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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.

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Life goes to Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies : farthest north resort is tops in scenery

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1940

Publisher: Life

Call Number: 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.

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Publisher: Life

Published Date: 1940

Physical Description: 84 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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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Overexposure : a story about a skier

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2021

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01.5 S9o

Variant Title: Sayers, Chad

Responsibility: Leslie Anthony and Taylor Godber

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2021

Physical Description: 288 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 35 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Skiing; Ski mountaineering; Biography; Photography

Abstract: At the age of 18, Chad Sayers chooses to pursue a perilous existence in the world of professional freeskiing. Immediately successful, he rides high on a train of celebrity, sponsorship, travel, and freedom. But "living the dream" is, in reality, a tiring treadmill of daily risk that eventually sets him adrift from family, friends, lovers -- even himself. As injuries and emotional traumas pile up, his identity fractures into a hall of mirrors -- the flickering images of athlete, son, brother, traveller, and seeker veiling the reality of a man running blindly from heartbreak and physical debilitation. Then one day, in the mountains of France, hanging by a finger above certain death, he sees the one reflection that finally scares him straight: a man who doesn't care. To heal this severed connection to reality and the constant pain he lives with, Sayers quits skiing and turns to his other passions of travel, surfing, and photography. In Overexposure, some of the world's greatest outdoor photographers contribute to this engaging story in order to parse not only the high-stakes gambits required for a pro skier to stay in the spotlight, but also the grandeur of the stage on which these play out. The international roster of renowned photographers included in this stunning work are: Oskar Enander, Mattias Fredriksson, Jordan Manley, Paul Morrison, Steve Ogle, Daniel Ronnback, Chad Sayers, Jason Thompson, Eric Berger, David Carlier, Guy Fattal, Garrett Grove, Guillaume Le Guillou, Bruno Long, Kari Medig, Bruce Rowles, Ben Thouard, and Don Weixl. -- Provided by publisher

Contents: An epiphany -- Whistler days -- The Alps -- A skier's journey -- La Grave -- Broken -- Traveller -- Shadows in the snow

ISBN: 9781771605199

Accession Number: P2022.14

Call Number: 01.5 S9o

Collection: Archives Library

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Ted Paris Scrapbook

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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

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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 Colour Transparencies

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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.

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies

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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.

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies

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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.

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies

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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.

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies

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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

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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

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

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.