Search Results - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Banff National Park

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 74 photographic prints and 14 postcards (3 annotated), and 2 menus from the Sulphur Mountain Chalet. Photographs and postcards are of the Banff area

Date Range: ca. 1940 - 1965

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8307

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: 2014.8307

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2014.8307

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8307

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: ca. 1940 - 1965

Physical Description: 74 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm or smaller; 05 cm of textual records (13 x 9 cm)

History / Biographical: Tunstall family from Edmonton, AB. Mother- Mary Tunstall Senior; Mary- Clerk of U of A; Dora- housewife; Evelyn -left to do work on Alaska Navy-- Mary, Dora and Evelyn were aunts of Dennis Stansfield

Scope & Content: File consists of 74 photographic prints and 14 postcards (3 annotated), and 2 menus from the Sulphur Mountain Chalet. Photographs and postcards are of the Banff area

Name Access: Tunstall, Dora; Tunstall, Mary; Missal, Dora

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff National Park; Johnston Canyon

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Environment

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record

Title Source: based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Olson friends and family photographs

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Date Range: 1889-1967

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

37 images

Part Of: Olson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M97 / V475

Sous-Fonds: V475

Accession Number: 670 ; 1107 ; 1021

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1889-1967

Physical Description: 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Notes: Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.

Name Access: Olson, Bill; Olson, Irene; McTrowe, Florence

Subject Access: Activities; Biographical; Buffalo; Cave and Basin; Children; Family; Family and personal life; Garden; Home; Leisure; Mount Royal Hotel; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; War; World War I; WWI

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Calgary bicycle races, Calgary Stampede events and early Calgary views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas s…

Date Range: 1896; [ca.1900]; 1912; [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Responsibility: Two photographs [PA-214 & 215] produced by Boorne and May Ltd. of Calgary

Date Range: 1896; [ca.1900]; 1912; [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 x 9 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 17.5 x 24 cm and 18 x 13 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas station in Calgary. File also contains scanned paper copies of photographs depicting scenes in Calgary between 1875 and [ca.1915-1920]. Paper copies include early panoramic and “downtown” views of Calgary prior to 1900, the unveiling of a Royal Northwest Mounted Police memorial plaque [1917?], and a parade scene [ca.1915-1920].

Notes: Scanned paper copies of photographs in file do not have individual reference codes; source of images and location of originals unknown.

Subject Access: Buildings; Businesses; Townsite development; Land use; Events; Public events; Parade; Calgary Stampede; Sports; Recreation; Bicycles; Race; Horses; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Paper photograph copies stored in separate mylar sheet from photographs

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede en…

Date Range: 1912; [1920-1930]; 1924-1925; 1927-1933; 1935; 1939; 1943-1946; [1945-1950]; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1955; 1957-1959; 1964; 1972

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 22

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Postcard; Organization record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 22

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Postcard; Organization record

Date Range: 1912; [1920-1930]; 1924-1925; 1927-1933; 1935; 1939; 1943-1946; [1945-1950]; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1955; 1957-1959; 1964; 1972

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records ; 6 cloth ribbons

Scope & Content: File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede envelopes, blank pages with Stampede letterhead, and 6 cloth ribbons labelled "Native Daughter", "Pioneer" and "Pioneer Son" [n.d.].

Notes: File contains duplicates; Some excess duplicates have been temporarily moved and may be de-accessioned in the future

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Calgary Stampede; Sports and recreation; Souvenir; Events; Horses; Horseback riding; Hotel; Anniversary; Entertainment; Advertising; Parades

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: One creased paper logo and all cloth ribbons from file have been placed in mylar sleeves

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Carl Rungius Letters

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File docume…

Date Range: 1940-1983; 1940-1956; 1983

Reference Code: M521 / II / B / 1-3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Published record; Textual record; Postcard

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / II : Wardle Family

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / II / B : Correspondence

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / II / B / 1-3

GMD: Private record; Published record; Textual record; Postcard

Date Range: 1940-1983; 1940-1956; 1983

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records (23 x 34 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File documents, among other things, the death of Louise (Carl's wife) in 1940; exhibiting Carl's work in the National Gallery of Canada, 1942 and 1956; and Carl's visits to the Wardle family home in Ottawa. Records also include a postcard and two Mayfair articles from 1943.

