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[Catharine Robb Whyte laughing with two unidentified women, possibly in Concord Mass.]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte (right) laughing with two unidentified women sitting on a bench - one woman possibly identifed as Jean Caird

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 24

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1945]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte (right) laughing with two unidentified women sitting on a bench - one woman possibly identifed as Jean Caird

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Whyte in new ski outfit]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte in a new ski outfit stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.

Date Range: 1931

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 69

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 69

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1931

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte in a new ski outfit stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Skiing

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Whyte in new ski outfit from Oscar Hambro]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte wearing ski clothes stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.

Date Range: 1931

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 68

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 68

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1931

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte wearing ski clothes stands on the step of a large home in Concord Massachusetts. Ski outfit is by Oscar Hambro, a Norwegian ski clothing designer, Boston, Mass.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Skiing

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Clock tower

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a white clock tower - "May 31 1954" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1954

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 263

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 263

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1954

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a white clock tower - "May 31 1954" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Buildings

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Edith Morse Robb

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb taken from below - written on the back is "May 31 1954 Stephen Huffertz took three."

Date Range: 1954

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 262

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 262

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1954

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb taken from below - written on the back is "May 31 1954 Stephen Huffertz took three."

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse

Subject Access: Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Edith Morse Robb

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb wearing a white patterned dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 589

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 589

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb wearing a white patterned dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse

Subject Access: Animals; Dogs; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Figure Skating Scrapbook Pages

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.

Date Range: 1931-1933

Reference Code: M78 / 285

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual records

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / V16 / V577

Sous-Fonds: M78

Sub-Series: IV / A / 2 Simpson Sisters professional papers: Scrapbooks

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M78 / 285

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual records

Date Range: 1931-1933

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (36 pages ; 21 x 26 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.

Name Access: Henie, Sonja

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Alberta Winter Games; Awards; Banff Skating Club; Banff Winter Carnival; Community events; Newspaper; Performance; Public entertainment; Skating

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; Toronto; Edmonton; Ottawa; Chicago; Saskatoon; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Ontario; United States of America; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Garden picnic

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of women setting up benches and chairs in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass.

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 251

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 251

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of women setting up benches and chairs in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Garden; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Gardeners at Robb family home

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of two gardeners who work at the Robb family home - visible in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 256

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 256

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

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

Scope & Content: Image of two gardeners who work at the Robb family home - visible in the background

Subject Access: Buildings; Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group in garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people - including Peter Whyte [second from left], Edith Morse Robb [center], and Catharine Whyte [far right] - sitting and standing outside in the Robb family home's garden.

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 168

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 168

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people - including Peter Whyte [second from left], Edith Morse Robb [center], and Catharine Whyte [far right] - sitting and standing outside in the Robb family home's garden.

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of women

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of five women sitting and standing in the garden at the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte sitting far right petting a dog

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 250

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 250

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of five women sitting and standing in the garden at the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte sitting far right petting a dog

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden; Family and personal life; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of women

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of women sitting and standing in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte is visible sitting on far left, Jean Caird[?] standing beside her

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 252

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 252

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of women sitting and standing in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte is visible sitting on far left, Jean Caird[?] standing beside her

Name Access: Caird, Jean; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Garden; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Horse-drawn carriage

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a horse-drawn carriage on a street with a brick building in the background and a large tree to the left - written on the back in pencil is "May 31 1954"

Date Range: 1954

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 261

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 261

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1954

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a horse-drawn carriage on a street with a brick building in the background and a large tree to the left - written on the back in pencil is "May 31 1954"

Subject Access: Animals; Buildings; Horses; Parade

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Hotels 1, hotel extras 1

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled …

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / C1 / 36 to 39

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Print

2 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Series: I.C. Photography : prints

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / C1 / 36 to 39

GMD: Print

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 121 photographs : prints, b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled set: BSH public rooms 1966, 2 items (folder 38)

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Quebec; Saskatchewan

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Caird

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a white outfit sitting on a stone wall beside a short staircase with trees in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 259

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 259

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1945]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a white outfit sitting on a stone wall beside a short staircase with trees in the background

Name Access: Caird, Jean

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and a long jacket with a fur stole standing outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 588

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 588

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and a long jacket with a fur stole standing outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and coat with a fur stole outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 590

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 590

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and coat with a fur stole outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a long dark dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 592

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 592

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a long dark dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter to Mother [August - November 1932]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 37 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1932 to November 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, a trip to Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp to sketch and paint [with the Links], plans to get Skoki ready for the season, visiting Lake McArth…

Date Range: 1932

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 89

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 / 89

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1932

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (137 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 37 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1932 to November 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, a trip to Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp to sketch and paint [with the Links], plans to get Skoki ready for the season, visiting Lake McArthur, Castle Mountain Camp and Lake Louise, helping painter Mr. Jack find good painting spots and learning painting techniques from he and Carl Rungius, the engagement of Catharine's brother Russ, daily life in Concord [including Uncle George's finances after Stock Market Crash and Olive possibly not attending college], the marriage of Elizabeth Bosley, Peter and Cliff creating a dark room above the store and enlarging negatives and photographs, packing things into Skoki, painting J.D. Curren, making plans to head east for the holidays, and visiting with locals and others [including Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. Link, the Moore family, Carl Rungius, Mrs. Kerr, the Earl of Bessborough, Cyril Paris, Ted Paris, Norman Knight, Earl Spencer, Vic Kutschera, Jimmy Simpson and his cook, Jessie McClure, Margarite Orr [?], J.D. Curren, and Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Jennings].

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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 also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; White, Clifford; Curren, John Donaldson; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, Adeline; Rungius, Carl; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Paris, Cyril; Paris, Ted; Knight, Norman; Spencer, Earl; Kutschera, Vic; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Jennings, P. J.

Subject Access: Art; Artists; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Camps; Castle Mountain; Community life; Dave White and Sons Store; Family; Family and personal life; Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp; Lake O'Hara region; Marriage; Painting; Photography; Portrait; Ski lodges and cabins; Skoki Lodge

Geographic Access: Banff; Concord; Yoho National Park; Lake O'Hara; Lake Louise; Castle Mountain; Skoki

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [April - November 1935]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…

Date Range: 1935

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98

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 / 98

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1935

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. A few letters written on lodge letterhead. Most 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 have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Peter; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Clifford J., Sr.; Whyte, Barbara; White, Bubby; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Vaux, Mary; Vaux, George, X; Moore, Edmee; Rungius, Carl; Carter, Wilf; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Mather, Allan; Strom, Erling; Strom, Sigrid; Gest, Lillian; Noble, George; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, Adeline; Beil, Charlie; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Campbell, Gray; Watson, Sir Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Ski Club; Banff Springs Hotel; Bears; Birthday; Businesses; Camps; Camping; Children; Climbing; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Crime; Family; Family and personal life; Films and film making; First Nations; Fishing; Flowers; Guides; Guiding; Home; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Leisure; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Police; Post Office; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Scenery; Ski areas; Skiing; Skoki Lodge; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Assiniboine; Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; British Columbia; 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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