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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
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Whyte Museum and Eric Harvie Theatre Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook, mostly empty, containing ca. 48 newspaper clippings, a pamphlet re: the Banff Elementary School Spring Concert in May 1969, and a signed original sketch by Peter Whyte. Content pertains to the openings of the Whyte Museum Archives and the Harvie Theatre in Banff, Pet…
- Date Range
- 1959
- 1968
- 1969
- Reference Code
- M74 / I / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Drawing
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / I / C : 1951 - 1977
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / I / C / 4
- Date Range
- 1959
- 1968
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 18 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook, mostly empty, containing ca. 48 newspaper clippings, a pamphlet re: the Banff Elementary School Spring Concert in May 1969, and a signed original sketch by Peter Whyte. Content pertains to the openings of the Whyte Museum Archives and the Harvie Theatre in Banff, Peter and Catharine Whyte, Senator Donald Cameron and Margaret Greenham.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many items in scrapbook are loose, handle with caution
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.01
- Description
- Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.
- Title
- Buffalo Hunt
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.6 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.01
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Moose Kneeling
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- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Title
- Moose Kneeling
- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
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