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Life goes to Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies : farthest north resort is tops in scenery
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24917
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Life
- Call Number
- 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
1 website
- Publisher
- Life
- Published Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 84 pages
- Subjects
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Travel
- Tourism
- Labour
- Edith Cavell, Mount
- Hotels
- Mountain guides
- Hot springs
- Skiing
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Postal services
- Abstract
- Pertains to the summer labour in Japser National Park during 1940 and the types of activities and amenities available for staff and tourists.
- Notes
- In Life, Vol. 9, No. 9, August 26, 1940, pp. 76 - 79
- Accession Number
- 7889
- Call Number
- 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
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Ted Paris Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16007
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a personal scrapbook containing mainly photographs and newsclippings, personal, business and military certificates, memoranda and ephemera. Pertains to activities as an RCAF officer, Second World War; career as a Traffic Representative, Western Airlines, Billings, Montana; marriag…
- Date Range
- 1942-1948
- Reference Code
- M8 / 499
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 499
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 499
- Reference Code
- M8 / 499
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1942-1948
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (38 pages ; 25.5 x 30 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Gilbert Leonard (Ted) Paris, 1911-1955, was a skier, RCAF Flying Officer and businessman at Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a personal scrapbook containing mainly photographs and newsclippings, personal, business and military certificates, memoranda and ephemera. Pertains to activities as an RCAF officer, Second World War; career as a Traffic Representative, Western Airlines, Billings, Montana; marriage to Kathleen Jennings, Banff; Paris family; fellow airmen and associates.
- Subject Access
- Airplane
- Airplanes
- Aviation
- War
- Weddings
- World War II
- Skiing
- Family
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1939-1945
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1635
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1635
- Date Range
- 1939-1945
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Skiing
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New England Ski Clippings
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1933-1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1636
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1636
- Date Range
- 1933-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Skiing
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1937-1947
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1639
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1639
- Date Range
- 1937-1947
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Skiing
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1937-1949
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1641
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1641
- Date Range
- 1937-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Ski racing
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Whyte, Peter
- Photography
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Ski letters & programs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8955
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1948-1966
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1819
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1819
- Date Range
- 1948-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Ski racing
- Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
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Other family and friends - unidentified
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes photographs from a family event in 1955, a 50th anniversary party [possibly for Norman and Georgina Luxton] in 1958, and a wedding.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 315 to 329
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 315 to 329
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes photographs from a family event in 1955, a 50th anniversary party [possibly for Norman and Georgina Luxton] in 1958, and a wedding.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Events
- Weddings
- Anniversary
- Animals
- Sports
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar and archival envelopes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24018
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117, 35mm, colour and b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Whyte Home, the old garage of the Whyte Home, larkspurs, sleds, skiing, boats, wagons, automobiles, trains, trolleys, gondolas, the Royal visit of King George VI and the Queen, and various scenes of Banff under…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1062 to 1179
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1062 to 1179
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1955]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 117 transparencies, 35mm, b&w, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117, 35mm, colour and b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Whyte Home, the old garage of the Whyte Home, larkspurs, sleds, skiing, boats, wagons, automobiles, trains, trolleys, gondolas, the Royal visit of King George VI and the Queen, and various scenes of Banff under the cover of snow.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24019
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 109, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to a waterfall near Oesa, Mary MacDonald, the Banff Boat Race, Vermilion Lake Ice Skating, Ptarmigan Valley skiing, Banff Winter Carnival, and the Banff Silver City Carnival.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1952]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1180 to 1289
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1180 to 1289
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1952]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 109 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 109, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to a waterfall near Oesa, Mary MacDonald, the Banff Boat Race, Vermilion Lake Ice Skating, Ptarmigan Valley skiing, Banff Winter Carnival, and the Banff Silver City Carnival.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24020
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 140, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Banff snow scenes, the Columbia Icefield, Mount Temple, and Mount Temple Ski Lodge in winter.
- Date Range
- [ca.1939-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1290 to 1430
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1290 to 1430
- Date Range
- [ca.1939-1945]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 140 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 140, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Banff snow scenes, the Columbia Icefield, Mount Temple, and Mount Temple Ski Lodge in winter.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24021
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 87, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Catharine Whyte, Peter Whyte, various Mountain views from Banff and area, the Canadian Pacific Railway, various views from the Norquay 'Green Spot', Lake Louise in winter, the West Road, and Lake Minnewanka.
