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John Abraham or Jonas Benjamin, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of John Abraham posed for photograph, seated with a gun at Kootenay Plains.
Date Range
1904
Reference Code
V701 / LC-286
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V701 / LC-286
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1904
Physical Description
1 Copy negative
Scope & Content
Item consists of John Abraham posed for photograph, seated with a gun at Kootenay Plains.
Name Access
Abraham, John
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
NA 1263-6 Title: John Abraham, Stoney, Kootenay Plains AB, handwritten: PA223:John Abraham Recognizing Relations numbers: RR 312 and RR 560
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Update: Recognizing Relations phase 5 consensus determines photograph is of John Abraham.
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Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze)

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze) at Kootenay Plains, Alberta.
Date Range
[1906?]
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 472
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
I. Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Reference Code
V48 / NA - 472
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[1906?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze) at Kootenay Plains, Alberta.
Notes
Possibly Isaac Beaver instead of Morley Beaver
Name Access
Abraham, Silas
Beaver, Morley
House, John
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Processing Status
Processed
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Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze) at Kootenay Plains

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze) at Kootenay Plains, Alberta.
Date Range
[1906?]
Reference Code
V48 / NG - 63
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
I. Negative series
Sous-Fonds
v48
Reference Code
V48 / NG - 63
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[1906?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Silas Abraham, Morley Beaver and John House (Suwatâga Ktûze) at Kootenay Plains, Alberta.
Notes
Possibly Isaac Beaver instead of Morley Beaver
Name Access
Abraham, Silas
Beaver, Morley
House, John
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Elliott Barnes
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1949]

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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 January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and …
Date Range
1949
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 124
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 / 124
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1949
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (101 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 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 January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and people in Concord, a train crash east of Banff in late February [no one was injured, Syd Vallance was on the train], new household appliances like a washing machine [Bendix] and electric sewing machine, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, Catharine going to Concord in May [she was called back to Banff early due to concerns for Pete's mental health], the death and funeral of Norman Sanson, and Pete and Catharine going to Victoria and Vancouver for the month of June [they stayed at the Empress in Victoria and the Hotel Georgia in Vancouver before moving to an apartment at the Ritz Vancouver].
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly 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. 124-21 contains a note written after Catharine's post script, possibly by Pete.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
Brewster, Pat
Kaquitts, Tom
Greenham, Margaret
Greenham, Henry
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Hunter, Enos
Vallance, Sydney
James, Frances
Adaskin, Murray
Phillips, Walter J.
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Businesses
Canadian Pacific Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Royalty
Scenery
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Weather
Weddings
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Alberta
Vancouver
Victoria
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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[Catharine Whyte sitting on steps with group]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of (left to right) Catharine Whyte, unidentified [Russ Whyte?], unidentified, Pearl Moore beside Rudolf Aemmer sitting on steps of a building
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 34
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  1 image  
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 - 34
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1940]
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of (left to right) Catharine Whyte, unidentified [Russ Whyte?], unidentified, Pearl Moore beside Rudolf Aemmer sitting on steps of a building
Name Access
Aemmer, Rudolf
Moore, Pearl
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete…
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Responsibility
Produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete typed copy.
Notes
One copy of journal contents annotated
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Skiing
Travel
Mountains
Skoki Lodge
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Lake Louise
Language
English
Creator
Aileen Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
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[Photographs and Christmas Cards Album]

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpi…
Date Range
1938-1948
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1938-1948
Physical Description
1 album (306 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpine Club camp, Columbia Icefields; Maligne Lake and canyon, Caroline Hinman trip; Banff; Lake Louise; Christian Hasler]. 1939: [Ptarmigan Lake; Crosby Lake; Mount Vaux, Mount Ennis and Hanbury Peak; Ice River Valley; Goodsirs; Kate Gardiner; Phyllis Munday; Eric Brooks; Charles Hunter ranch, Pincher Creek; postcards of Washington and Oregon]. 1940: [Mount Athabasca; Lyell Glacier; Wapta River; Christian Hasler; Mount Waddington, Phyllis and Don Munday]. 1941: [Banff Indian Days; climbing Mount Odaray]. 1942: [Three Sisters; White Man's Pass area; Grassi Lakes; Bow River; Banff Indian Days; Lake Louise area; Mounts Temple, Fay and Pinnacle; Mount Quadra; Mount Neptuak from Tower of Babel]. 1943: [Lake O'Hara, Alpine Club camp; Browne home, Banff; Mount Edith]. 1946: [Bow Lake; Jimmy and Billie Simpson; St. Nicholas Peak]. 1948?: [Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Mount Chephren; Peyto Glacier; Mount Rhonda; Dolomite Peak; Mummery Group; Freshfields; Mount Baker; Sherbrooke Lake; Mount Daly; Mount Balfour]. Inserts pertain to two typed text letters from Caroline Hinman to Lillian Gest and discuss various Off the Beaten Track information.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned. Inserts are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Activities
Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Buildings
Camps
Christmas
Climbing
Correspondence
Exploration
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glaciers
Huts
Horses
Horse packing
Indigenous Peoples
Moose
Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountain Goat
Off the Beaten Track
Postcards
Portrait
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Mount Assiniboine
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
Language
English
Conservation
Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts and return them to PD - 11 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk…
Date Range
1949-1958
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1949-1958
Physical Description
1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk of the album is dedicated to Christmas cards sent to Lillian Gest by various people from 1949-1958. Inserts pertain to two photographs of a group of people sitting on the front porch of a cabin in Lake O'Hara. Ernest Feuz is seated far right.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Feuz, Ernest
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Activities
Buildings
Camps
Christmas
Climbing
Correspondence
Exploration
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glaciers
Huts
Horses
Horse packing
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountain Goat
Postcards
Portrait
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Mount Assiniboine
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Rehoused with acid-free paper and flat string - flat string tied around book to hold pages together.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte and Dr. Masaharu Anesaki

