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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 961
- Bill Gibbons fonds 542
- Luxton family fonds 334
- Nicholas Morant fonds 248
- Bruno Engler fonds 129
- Crosby family fonds 91
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 59
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds 47
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 47
- George McLean fonds 42
- Pat Brewster fonds 38
- Kidney family fonds 37
- Engler, Bruno 103
- Nicholas Morant 92
- Whyte, Catharine 71
- Alpine Club of Canada 62
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 62
- Luxton, Eleanor 61
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 58
- Whyte, Peter 56
- Luxton, Norman 55
- Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian) 47
- McLean, George 34
- Bruno Engler 27
- 1930s 12671
- 1920s 12216
- 1940s 11942
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- 1900s 6662
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- 1970s 6233
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- 1980s 3887
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- 1620s 1
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- 1690s 1
- 1710s 1
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Alberta's forests
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8907
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al1 Pam
- Responsibility
- issued by Government of the Province of Alberta Department of Lands and Forests
- foreword by Norman Willmore, Minister
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 63p. : ill., maps
- Accession Number
- 24500
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al1 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alberta forest inventory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8908
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Forest Service
- Edition
- Rev.ed
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al1af Pam
- Edition
- Rev.ed
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Forest Service
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 40p. : ill., maps
- Notes
- First issued 1961
- Accession Number
- 24500
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al1af Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Forest enemies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8938
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Dept. of Forestry and Rural Development
- Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 04.1 F76 Pam
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Dept. of Forestry and Rural Development
- Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 35p. : ill
- Subjects
- Entomology
- Fires
- Call Number
- 04.1 F76 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian poets [phonograph record]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9295
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Published Date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Toronto : CBC Publications
- Call Number
- 05.1 C16 SR
- Responsibility
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Publisher
- Toronto : CBC Publications
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 2 sound discs (ca25 min. each side) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Notes
- Contents: Side 1: Phyllis Webb, Earle Birney; Side 2: John Newlove, Alfred Purdy; Side 3: Irving Layton, Leonard Cohen; Side 4: George Bowering, Gwendolyn MacEwen
- Accession Number
- 1226
- Call Number
- 05.1 C16 SR
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Atlas of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9341
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 03.7 Al1aa A Atlas oversize
- Responsibility
- Executive Committee: T.A. Drinkwater ... W.C. Wonders [et al.]
- compiled by The Department of Geography, The University of Alberta
- produced by The Technical Division, Alberta Department of Lands and Forests and Surveys Branch, Alberta Department of Highways
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 158p. : maps
- Notes
- Index
- Accession Number
- 1000
- Call Number
- 03.7 Al1aa A Atlas oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A historical atlas of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9351
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Don Mills (ON) : Thomas Nelson
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Call Number
- 03.7 H62k A Atlas oversize
- Responsibility
- editor: D.G.G. Kerr
- cartography preparation by C.C.J. Bond
- drawing by Ellsworth M. Walsh [et al.]
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Publisher
- Don Mills (ON) : Thomas Nelson
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- ix, 120p. : maps
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- Accession Number
- 513
- Call Number
- 03.7 H62k A Atlas oversize
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- Archives Library
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Number of householders served by post offices and on rural routes in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Mackenzie River, N.W.T
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11042
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Purchasing and Stores Division, Budgets Branch, Post Office Department
- Call Number
- R 08.2 C16n Pam
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Purchasing and Stores Division, Budgets Branch, Post Office Department
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 81p
- Subjects
- Population
- Accession Number
- 30000
- Call Number
- R 08.2 C16n Pam
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- Archives Library
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Index of publications of the Geological Survey of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11973
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965-72
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- R 03.1 G29i
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1965-72
- Physical Description
- 6 v. : map
- Notes
- Library has 1845-1958, 1959-1969, 1959, 1960 suppl., 1970-1971, 1971-1972
- Accession Number
- 1000; 1744; 2000; 5000; 5500
- Call Number
- R 03.1 G29i
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- Archives Library
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Rand McNally : the international atlas
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12019
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Chicago : Rand McNally
- Call Number
- 03.7 R15t A Atlas oversize
- Publisher
- Chicago : Rand McNally
- Published Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- liv, 280, 223 p. : ill., maps
- Accession Number
- 839
- Call Number
- 03.7 R15t A Atlas oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Skiing : basic skills part one [film strip]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12114
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1964
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Call Number
- 01.5 Sk3n F
- Responsibility
- presented by Fitness and Amateur Sport Directorate, Department of National Health and Welfare
- produced in cooperation with Canadian Amateur Ski Association and the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance
- J. Lacastro, director
- David Jacobs, technical consultant
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Published Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 film strip : b&w; 35 mm
- Series
- catalogue number 913342
- Accession Number
- 1676
- Call Number
- 01.5 Sk3n F
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- Archives Library
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The Group of Seven [film strip]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12115
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Call Number
- 06 G89n F
- Responsibility
- Director, Don Hopkins
- Writer, Jocelyn McCay
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 film strip : predom. col.; 35 mm
- Series
- catalogue number 931131
- Subjects
- Juvenile literature
- Schools
- Accession Number
- 1676
- Call Number
- 06 G89n F
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- Archives Library
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How Bear lost his tail [film strip]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12116
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Call Number
- 07 H83b F
- Responsibility
- Artwork and script Laurence Hyde
- Executive Producer Hans Moller
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 film strip : col.; 35 mm
- Series
- catalogue number 931662
- Subjects
- Folklore
- Juvenile literature
- Schools
- Accession Number
- 1676
- Call Number
- 07 H83b F
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- Archives Library
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The Western mountain region [film strip]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12117
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Call Number
- 03.2 W52n F
- Responsibility
- Director Jocelyn McCay
- Executive Producer Hans Moller
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Published Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 film strip : col.; 35 mm
- Series
- catalogue number 936146
- Subjects
- Juvenile literature
- Schools
- Accession Number
- 1676
- Call Number
- 03.2 W52n F
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- Archives Library
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Other recordings series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions702
- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Reference Code
- M75
- S7 / 1, 4 - 13
- V118 / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 464, 571, 685, 691, 761, 771, 1204, 1278, 1721, 1814, 1935, 1993, 2006, 3688, 6384, 7056
- Reference Code
- M75
- S7 / 1, 4 - 13
- V118 / 1, 2
- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Physical Description
- 14 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio discs. -- 2 motion pictures (1 film reel, 2 videocassettes). -- .5 cm of textual records
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Title Source
- Title taken from contents of series
- Content Details
- LIST OF RECORDINGS :
- A. Mountain Man, 1951, broadcast from Jim Fisher Reports re Jack Walker Brewster (1893-1951), broadcast shortly after his death, 2 sound disks: 78 rpm; accompanied by typed transcript.
