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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Physical Description: 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.

History / Biographical: The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.; M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).; V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James; Rungius, Carl; Brett, Helen; Keyte, Freeman; Hart, E. J. (Ted); Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank; Oxborough, Dorothy; Whyte, Jon; Robinson, Dean; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Simpson, George; Gibbon, John Murray; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Greenham, Margaret

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Personal and Family Life; Banff; Old Banff Cemetery; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Cabins; Travel; Picnics and picnicking; Holidays; Scenery; Christmas; Dogs; Horses; Mountain; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Wildlife; War Memorial; Highland Games; Bow River Bridge; Golfing; Anniversary; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Education; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Women; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Skiing; European travel; Beach; Calgary Herald; Geography; Government; Newspaper; Politics; Research; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Park policy; Parks Canada; Wardens; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Community life; Mines and mineral resources; History; Immigration and homesteading; Settlement; Organizations; World War II; Biographical; Professional and Personal Life; Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Mountain guides; Mountain School; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Homestead Hotel; Banff Centre; Hot Springs; Superintendents; Automobiles; Natural history; Records; Calendar; Finances; Leases; Legal and Financial; Property; Recreation

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Bankhead; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Scotland; Revelstoke; Yoho National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Lake O'Hara; Bow River; Calgary; Sidney; San Francisco; United States; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria; Quebec; Windermere; New York; Assiniboine; Ghost River; High River; Quebec City; New Brunswick; Maine; Great Divide; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Columbia Icefield; Washington; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Larch Valley; Cascade Mountain; Panama; Sulphur Mountain; Field; Emerald Lake; Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump; Takkakaw Falls; Jasper National Park; Athabasca Falls; Okanagan; Kananaskis; Hoodoos; Powell River; Montreal

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.; James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

Category: Arts; Environment; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnvial

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim W…

Date Range: [ca.1910-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

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 - 817

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca.1910-1935]

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

Scope & Content: Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim Wardle, ?, Mr Stewart Clerk in Gov't office, Byron Harmon, Col P.A. Moore, ?, Leslie Mather, Pete Whyte [/] Swimming at Cave & Basin during Winter Carnival"

Name Access: Wardle, Jim; Harmon, Byron; Moore, Phil; Mather, Leslie; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Winter Carnival; Cave and Basin; Cameras; Portrait; Winter; Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

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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George Paris photographs : [film negatives, group 1]

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Part Of: George Paris fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w negatives depicting George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Predominantly featured are winter sports including group snowshoe trips, skating, and ski-jumping around Banff, particula…

Date Range: 1894-1919

Reference Code: V484 / I / B / NA - 1 to NA - 99

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

98 images

Part Of: George Paris fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V484

Series: V484 / I : Negatives

Sous-Fonds: V484

Sub-Series: V484 / I / B : Film

Reference Code: V484 / I / B / NA - 1 to NA - 99

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1894-1919

Physical Description: 100 photographs : b&w negatives, film ; 8.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w negatives depicting George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Predominantly featured are winter sports including group snowshoe trips, skating, and ski-jumping around Banff, particularly Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka and Vermilion Lakes.

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Paris, George; Paris, Herb; Paris, Ted; Paris, Ida; Atkin, Gilbert M.; Hine, Ashley; Whyte, Peter; Moore, Pearl; Paris, Georgina

Subject Access: Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Ski jumping; Skiers; Skiing; Skis; Fire; Hotel; Hotels; Iceboats and Iceboating; Family and personal life; Family; Skating; Moose; Sulphur Mountain

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Lake Minnewanka; Sulphur Mountain

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Conservation: Most have yellowing of the film base indicating nitrate deterioration

Title Source: Title based on contents of series. Sub-title reflects imposed division of series contents into manageable units for description purposes