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine, Dr. Masaharu Anesaki, and Peter (holding a headdress) in front of the Whyte home
Date Range
[ca. 1931-1945]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 165
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 - 165
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1931-1945]
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine, Dr. Masaharu Anesaki, and Peter (holding a headdress) in front of the Whyte home
Name Access
Anesaki, Dr. Masaharu
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Home
Portrait
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1945]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, B…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 120
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 / 120
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
1.4 cm of textual records (77 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, Banff events, visits from friends, attending a Sun Dance in Morely in July [held to celebrate the end of the war], painting, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], World War II officially ending August 15 and its various celebrations, cleaning and household chores [including renovations to the chimney], going to the movies, day trips around Banff National Park [usually to Lake Louise/Moraine Lake, Bow Lake, and the immediate Banff town area] to paint/sketch and take pictures, Major Fred Bagley's funeral in October, strikes in the US and Canada [primarily butchers and coal miners], d'Arcy Baker-Carr being released from a Japanese POW camp and coming back to Canada, Catharine mounting slides, skiing, watching curling games, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other holiday activities.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on RCAF letterhead.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Whyte, Barbara
Kaquitts, Tom
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Watson, Sir Norman
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Bagley, Frederick A.
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Mather, Allan
Sanson, Norman
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Ski Club
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Gardening
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Literature
Moose
Mountain
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Weather
Weddings
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Bow Lake
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Morley
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 [March - August 1942]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on …
Date Range
1942
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
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 / 113
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], visits from friends, Kay Baker-Carr and her kids moving to Banff in April [D'Arcy is stationed in Hong Kong], uncertainties surrounding Pete's volunteer status in the war effort, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave [including the construction of new apartments], a visit from the Governor General in late April, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], going to the movies, bike riding and hiking, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, slide making and presentations, Pete and Catharine participating in an art show at [possibly] the Mount Royal Hotel, Jean Caird coming to visit for July, sightseeing trips around Banff National Park [including the Lake Louise area, Temple, and Bow Lake], going to the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, participating in the annual Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies hike in the Sunshine area [late July], Pete becoming the acting Quartermaster [for the Airforce?] in early August, painting/sketching, and various other Banff community activities.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly 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
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
White, Annie
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Brewster, Fern
Brewster, Jack Walker
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, Adeline
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Watson, Sir Norman
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Rungius, Carl
Greenham, Margaret
Baker-Carr, Kay
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Caird, Jean
Noble, George
Phillips, Walter J.
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Bicycles
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cave and Basin
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
Films and film making
First Aid
First Nations
Hiking
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
King Edward Hotel
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Sightseeing
Ski areas
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sunshine Lodge
Sunshine Village
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Tunnel Mountain
War
Weather
Wildlife
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Canmore
Calgary
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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Processed
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Elliott Barnes fonds
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Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of mountain goat on ledge
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 521
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 521
GMD
Negative
Parallel Title
This is another of Billy Goat snapped above Dad's head, should go with the other picutres of same goat as you already have in your collection - picture taken with kamera above Dad's head.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of mountain goat on ledge
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Mountain Goat
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Reference Archivist/Librarian
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Processed
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Mother elk has just chased Mr Tolls up the fence post - Dad took the snap - Stoney [Woman] in background

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of an elk chasing a man up a fence post.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 522
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 522
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of an elk chasing a man up a fence post.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Elk
Animal Paddock
Animals
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
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Mother elk has just chased Mr Tolls up the fence post - Dad took the snap - Stoney [Woman] in background

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of an elk chasing a man up a fence post.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 523
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 523
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of an elk chasing a man up a fence post.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Elk
Animal Paddock
Animals
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Deer in animal paddock at Banff

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a deer in trees.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 524
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 524
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a deer in trees.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Deer
Animal Paddock
Animals
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Mr Tolls feeding the young I think antelope

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a young antelope.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 525
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 525
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a young antelope.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animal Paddock
Animals
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Mr Tolls feeding the young I think antelope

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a man feeding a young antelope.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 526
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 526
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a man feeding a young antelope.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animal Paddock
Animals
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Moose in Buffalo Paddock - Stoney [Woman] in background

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose in fenced area.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 527
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 527
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose in fenced area.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animal Paddock
Animals
Moose
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Moose in Buffalo Paddock - Stoney [Woman] in background

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54553
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose in fenced area.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 528
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 528
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose in fenced area.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animal Paddock
Animals
Moose
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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Moose in Buffalo Paddock - Stoney [Woman] in background

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose eating small trees.
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 529
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V48
Series
V48 / I : Negative series
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
5431
Reference Code
V48 / I / NA - 529
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1905 - 1914
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a moose eating small trees.
Notes
Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Wildlife
Animal Paddock
Animals
Moose
Geographic Access
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Creator
Elliott Barnes
Title Source
Original envelope
Processing Status
Processed
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