Notes: In 1983, Dorothy gifted photocopies of Carl's correspondence with her family. In 2003, the originals were donated as part of Dorothy's estate. The photocopies (accn. 5296) were discarded.; Carl Rungius was a wildlife and landscape painter who frequented and had a studio in Banff. The Wardle family was good friends with Rungius.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Rungius, Carl; Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Banff; Community life; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Some tape leftover on some of the pages, may present issues in the future.

Creator: Rungius, Carl; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Arts; Communications; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected materials, commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / VI : Collected materials

Sous-Fonds: V324

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)

Subject Access: Mountain; Hiking; Sports; Winter sports; Curling; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Hotel; Banff Spring Hotel; Chateau Lake Louise; Cascade Hotel; Mount Royal Hotel; Swimming; Hot Springs; Landscapes; Boats; Geological formation; Animals; Buffalo; Bear; Train; Travel; World War I; Military

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Cave and Basin; Robson Glacier; Bankhead; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Castle Mountain; Mount Rundle; France; Arras; Ontario; Petawawa; Toronto

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: One item with adhesive stains on back has been placed in mylar to protect adjacent items

Category: Environment; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Military; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial souvenir postcard prints

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 38 commercial souvenir postcards pertaining to areas in Canada and Panama. Includes a collection of 20 image cards titled "Souvenir Views: Panama and the Canal"; 10 mini postcards titled "Minicards by Intag: Vancouver, Canada" and original annotated envelope; an exterior view photo…

Date Range: [1915-1925]; [1940-1945]; 1947; 1953; [1956-1964]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PG - 2 to 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PG - 2 to 6

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record

Responsibility: Items produced and/or owned by Curt Teich & Co.; M. R. Pellissier; John D. Anderson Jr.; Canada in Colour Ltd.; Harry Rowed [Jasper] and Bill Gibbons [Banff]

Date Range: [1915-1925]; [1940-1945]; 1947; 1953; [1956-1964]

Physical Description: 38 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 23.5 x 16 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: The Mile-Hi Lodge in Banff was owned and operated by John D. "Jack" Anderson (1917-1964). Anderson purchased the property located at 402 Banff Ave. in 1956 and operated the Mile-Hi Lodge until his death in 1964. The lodge remained in business under Anderson's estate until at least 1969, but was likely closed prior to the property's sale in 1973.

Scope & Content: File consists of 38 commercial souvenir postcards pertaining to areas in Canada and Panama. Includes a collection of 20 image cards titled "Souvenir Views: Panama and the Canal"; 10 mini postcards titled "Minicards by Intag: Vancouver, Canada" and original annotated envelope; an exterior view photograph of Mile-Hi Lodge in Banff; a postcard print depicting 4 unnamed individuals on a narrow bridge titled "Suspension Bridge Capilano Canyon N. Vancouver, Canada"; and a set of 6 colour postcard prints titled "Natural Colour Photographs" depicting scenes in Banff and Jasper National Park.

Name Access: Anderson, John D. (Jack)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Landscapes; Mountain; Businesses; Photography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Jasper; Vancouver; Cascade Mountain; Columbia Icefield; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Mount Eisenhower; Panama

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution as some contents may be fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry; Environment

Biographical Source Notes: https://archives.whyte.org/en/list?q=john+anderson&p=1&ps=20 [John D. (Jack) Anderson fonds]; http://parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/mtn-parks-accommodations-e-undated1.pdf; Parks Canada fonds [M317/S23/V488] Banff townsite property records: under M317 (oversize), Block 22 section 1A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III/ D : Other materials

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Subject Access: Advertising; Events; Environment; European travel; Environment and Nature; Travel; Tourism; Waterfalls; Wildlife; Leisure; Landscapes; History; Mountains; Public events; Public entertainment; National parks and reserves; Centennial; Buildings and memorials; Banff National Park; Art; Photography; Postcards; Royalty; Seascapes; Ship; Souvenir; Sports and recreation; Tourist information; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie; Owen Sound; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Yellowstone National Park; Colorado; Denver; Florida; California; Chicago; Michigan; France; Paris; England; London; Cuba; Mexico; Ireland; Dublin