- B. Sing the Rundle Round - Summer in Banff, 1969, a mosaic of words and music; an experimental production reflecting the life and mood of those who live and work in the Canadian Rockies (recorded in Banff); programme announced, written and produced by Fred Diehl, music arranged, composed and conducted by Alan Ray; 2 reels Accompanied by manuscript "continuities", notes and tape summaries.
- C. Recording pertaining to Edward Feuz and family, 1967, by Lyle Brown, discusses Swiss Guides, mountaineering, etc., 2 reels.
- D. Opening of Peter Whyte Foundation building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), 1968, by Fred Diehl, 1 reel.
- E. Film copy and soundtrack of "The Brewster Story," motion picture pertaining to Brewster family, particularly Claude Brewster, produced for CBC television program, "Century West", by Fred Diehl in 1967, 2 items (V118 / NF 1)
- F. Communities West programme on Banff, script by Esther Fraser, 1971, 1 reel.
- G. Damming of Canada's Rivers, 1973, by Brian Patton, 1 reel.
- H. Film copy and soundtrack for "The Brewsters of Banff," CBC Telescope film, 1969, by Fletcher Markle, 2 items (V118 / NF 2; see also S37 / 91 Side A)
- I. Re Chief Tom Kaquitts, 1973, by Don Hudson, 1 reel.
- J. Re Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1974, by Don Rubin.
- K. CBR (Calgary) Friday Evening Arts Edition, 1970, re Cape Dorset Print Collection, by Doris Livingstone, recorded at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, 1 reel.
- L. Peter Gzowski interview with Whitney Smith on CBC Morningside, 1983, re John Murray Gibbon.
- M. Re Edward Feuz, for This Land series, 1971, by Bruno Engler, 2 betacam SP videocassettes, not available for viewing in current format. Edward Feuz footage used in film "The guiding spirit" by Bill Noble (V118 / accn 7056 A&B rolls - footage used in Guiding Spirit Call #: 01.4/G94V).
- N. "Dreams Betrayed," video documentary on Ukrainian internment during WWI, 1991? Produced by Andy Blicq. Reference use only. Copyright of CBC, 1 item (V118 / NV-1 accn.6384)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions754
- Part Of
- Caroline Hinman fonds
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies, 35mm, 1946-1960, ca.900 items, travel views from around the world. Includes scenic views from Caroline Hinman trips in the Canadian Rockies; also Banff area views, such as Cascades of Time Gardens; Jasper views and wildlife views. International trips include Guatemala and Africa.
- Date Range
- 1913-1916
- Reference Code
- V282 / III / B / NS -
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Caroline Hinman fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M236 / V282
- Series
- V282 / III: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V282
- Sub-Series
- V282 / III / B: Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 1316, 1933
- Reference Code
- V282 / III / B / NS -
- Date Range
- 1913-1916
- Physical Description
- ca.1000 photographs : transparencies.
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies, 35mm, 1946-1960, ca.900 items, travel views from around the world. Includes scenic views from Caroline Hinman trips in the Canadian Rockies; also Banff area views, such as Cascades of Time Gardens; Jasper views and wildlife views. International trips include Guatemala and Africa.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Recordings of meetings series. -- 1972-1973
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions808
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of recordings of: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indigenous - Inuit Conference re George Clutesi
- Date Range
- 1965 - 1990
- Reference Code
- S1 / 7, 41, 55
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- S1
- Series
- IV. Recordings of meetings
- Sous-Fonds
- S1
- Reference Code
- S1 / 7, 41, 55
- Date Range
- 1965 - 1990
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of recordings of: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indigenous - Inuit Conference re George Clutesi
- Finding Aid
- Reference copies and printed summaries are available for most recordings
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series IV of the Whyte Museum Oral History Programme fonds
- Title Source
- Title is based on nature of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions819
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Financial, legal and business records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions820
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Professional activities and interests papers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions821
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.
- Date Range
- 1920-1961
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932
- Date Range
- 1920-1961
- Physical Description
- 22 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 4 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions827
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married 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 Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- 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. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
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- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
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