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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
"The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Date Range
[c. 1930 - 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
GMD
Film
Negative
Transparency
Date Range
[c. 1930 - 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
Scope & Content
"The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Canadian Pacific Railway
Train
Trains
Photography
Scenery
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Morant's Curve
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
NA
Finding Aid
yes
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)
Processing Status
Processed
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Advertising Scrapbook Volume 1

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (130 pages ; 25.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Trains
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Advertising Scrapbook Volume 2

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 2
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records (152 pages ; 25.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Trains
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Indian Grounds

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of tepees, wagons, and people with horses in a field with trees - "Photo by NICHOLAS MORANT" stamped on the back
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 81
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 81
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of tepees, wagons, and people with horses in a field with trees - "Photo by NICHOLAS MORANT" stamped on the back
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Horses
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Tepee
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Indian Grounds

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified First Nations woman beside a cook fire in front of two tepees - "Photo by NICHOLAS MORANT" stamped on the back
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 82
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 82
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified First Nations woman beside a cook fire in front of two tepees - "Photo by NICHOLAS MORANT" stamped on the back
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Horses
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Tepee
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1952
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.375
Description
The blue lake in the center of this image is surrounded by green trees. Behind the lake the mountains are partically covered with trees and some are light brown in color with no trees. The sky above the lake and mountains is pale blue with some white clouds. The foreground area has a road that begi…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Barrier Lake
Date
1952
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.2 x 30.3 cm
Description
The blue lake in the center of this image is surrounded by green trees. Behind the lake the mountains are partically covered with trees and some are light brown in color with no trees. The sky above the lake and mountains is pale blue with some white clouds. The foreground area has a road that begins on the left and follows threw to the right, with a dip down in the bottom center area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake
Barrier Lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.375
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.377
Description
Sitting in the bottom left corner is a fishing boat on an angle with a blue shadow behind it reaching over to the right side.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Boat
Date
1958
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.3 x 30.3 cm
Description
Sitting in the bottom left corner is a fishing boat on an angle with a blue shadow behind it reaching over to the right side.
Subject
transportation
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.377
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.241
Description
The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains th…
  1 image  
Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains the same dark green, and light violet-grey found in the background. The violet-grey is used to indicate: the snow covering the dark violet-grey mountain on the right; the rock forming the more distant peak on the left; and a lighter tint of this colour forms the clouds in the upper left corner. A separate area of blue-grey clouds occupies the upper right corner.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.241
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Canada at War Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to Canada's WWII war effort. Includes articles and clippings about ship building, planes, munitions factories, coastal protection efforts, and raw material collection efforts.
Date Range
[ca. 1945]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 5
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945]
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records (103 pages ; 26.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to Canada's WWII war effort. Includes articles and clippings about ship building, planes, munitions factories, coastal protection efforts, and raw material collection efforts.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canada Coast to Coast Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in Br…
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 31 x 35.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in British Columbia.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Crime
Trains
Tourist information
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
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Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings of summer leisure advertisements, summer travel around Canada, and news stories. Includes newspaper and magazine articles about Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear, articles about concentration camp liberations …
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 10
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (24 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings of summer leisure advertisements, summer travel around Canada, and news stories. Includes newspaper and magazine articles about Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear, articles about concentration camp liberations in World War II (graphic), and articles about photography in war zones.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Coastal Canada Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining mostly to Nova Scotia and Vancouver boating, houseboats, and tourism. Includes a magazine article about Nicholas Morant, pamphlets and advertisements featuring Morant's photographs, and tourism adverts fo…
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 6
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (67 pages ; 26 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining mostly to Nova Scotia and Vancouver boating, houseboats, and tourism. Includes a magazine article about Nicholas Morant, pamphlets and advertisements featuring Morant's photographs, and tourism adverts for locations throughout Canada.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Trains
Geographic Access
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Quebec
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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From the Little Beehive

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1953 – 1958
Medium
oil on canvas on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.112
Description
Mt. Victoria and Mt. Lefroy seen from the Little Beehive.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
From the Little Beehive
Date
1953 – 1958
Medium
oil on canvas on masonite
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Mt. Victoria and Mt. Lefroy seen from the Little Beehive.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Little Beehive
Mt. Victoria, Mt. Lefroy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.112
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Home Decorating Scrapbook

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Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about …
Date Range
1947-1980
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 8
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1947-1980
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about Maud Lewis, magazine clippings of advertisements, and a single photograph of Lake Louise.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Trains
Home
Home decorating
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Holland
France
Europe
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.404
Description
A blue lake is centre foreground surrounded by mountains. Evergreen trees in both right and left foreground. Cloudy sky.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Kananaskis Lakes
Date
1950 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12.7 x 17.7 cm
Description
A blue lake is centre foreground surrounded by mountains. Evergreen trees in both right and left foreground. Cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
forest
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.404
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1973
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.081
Description
Three totem poles, mountains behind.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Kitwanga
Date
prior to 1973
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Three totem poles, mountains behind.
Subject
religious
totem pole
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.081
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Leisure and Manufacturing Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (55 pages ; 26.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Manufacturing
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1957]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. 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
1957
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 141
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
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 / 141
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. 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], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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.
Simpson, Billie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Vallance, Sydney
Vallance, Doris
Kaquitts, Frank
Moore, Pearl
Beil, Charlie
Rungius, Carl
Phillips, Walter J.
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glenbow Foundation
Home
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Luxton Museum
Moose
Mountain
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Edmonton
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 [August - December 1958]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. 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
1958
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143
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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1.8 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. 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], a road trip from north-eastern United States through Canada back to Banff in early August [written mostly on postcards], a trip to Lethbridge in late August, various construction projects [the new Sulphur Mountain gondola, the chimney and basement furnace of their house, and the Trans-Canada Highway], a trip to Concord in late November, and preparation of Chirstmas cards. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards and a Christmas card.
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. 143 - 39 includes a sketch of a shelving unit Catharine hoped to have installed in their bedroom. 143 - 64 is the 1958 Christmas card made by Catharine and Peter
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Vallance, Sydney
Vallance, Doris
Browne, Belmore
Browne, Tibby
Phillips, Walter J.
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Kaquitts, Frank
Feuz, Walter
Moore, Pearl
Twoyoungmen, Jacob
Beaver, Anna
Leighton, A. C.
Beil, Charlie
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
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glenbow Foundation
Home
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Luxton Museum
Moose
Mountain
Mountains
Oldtimers
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Travel
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Saskatchewan River
Great Lakes
Ontario
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 [December 1953 - June 1954]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christm…
Date Range
1953-1954
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 134
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 / 134
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1953-1954
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (114 pages ; 21 x 27 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christmas and New Years Eve activities, travelling around to different parts of the island, meeting with other vacationers from Banff, going straight to Edmonton [from California by train] to see Peter's doctor about new glasses, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, Peter's mother Annie being in the hospital, the deaths of Jean Caird in April and Belmore Browne in May, a second trip to Edmonton for Peter's eyes [during this trip he is admitted to the hospital for depression, possibly brought on by stress], Annie moving from Banff to Vancouver, and Peter receiving psychiatric treatment in Calgary. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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. Many letters written during the Hawaii trip, as well as during stays in Calgary and Edmonton, are written on hotel letterheads. 134 - 04 includes sketches of the location of the apartment they stay in in Honolulu and of the layout of their apartment.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Castle, Donald
Moore, Pearl
Noble, George
Noble, Mary
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Whyte, Clifford
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Winter
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Washington
California
Honolulu
Hawaii
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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