Reproduction Restrictions: Some copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence - postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File a…

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1920]; 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1912; 1914-1916; 1924-1925; 1929; 1937; 1939; 1949; 1951-1958; 1961-1962

Physical Description: ca. 250 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller -- 1 b&w photograph : print ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of postcards and souvenir postcard booklets sent to members and friends of the Luxton family, including Eleanor, Norman and Georgina Luxton. Content pertains to locations and landmarks in various regions, including Canada, the United States, England, France and the Ivory Coast. File also includes one b&w photograph depicting a group of unidentified children.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Correspondence; Communications; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Postcards

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; California; Vermont; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Arizona; England; London; France; Paris; Africa; Ivory Coast

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from non-annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8].

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items are stored in 3 folders: LUX / III / A1 / 25 : Canada LUX / III / A1 / 26 : United States of America LUX / III / A1 / 27 : Foreign, Other

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence from Europe

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (6 postcards -- letters)

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Notes: Items in file are accompanied by two envelopes addressed to Catharine Elkin and her husband, Dr. William Elkin.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; Europe; Italy; Switzerland; England; Germany; Netherlands

Access Restrictions: Some materials in file are fragile - assistance from staff required

Language: English

Conservation: Some materials stored in mylar sleeves

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ephemera and Collected Materials

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 28 cm of textual records, 21 x 29.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's travels overseas and in North America. Records include brochures, pamphlets, postcards (annotated and blank), folded maps and guidebooks, and other travel literature. Destinations include Amster…

Date Range: c.1950-c.1980

Reference Code: M521 / IV / 1-17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary; Map; Postcard; Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / IV : Travel

Sous-Fonds: M521

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / IV / 1-17

GMD: Diary; Map; Postcard; Published record; Textual record

Date Range: c.1950-c.1980

Physical Description: 28 cm of textual records (21 x 29.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 28 cm of textual records, 21 x 29.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's travels overseas and in North America. Records include brochures, pamphlets, postcards (annotated and blank), folded maps and guidebooks, and other travel literature. Destinations include Amsterdam, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain, France, Monaco, Scotland, Italy, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and various places in North America.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy

Subject Access: Travel; European travel; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Scotland; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family Photographs

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Part Of: Sid Unwin fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.

Date Range: 1915-1968

Reference Code: V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

22 images

Part Of: Sid Unwin fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M31 / V25

Series: II. Unwin family sous-fonds

Sous-Fonds: V25

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V25 / II / PA - 16 to 28

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: 1915-1968

Physical Description: 13 photographs : prints, postcards?

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to Ethel and Arthur Unwin, Unwin family homes in England, Ethel Unwin's Odd Craft Shop (Victoria, B. C.) and the Unwin family gravesite in Highgate, London.

Name Access: Unwin, Ethel; Unwin, Sid; Unwin, Vera

Subject Access: Buildings; Cemetary; Grave stone; Family; Family and personal life; Home

Geographic Access: England

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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James Irving McLeod photographs

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Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 52 b&w prints, some captioned, some mounted. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include moose with antlers in metal fence, …

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (90 to 141)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Postcard; Print

Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 434; V 423

Sous-Fonds: V 423

Accession Number: 3369

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (90 to 141)

GMD: Photograph; Postcard; Print

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Physical Description: Photographs: 52 prints, b&w, postcards