Content Details: LIST OF NEGATIVES (V484/NA - 1 to 99):; 1 Imperial Banff staff snowshoeing on Forty Mile [Creek]; 2 Hockey match 1905; 3 George Paris with snowshoes; 4 George Paris snowshoeing on Vermilion Lake; 5 George Paris snowshoeing, [ca.1915]; 6 Dr. Atkin on snowshoes; 7 George Paris on snowshoes, 1894; 8 Group on snowshoes - Jack Stanley, Sid Baker, Sid Collins, Pig the dog, [ca.1900]; 9 Dr. Atkin on snowshoes; 10 George Paris on snowshoes; 11 Dr. Atkin on snowshoes; 12 George Paris skating on Lake Minnewanka; 13 George Paris skating on Vermilion Lake; 14 George Paris and one other on snowshoe trip to Lake Minnewanka, 1908 or 1909; 15 Group of snowshoers on trip to Lake Minnewanka 1908 or 1909; 16 Ashley Hine and [George Paris?] on snowshoe trip to Lake Minnewanka, 1908 or 1909; 17 Group of snowshoers on trip to Lake Minnewanka, 1908 or 1909; 18 Jack Stanley's iceboat on Lake Minnewanka; 19 Group of people in sleighs on Banff Avenue, [ca.1905]; 20 George Paris feeding young moose in Banff Animal Paddock; 21 Group of men feeding antelope in Banff Animal Paddock; 22 Group of men feeding young moose in Animal Paddock; 23 Horses pulling sleigh back of Paris tea room, 1916; 24 Back of tea room after 4 foot snowfall, 1916; 26 George Paris on Banff Avenue after big snowstorm, 1916; 27 George and Cyril Paris on snowshoe trip up Sulphur Mountain 1915; 28 to 31 Ida and Cyril Paris on snowshoe trip up Sulphur Mountain; 32 Cyril and George Paris with snowshoes, 1915; 33 Pool room after Park Hotel fire, 1915; 34, 35 After Park Hotel fire, 1915; 36 to 39 Group on snowshoe trip up Mount Rundle, 1917; 40, 41 Children sliding, 1916; 42 to 45 Group of snowshoers going up Sulphur Mountain, 1917; 46 Peter Whyte, Cyril Paris George Paris, Pearl Moore, her friend Mrs. Broadwick and Raymond Young going up Sulphur Mountain, 1917; 47 to 50 Group of snowshoers going up Sulphur Mountain on Harmon movie trip, 1917; 51 Raymond Young, Cyril Paris, Pete Whyte on Sulphur Mountain, 1917; 52, 53 George Paris with snowshoes on Sulphur Mountain, 1917; 54 Group of snowshoers on Observatory Tower, 1917; 55 to 59 Child skiing back of Standish house, 1917; 60 [Ida Paris?] on skis, 1917; 61 Cyril, Ted, Herb and person on snowshoes, 1917; 62 Cyril, Ted, Herb Paris on snowshoes, 1917; 63 George Paris and [George Pulham?], 1915; 64, 65 Ida Paris and [George Pulham?] with Paris twins, 1915; 66 George Paris and George Pulham in Hot Springs pool, 1915; 67 Ida Paris, [George Pulham] and Paris twins; 68 Paris family, [ca.1915]; 69 Paris children on porch of house in winter, [ca.1915]; 70 George [Pulham?], George Paris and Paris twins, 1915; 71 George [Pulham?], Ida Paris, and Paris children, 1915; 72 to 74 Boys ski jumping on Learn's Hill, [ca.1919]; 75, 76 Boys ski jumping on Learn's Hill; 77 Georgie Paris with snowshoes; 78 [Cyril?] Paris sliding: on snowshoes, 1919; 79 Ted or Herb Paris sliding on snowshoes, 1919; 80 Paris boys on snowshoes, 1919; 81 [Ida Paris] sliding on snowshoes, 1919; 82 George Paris sliding on snowshoe, 1919?; 83 [Cyril?] Paris sliding on snowshoes, 1919; 84 Herb Paris sliding on snowshoes, 1919; 85 Ted Paris sliding on snowshoes, 1919; 86 Ida, Cyril, Herb and Ted Paris on snowshoes, 1919; 87 to 90 Paris twins, 1912; 90 Mr. and Mrs. Paris, Cyril and Georgia, 1911; 91 Mrs. Annie Hoggard, Ida Paris, Cyril and Georgie, 1911; 92 George, Ida, Cyril and Georgie Paris 1911; 93 George Paris sitting in boat beside the Bow River, 1911; 94 Ida Paris with boat beside Bow River, 1911; 95 George Paris paddling boat 1911 96 Ida Paris in boat, 1911; 97 Ida Paris sitting on edge of boat, 1911; 98 Ida Paris standing beside boat on Bow River, 1911; 99 Ida Paris sitting on boat on Bow River, 1911

