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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: .

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Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of side profile of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in headdress.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2070

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2070

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians summer 1958

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of side profile of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in headdress.

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Jake

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

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Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) crouched over on a grassy field dressed in regalia.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2075

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2075

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians summer 1958

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) crouched over on a grassy field dressed in regalia.

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Jake; Twoyoungmen, Jacob

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See file level description

Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) crouched on the grass in regalia with headdress inside out.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2076

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2076

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians summer 1958

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) crouched on the grass in regalia with headdress inside out.

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Jake; Twoyoungmen, Jacob

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See file level description

Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of close-up portrait of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in headdress and regalia.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2077

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2077

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians summer 1958

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of close-up portrait of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in headdress and regalia.

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Jake; Twoyoungmen, Jacob

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See file level description

Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph print of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) wearing a long coat and hat, pointing somewhere.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 65

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: George McLean fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M42; V422

Series: II. Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V422

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 65

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph: print

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph print of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) wearing a long coat and hat, pointing somewhere.

Name Access: McLean, George

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Portrait

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 476

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Portraits and regalia from summer 1958

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of various photographs from the summer of 1958, includes portraits from Banff Indian Days, photos of regalia and families.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2069 to 2079

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

11 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2069 to 2079

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Parallel Title: Indians summer 1958

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 11 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of various photographs from the summer of 1958, includes portraits from Banff Indian Days, photos of regalia and families.

Name Access: Twoyoungmen, Jake

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Stoney Nakoda; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Regalia; Portrait

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: N/A

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Title Source: Title based on contents in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Paul Francis

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to a portrait of Paul Francis wearing a suit jacket and plaid shirt.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 2939

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 - 2939

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Item pertains to a portrait of Paul Francis wearing a suit jacket and plaid shirt.

Name Access: Francis, Paul

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing relations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 408

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Possibly Anna Beaver

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a portrait of a woman [possibly Anna Beaver] wearing a beaded headband and dress, Cascade Mountain in the background.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 2937

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Film; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 - 2937

GMD: Photograph; Film; Negative

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph: negative, b&w.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a portrait of a woman [possibly Anna Beaver] wearing a beaded headband and dress, Cascade Mountain in the background.

Name Access: Beaver, Anna

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing relations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 410

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification not complete

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Letters to Mother [January - July 1957]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 30, 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 [mo…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 140

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 / 140

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 1.6 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 30, 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], errand trips to Calgary, travelling back from a visit to Concord in early January, the Winter Carnival, the death of Walter Painter [February], trips to Concord in late April-early May and mid-June, and road trips to Cowley and Fort Macleod in July. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one notecard.

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; Campbell, Gray; Painter, Walter S.; Tasker, Peter; Davies, Jim; Crosby, Gertrude; Crosby, Lou; Liddell, Ken

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; 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; Skating; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Calgary; Cowley; Fort Macleod; 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 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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Kathleen (Kootenay) Poucette in Banff Indian Days parade

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Banff Indian Days parade through Banff Avenue with Kathleen (Kootenay) Poucette in front on horseback.

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2064

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2064

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian Days parade July, 1957

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of Banff Indian Days parade through Banff Avenue with Kathleen (Kootenay) Poucette in front on horseback.

Name Access: Poucette, Kathleen

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See file level description

Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) at Banff Indian Days parade

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2068

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2068

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian Days parade July, 1957

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Name Access: McLean, George

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See file level description

Title Source: Title is based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days parade

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2063 to 2068

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

6 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 2063 to 2068

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Parallel Title: Indian Days parade July, 1957

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 6 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.

Name Access: Poucette, Kathleen; McLean, George

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Stoney Nakoda; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Regalia; Horses

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: N/A

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Title Source: Title based on contents in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [January - June 1956]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mo…

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 138

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 138

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. 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], construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff to Lake Louise, Pete giving Frank Kaquitts painting lessons, the death and funeral of David Bearspaw in February, the Winter Carnival, opening the new post office, a visit to Gray and Elanor Campbell's ranch in Cowley, a trip to Bow Lake, Catharine's 50th birthday, and her nephew Rusty arriving for a visit. Also includes one notecard.

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. 138 - 08 is a carbon copy of the first page of 138 - 07

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; Harvie, Eric; Tasker, Peter; Lonsdale, Tom; Bearspaw, David; Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Robb, Russell III (Rusty)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; 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; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1956]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 54 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 15, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [m…

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 139

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 139

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 54 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 15, 1956. 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 roadtrip north through British Columbia to the Yukon and Alaska from July 20-August 13 [they drove through northern British Columbia to the Yukon and visited Dawson City and Whitehorse before heading to Anchorage, Alaska, and then returned by the same route, making many smaller side-trips to scenic points and villages along the way], developing colour film from their roadtrip, a visit to Bow Lake, two weeklong visits with the Campbells on their ranch in Cowley, a long visit from Catharine's nephew Rusty in September and October, putting together their annual Christmas card, and preparing for a trip to Concord for Christmas. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one notecard and a partial map of Northern BC, western Yukon, and eastern Alaska.

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; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Robb, Russell III (Rusty)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hunting; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Cowley; Alberta; Dawson City; Whitehorse; Yukon; Anchorage; Alaska; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - June 1955]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hock…

Date Range: 1955

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 136

Description Level: 5 / File

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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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 / 136

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (61 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, Peter working on paintings for the Luxton Museum, the Winter Carnival [including Peter and Catharine judging the ice sculptures], Edith's companion Hanne moving in, the death of Ted Paris in April, replacing the oil furnace with a gas one in the house, Peter's mother Annie dying suddenly in May, and sketching trips, mostly around the Bow Lake area.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters typed, some hand-written. 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; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Luxton, Norman; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Moore, Pearl; Paris, Cyril; Lonsdale, Tom; Beil, Charlie; Harvie, Don; Harvie, Eric; Brewster, Pat; Cathcart, John George (Red); Paris, Ted; Phillips, Walter J.; White, Annie

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; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Morley; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1955]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [m…

Date Range: 1955

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 137

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 / 137

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. 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], errand trips to Calgary, Catharine's nephew Rusty arriving [he worked at Bow Lake helping with hunting parties in July], trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days, a climbing tragedy on Mt. Temple in July wherein several young boys died, visits to the Campbell's ranch in Cowley, attending a Sun Dance ceremony near Fort Macleod, camping and sketching trips around Banff National Park, the Alberta Jubilee celebrations, a trip to Concord in October [they took the train down and drove back in a newly purchased Jeep], construction of the new Trans-Canada Highway through Banff, working on the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas parties. Also includes postcards and notecards.

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. Some letters written on Num-Ti-Jaw Lodge letterhead, one written on Banff Shell Station letterhead.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Robb, Russell III (Rusty); Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Whyte, Dorothy; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Gmoser, Hans; Tasker, Peter; Amos, Amos

Subject Access: Activities; Airplanes; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Shell Station; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Icefields Parkway; Banff National Park; Morley; Cowley; Fort MacLeod; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America