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 52 b&w prints, some captioned, some mounted. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include moose with antlers in metal fence, unidentified individuals on edge of Lake MacAuthur, unidentified person leading a horse, three unidentified women posed next to gate, children in sleigh and two adults posed in front of cabin, unidentified person filming on boulderfield, four women on horseback, man posed on horseback on a bridge, camp at Lake O'Hara, group on a picnic, ice loading into building, unidenfied individual on horse crossing a bridge, group posed in front of tipi in camp, two women posed with boulders, man leading a horse, group eating at an outdoor table, Miss Halling and Miss Russell at Lake Agnes, ice boat, camp at ice river valley, two women posed with dogs, women posed at the Lake Agnes teahouse, men delivering ice, man posed next to glacier, riders crossing river in Ice River Valley, woman posed with dog on bridge at Lake Louise, unidentified individuals posed on horseback, unidentifiied man posed next to horse team, men posed in front of cabin, group riding on a sleigh, group posed near Takakkaw Falls, Lefroy Glacier, group posed in front of lunch counter, and Corkscrew Drive on Tunnel Mountain.

Name Access: McLeod, James Irving

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McLeod, James Irving

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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James Irving McLeod photographs

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Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 50 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include an unidentified glacier, cows in corrall in winte…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (142 to 191)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Postcard; Print

Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 434; V 423

Sous-Fonds: V 423

Accession Number: 3369

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (142 to 191)

GMD: Photograph; Postcard; Print

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Physical Description: Photographs: 50 prints, b&w, postcards

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 50 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include an unidentified glacier, cows in corrall in winter, group posed in front of cabin, Takakkaw Falls from above, four staff members at Moraine Lake posed on horseback, two staff members at Moraine Lake with photographer's kodak case, group of men posed on boat, parade on Banff avenue, J.I. McLeod and group posed on porch, J.I. McLeod cutting ice, group making pyramid at Cave and Basin, J.I. McLeod and Evelyn and Emma Rae McLeod, J.I. McLeod posed at 207 Banff Avenue, construction of the Chateau Lake Louise, J.I. McLeod and Jim Brewster posed in camp, J.I. McLeod posed on horseback with group, two women posed on rocks in Banff, Mary Sammuel and Tom Dunsmore, group posed at Banff Indian Days (1911), Chateau Lake Louise, wagons at Banff Indian Days, J.I. McLeod at Lake Agnes with group, men posed with blocks of ice, Evelyn (Davidson) McLeod in carriage, hockey game in Banff, Banff Springs hotel, two individuals posed in front of Laggan Station, J.I. McLeod walking toward firehall and Cascade mountain on Banff avenue, J.I. McLeod in sleigh posed with large group, Mrs. Christina MacLeod, bagpipers in parade on Banff avenue, J.I. and Evelyn McLeod posed in wagon, a group posed behind the King Edward Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise in winter, a horse-drawn bus owned by Rocky Mountain Tours, horse team hauling logs, J.I. McLeod posed on porch on the croner of Lynx and Wolf street.

Name Access: McLeod, James Irving

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McLeod, James Irving

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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James Irving McLeod photographs

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Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include men at the Cave and Basin, Banff Indian Days para…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (192 to 225)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 434; V 423

Sous-Fonds: V 423

Accession Number: 3369

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (192 to 225)

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Physical Description: Photographs: 34 prints, b&w, postcards

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include men at the Cave and Basin, Banff Indian Days parade, J.I. Macleod posed next to horse hauling logs, man on horse crossing a bridge in Paradise valley, a group posed in wagon on Corkscrew Drive on Tunnel mountain, woman in canoe with Rundle Mountain in background, J.I. Macleod posed with other Rocky Mountain tours employees outside the Rocky Mountain Tours garage, unidentified indivuals posed in camp, individual posed with two packhorses, Athabasca Glacier, a group posed for portrait in a machine room, Rocky Mountain Tours building, a portrait of Annie Dunsmore and Evelyn Davidson (Macleod), a Rocky Mountain Tours company touring car at the opening of the Banff - Windermere Highway, Takakkaw Falls, and a woman posed in camp with three horses.

