostly consists of a story titled "The Story of Penny Warren" 144 - 86 is a carbon copy of the first page of 144 - 85
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Vallance, Sydney
Vallance, Doris
Moore, Pearl
Castella, Verne
Whyte, Clifford
Kaquitts, Frank
Dempster, Harry
Paris, Cyril
Paris, Mary
Phillips, Walter J.
Harvie, Eric
Tasker, Peter
Kaquitts, George
Kaquitts, Tom
Whyte, Jon
Ward, Sam
Beil, Charlie
Rummel, Elizabeth
Luxton, Norman
McLean, George
Campbell, Gray
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Winter Carnival
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Glenbow Foundation
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Luxton Museum
Moose
Mountain
Mountains
Oldtimers
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Travel
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Saskatchewan River
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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Letters to Mother [September - December 1959]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the m…
Date Range
1959
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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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 / 145
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the musical My Fair Lady at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (Sept. 21), driving out to the Panther Valley with Warden Peter Tasker (Oct. 16), Carl Rungius' death (October), a trip to Concord in early November [just Catharine], construction on the back of the house, a second trip to Concord for Christmas and New Years followed immediately by a two-month trip to the West Indies [Catharine and Peter]. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes two postcards making up one letter.
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.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Kaquitts, George
Kaquitts, Frank
Castella, Verne
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
Greenham, Margaret
Feuz, Walter
Vallance, Sydney
Vallance, Doris
Wardle, Dorothy
Phillips, Walter J.
Harmon, Don
Moore, Pearl
Kerr, Jasper
Tasker, Peter
Rungius, Carl
Ward, Sam
Lonsdale, Tom
Grayson, L. Stuart
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English
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Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Banff Avenue, Banff, and Cascade Mtn (alt. 9,836 feet), Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies

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Medium
Library - Postcard
Published Date
1958
Author
Harmon, Byron
Publisher
Scenic Art
Call Number
V222-PG-1
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Variant Title
Banff Avenue, Banff, and Cascade Mtn. [Cascade Mountain]
Author
Harmon, Byron
Responsibility
Byron Harmon Photos
Place
Richmond California
Publisher
Scenic Art
Published Date
1958
Medium
Library - Postcard
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On back of postcard: Scenes in Natural Color
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colour
Includes postage stamp
Accession Number
5046
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V222-PG-1
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