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Group of children

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of children on snowshoes with Norman Sanson at the back - "Sulphur Mtn Feb 19. 1918 [/] Pete Whyte, April Paris, Mrs Moore, [illegible] Young, N.B.S. upper trail [/] photo by George Paris" written on the back

Date Range: 1918

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 766

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 - 766

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1918

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

Scope & Content: Image of a group of children on snowshoes with Norman Sanson at the back - "Sulphur Mtn Feb 19. 1918 [/] Pete Whyte, April Paris, Mrs Moore, [illegible] Young, N.B.S. upper trail [/] photo by George Paris" written on the back

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Paris, George; Moore, Pearl; Sanson, Norman; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Children; Hiking; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sulphur Mountain; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of people around campire

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people sitting on logs and standing around a campfire in winter - "About 1918 or '19 on Sun, Snowshoe trip taken at 40 mile creek at base of Mt Norquay foot of Mt Edith Pass - Left by tree Cyril Paris - behind ? Pete with cap ? ? Tom Dunsmore boiling water for tea George Paris o…

Date Range: [ca. 1918-1919]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 770

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 - 770

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1918-1919]

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

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people sitting on logs and standing around a campfire in winter - "About 1918 or '19 on Sun, Snowshoe trip taken at 40 mile creek at base of Mt Norquay foot of Mt Edith Pass - Left by tree Cyril Paris - behind ? Pete with cap ? ? Tom Dunsmore boiling water for tea George Paris on far right" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte

Name Access: Dunsmore, Tom; Paris, Cyril; Paris, George; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Camps; Children; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

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Group of snowshoers

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Scope & Content: Image of a group of people on snowshoes on Sulphur Mountain - "901 near top of trail. Sulphur Mtn. movie snowshoe tramp [/] Feby 19th 1918. Pete white. Les[?] Paris. Paris boy [Cyril]. Mrs Moore" written on the back in black ink

Date Range: 1918

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 767

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 - 767

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1918

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

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people on snowshoes on Sulphur Mountain - "901 near top of trail. Sulphur Mtn. movie snowshoe tramp [/] Feby 19th 1918. Pete white. Les[?] Paris. Paris boy [Cyril]. Mrs Moore" written on the back in black ink

Name Access: Moore, Pearl; Paris, Cyril; Sanson, Norman; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Children; Filmmaking; Mountains; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sulphur Mountain; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

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Group portrait

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Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte, Gladys Phillips, Walter J. Phillips, and Catharine Whyte standing in a row in the snow with trees and the White family home in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 51

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 - 51

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte, Gladys Phillips, Walter J. Phillips, and Catharine Whyte standing in a row in the snow with trees and the White family home in the background

Name Access: Phillips, Gladys; Phillips, Walter J.; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Artists; Family and personal life; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [August - December 1943]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…

Date Range: 1943

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116

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 / 116

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1943

Physical Description: 1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead. 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. A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project. 116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.

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; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Whyte, Dorothy; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Sinclair, Christine; Jessen, Chris; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Trono, Louis; Rungius, Carl

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Beaches; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Boats; Books; Businesses; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hotel Devonshire; Hotel Sussex; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Trains; Transportation; Travel; War; War Artists; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Victoria; Vancouver; Port Alberni; Tofino; 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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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108

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 / 108

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Simpson, Margaret; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; 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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