Name Access: McLeod, James Irving

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McLeod, James Irving

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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James Irving McLeod photographs

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Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 38 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include Rocky Mountain tours bus parked next to a waterfa…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (226 to 263)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 434; V 423

Sous-Fonds: V 423

Accession Number: 3369

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (226 to 263)

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Physical Description: Photographs: 38 prints, b&w, postcards

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 38 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include Rocky Mountain tours bus parked next to a waterfall, Yoho Valley, Burgess Pass and Wapta Peak, Lake Louise, Takakkaw Falls, Lake Louise in winter, Lake MacAuthur, bridge near Chateau Lake Louise, Moraine Lake road, trail to Lakes in the Clouds, Mount Daly and Niles and Daly Glacier, Emerald Lake and Yoho Pass, moose eating bark, moose at buffalo paddock, marmot on a rock, Twin Falls, Laughing Falls, man posed on horseback next to Laggan Station, Mirror Lake, Moraine Lake, Castle Mountain, Seven Sisters falls, big horn sheep, bison at Banff buffalo paddock, bridge over Devil's Canyon near Lake Minnewanka, Emerald Lake and Mount Burgess, Columbia Valley road between Radium and Golden, Mrs. Neales Cottage, Yoho Valley road, Rocky Mountain tour company bus on Yoho Valley road, and Rocky Mountain tour company bus at Sinclair Canyon.

Name Access: McLeod, James Irving

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McLeod, James Irving

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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James Irving McLeod photographs

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Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include Rocky Mountain Tours busses parked at Banff train…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (264 to 295)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Part Of: James Irving McLeod fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 434; V 423

Sous-Fonds: V 423

Accession Number: 3369

Reference Code: V423 / PA - (264 to 295)

GMD: Photograph; Cabinet card; Postcard; Print

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1980

Physical Description: Photographs: 32 prints, b&w, postcards

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs. Subjects include Rocky Mountain Tours busses parked at Banff train station, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on Banff Windermere Highway near Hector Gorge, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on Banff Windermere Highway at Sinclair Canyon, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on Banff Windermere Highway at valley overlook, Rocky Mountain Tours bus parked near Pilot Mountain, Rocky Mountain Tours bus parked to view the Massive Range, Rocky Mountain Tours bus parked at Golden Lodge, Rocky Mountain Tours bus at Bow Falls, Yoho Valley Road, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on Yoho Valley Road, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on road from Calgary, Rocky Mountain Tours bus at Kootenay National Park Gates, Rocky Mountain Tours bus at Lake Louise, Rocky Mountain Tours bus on circle tour (Banff, Yoho, Kootenay) with J.I, Macleod in front seat, Rocky Mountain Tours bus parked in Sinclair Canyon, Rocky Mountain Tours bus at Johnson's Canyon trading post, Rocky Mountain Tours bus parked at the Chateau Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Valley from near Burgess Pass, J.I. Macleod posed wit a group of men at the Cave and Basin pool, Rocky Mountain Tours buses parked outside of the garage.

Name Access: McLeod, James Irving

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McLeod, James Irving

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Evans, Sam; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Harmon, Don; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Beil, Charlie; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; McCowan, Dan; Grayson, L. Stuart; Ward, Sam; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Golf Course; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Ski racing; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [January 1961 - February 1962]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the C…

Date Range: 1961-1962

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 148

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 148

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1961-1962

Physical Description: 2.6 cm of textual records (ca. 185 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the Calgary Stampede, weather, and the 1962 space launch. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and notecards. M36 / 148 - 114 to 120 are not fully dated - unsure of order within other 1961 letters. All are postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 148 - 29 is missing its second half, indicated by Catharine to be a picture of Bow Lake.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Harvie, Eric; Brewster, Fred; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Twoyoungmen, Jacob; Beil, Charlie; Morant, Willie; Madsen, Ken; Currie, Flossie; Vallance, Doris; Fulmer, Alice; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Vallance, Sydney; Whyte, Jon; Luxton, Norman; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Pearl; Ward, Sam

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Glenbow-Alberta Institute; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Library; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Prince of Wales Hotel; Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch No.26; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Rocky Mountain House; Yoho National Park; Waterton National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Clifford; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Lefroy, Beatrice; Lefroy, Robert; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Evelyn; Evans, Sam; Cameron, Stewart; Millar, Chuck; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Paris, George; Phillips, Walter J.; Lonsdale, Tom; Vallance, Sydney; Ward, Sam; Reid, Charles; McLean, George; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Funeral; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; 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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