- Date Range
- [ca.1942-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1431 to 1518
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1431 to 1518
- Date Range
- [ca.1942-1950]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 87 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 87, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Catharine Whyte, Peter Whyte, various Mountain views from Banff and area, the Canadian Pacific Railway, various views from the Norquay 'Green Spot', Lake Louise in winter, the West Road, and Lake Minnewanka.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24022
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 86, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to various Mountain views from Banff and area, the Banff boathouse, the Bow River, the Bow River in winter, Mount Rundle, the Canadian Pacific Railway station, and women and boys in uniform.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1519 to 1605
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1519 to 1605
- Date Range
- [ca.1945]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 86 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 86, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to various Mountain views from Banff and area, the Banff boathouse, the Bow River, the Bow River in winter, Mount Rundle, the Canadian Pacific Railway station, and women and boys in uniform.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 93 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: an trip back from Mount Assiniboine lodge, the Dominion Ski Championships, Ken Campbells sleigh and team, Mount Assinboine and Lake Magog, cross country skiing, ski jumping, Norq…
- Date Range
- ca.1937-ca.1942
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - 1018 to 1109
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
9 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - 1018 to 1109
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1937-ca.1942
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 93 b&w 35mm negatives --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 93 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: an trip back from Mount Assiniboine lodge, the Dominion Ski Championships, Ken Campbells sleigh and team, Mount Assinboine and Lake Magog, cross country skiing, ski jumping, Norquay Green spot ski test, Skoki area skiing, Drummond Galcier, deception pass, and the Douglas glacier. Persons pictured include: Yuk Soy Goon, Siri Strom, Cyril Paris, Dickie Gale, and Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Portraits
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 103 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: the Swiss ski team slolom, Borgeron trip to Skoki, Norquay ski jumping practice, provincial ski championships, skoki camp 1935, Lake O'Hara, the Taylor Lake trail, Larch Valley …
- Date Range
- ca.1935-ca.1942
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1110 to 1205)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1110 to 1205)
- Date Range
- ca.1935-ca.1942
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 103 b&w 35mm negatives --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 103 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: the Swiss ski team slolom, Borgeron trip to Skoki, Norquay ski jumping practice, provincial ski championships, skoki camp 1935, Lake O'Hara, the Taylor Lake trail, Larch Valley trail hike group, Bow Lake trip, Lake MacArthur, Moutn Biddle, and the Crowfoot Glacier. Persons picture include: Karl Okander, Reg Krowchuck, Sid Peyto, Art Williams, Lloyd Bennison, Bill Copley, Hans Gunnarsen, Nick Morant, and Catharine Whyte.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Landscapes
- Portraits
- Skiing
- Hiking
- Ski jumping
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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- Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 104 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: a Larch Valley trail hike Peter and Catharine took with a group in 1937, Mount Fay, Mount Babel, Moraine Lake, Larch Valley, Mount Little, Mount Allen, Mount Bowlen, Mount Eiff…
- Date Range
- ca.1933-ca.1940
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1206 to 1305)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1206 to 1305)
- Date Range
- ca.1933-ca.1940
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 104 b&w 35mm negatives --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 104 b&w 35mm negatives. The negatives pertain to various scenes in and around Banff. Negatives document: a Larch Valley trail hike Peter and Catharine took with a group in 1937, Mount Fay, Mount Babel, Moraine Lake, Larch Valley, Mount Little, Mount Allen, Mount Bowlen, Mount Eiffel, and the group on Wastach Pass; infrared photographs of a 1937 trip to lake O'Hara, Cathedral Mountain, Mount Hugabeem Wiwaxy Peak, Lake Oesa, Bosworth Mountain, Nile Mountain, Mount Daley, and Paget Peak; a 1936 O'Hara trail hike, Peter and Catharine's hiking companions dancing and playing on the trail, portraits of fellow hikers, Opabin Pass and Glacier, Opabin lakes, Mount Odaray, and Mount Stephen; a 1940 hike at Lake O'Hara; interior views of Peter and Catharine's home, paintings (two landscapes and a portrait of Jimmy Simpson), and Catharine and and unknown woman standing next to the paintings; a group of skiers at a backcountry lodge and two views inside the lodge, Catharine Whyte skiing with companions; the 1937 Dominion Ski championships, Louis Cochand and others; a ski trip to Skoki, Margarite(?) eating soup, Agnes, Margaret, Jeannie at table in lodge, cloud formations, Louis Cochand dressed in cowboy attire is seated on bench that has been fashioned to look like a bighorn sheep (the sheep trophy head is on the front of the bench and broom on the other end), Catharine skiing Deception pass, Pete Gale on Drummond Glacier, traverse of Drummond Glacier, Hirvie Kingman, a Crosby boy, and Sam Evans; Ski Jumping in Buffalo park; exterior views of Whyte home in Winter; 1935 ski trip to Skoki.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Portraits
- Skiing
- Hiking
- Ski jumping
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 125 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: skiing, skiers, ski jumping, elk and deer in snow, the old cabin on bear street accross from the old Crag cabin, Dominion Ski Chanmpionship, telephoto photographs of skiing at Mount Temple, Grizzly street ski jumping, the Calgary Highland…
- Date Range
- ca.1935-ca.1946
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1306 to 1422)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / C / NA - (1306 to 1422)
- Date Range
- ca.1935-ca.1946
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 125 b&w 35mm negatives --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 125 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: skiing, skiers, ski jumping, elk and deer in snow, the old cabin on bear street accross from the old Crag cabin, Dominion Ski Chanmpionship, telephoto photographs of skiing at Mount Temple, Grizzly street ski jumping, the Calgary Highlanders on Sarcee base (portraits, marching scenes, and a camp), R.C.A.F. Lethbridge, Dawson City street scenes, and portraits of Catharine Whyte, Edith Morse Robb, and other family members in Concord, Mass.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Portraits
- Skiing
- Travel
- Ski jumping
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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[Mountain landscape]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain [possibly Cascade] with single ski track in foreground
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 350
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 350
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain [possibly Cascade] with single ski track in foreground
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Winter landscape
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified winter scene, possibly a glacier - one figure on skis
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 1
- 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 / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified winter scene, possibly a glacier - one figure on skis
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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