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Jim Deegan fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, ind…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 275
- V 167
- Sous-Fonds
- M 275
- V 167
- Accession Number
- 1782, 2541, 3293, 3952, 3980, 5378, 5477, 5721, 6005, 6324, 6671, 6788, 8011
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.11.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 3 photograph albums (ca.234 prints)
- History / Biographical
- James Edward Deegan, 1926-1996, was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada. His mother was Mary Edith Woodworth. Deegan became a national park warden in 1945 and, in the winters, worked as a packer and ski guide for Norman Watson at Skoki Lodge. Jim "Timberline" Deegan wrote poetry throughout his career and in 1977 he published "Timberline Tales" with his friend John "Dolomite" Porter. A revised version of "Timberline Tales," containing only Deegan's work, was published in 1993. Deegan retired from the warden service in the 1980s. He died in January 1996 after a lengthy illness.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, individual wardens, personal experiences and patrol accounts, warden cabins, elk, etc.; certificates, 1979, 1990; letters re death and transport of remains to Castleguard area, 1996; clippings, n.d., 1971-1979; Woodworth family postcards, ca.1910.
- Textual material pertains to: Jim Deegan; John Porter; warden service including elk slaughter, fire fighting and patrols; skiing in the Skoki region; poetry; and Woodworth family. Includes "Poems, over the rim with Timberline Jim - tales from behind the jackpine curtain" by Jim Deegan and John Porter; also other poems by Deegan, Porter and other poets.
- Photographs pertain to Jim Deegan, associates, friends and family; wardens, warden activities and warden cabins; bridge building, buildings in Banff; final resting place in Castleguard area; also views of ski touring in the Skoki region by John Porter. One album contains postcard views of the Canadian Rockies and the American northwest, many by Byron Harmon. One album "High Solitudes" documents a trip Jim Deegan and John Porter took together ca.1950. Album was compiled by John Porter and contains 14 prints; quotations are Jim Deegan's and taken from his book "Timberline Tales", 1977.
- Name Access
- Deegan, Jim
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Deegan, Jim
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Letters and Cards
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- Part Of
- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Christmas cards from Catherine and Peter Whyte, Ruth, and Gay; wedding invitation to Samantha Seneviratne and Gordon Pogue’s wedding; letters to Cliff White from Sir Norman Watson, Brad White, Barbara White, Tristian White, Susie Smith and C. Pharand, Dave and Suzanne Snelling, and Fern; letters ad…
- Date Range
- 1944-1994
- Reference Code
- M168 / E - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- Written Materials
- Accession Number
- 7771
- Reference Code
- M168 / E - 2
- Date Range
- 1944-1994
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual materials
- Scope & Content
- Christmas cards from Catherine and Peter Whyte, Ruth, and Gay; wedding invitation to Samantha Seneviratne and Gordon Pogue’s wedding; letters to Cliff White from Sir Norman Watson, Brad White, Barbara White, Tristian White, Susie Smith and C. Pharand, Dave and Suzanne Snelling, and Fern; letters addressed to Shaye, Cliff White Jr., Brad White, Tristian White, and John Worrall; cards from Ingrid Bassett, and Pogue family. Letter written by Catherine Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse.
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- Title based on content.
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- Processed
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Personal correspondence, other collected
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- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence which was sent to, or collected by, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, including letters and postcards from various friends, family and professional colleagues. File includes holiday and greeting cards, including a 1938 holiday card addressed to "Mary Harvey" contain…
- Date Range
- 1939
- 1941
- 1963
- 1966
- 1973
- 1976
- 1981-1982
- 1989
- 1993
- 1995-1996
- 1999
- Reference Code
- M9 / II / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M9
- S13
- V605
- Series
- M9 / II : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M9
- Accession Number
- 7412
- 2125
- Reference Code
- M9 / II / 9
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1939
- 1941
- 1963
- 1966
- 1973
- 1976
- 1981-1982
- 1989
- 1993
- 1995-1996
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence which was sent to, or collected by, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, including letters and postcards from various friends, family and professional colleagues. File includes holiday and greeting cards, including a 1938 holiday card addressed to "Mary Harvey" containing 7 photographs of Maryalice and friends on a packing trip and a miniature map of Sunshine Ski Lodge; several letters from Garde B. Gardom, who was elected Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 1995; and a letter to Maryalice's mother, Elizabeth "Bessie" Harvey from Private Earl R. Goodman of Banff, 1941.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Holidays
- Travel
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Sunshine Ski Lodge
- Military
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - personal information
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence: Thank You Letters
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- One file with thank you letters.
- Date Range
- 1962-2006
- Reference Code
- M224 / 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.C. Textual records
- Accession Number
- 8111
- Reference Code
- M224 / 47
- Date Range
- 1962-2006
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- One file with thank you letters.
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Sports and Recreation
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- From Jack MacKenzie regarding CMH Jan 3, 1993 From Jack Liecor [?] for book “25 years of CMH Heli-Skiing” 3/10/92 From Peter Lemieux working with CMH July 13, 1990 From Mark Taggart letter and typed comments from up in Gothics March 24, 1987 and attached photograph of Gothics opening week with V68 redirect. From Stewart Tremaine April 5, 1995 Card from Fleet (sp?) Card from Arnold Midgley (sp?) Jan 5, 06 Letter from ? July 15, 2005 Card from Linda April 2005 Card from Jim Tarrant July 31, 2003 Letter from Liesel (Mark and Elizabeth Workun) August 31, 1997 Letter from Bill Noble Sept 24, 1997 Letter from William Lowell Putnam Aug 19, 1994 Card from Freddie (Frances Carter?) August 31, 1996 Letter from Wild Uillin (sp?) and Sweet Damn (sp?) re sale of CMH June 20, 1995 Letter from Bruce Roberts thank you for Norway trip organization June 27, 1994 Letter from May Hind Feb 7, 1994 with attached reminiscences from Mother Oct 1962 Photocopied article in paper Feb 1991 announcing retirement of Gmoser from CMH Photocopied articles from Oct 1990 regarding “hiatus from CMH.” Thanks and comments on book “25 Years of CMH Heli-Skiing” from Gorgon Logan Dec 10, 1991 Letter from Elsa and Jo 19.viii.88 Letter from Addie (illegible?) discussing the sale of “our company” and thanking the Gmosers for everything: “my happiness and satisfaction in life in general have been derived from my jobs.” Three pages, handwritten. Aug 5, 1995. Letter from Wolfgang Lert thanking Gmoser for his “very strong personal views” against “Muzak” and other luxuries. June 25, 1992. Letter from Pete and Barbara discussing the past, reminiscing about past trips, mention of “The Father of Heli-Skiing” article and apologizing for not appearing at Gmoser and Margaret’s wedding. One double sided page handwritten. Nov 16, 1998. “The 100 Most Influential Skiers of All Time” by Steve Cohen, photocopy from Ski Dec 1999 p 99-105. Gmoser at #36.
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Drop-Front Desk
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- Date
- 1750 – 1825
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0104
- Description
- A four-drawer secretary desk with drop front hinged and two pull-out supports for lowered front. All hardware in good condition. Governor Winthrop style. Interior of desk back has cubbyholes and two deep, narrow slot drawers. Also a hidden drawer centre top. Secret drawer has a letter inside fr…
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- Title
- Drop-Front Desk
- Date
- 1750 – 1825
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 54.0 x 101.0 cm
- Description
- A four-drawer secretary desk with drop front hinged and two pull-out supports for lowered front. All hardware in good condition. Governor Winthrop style. Interior of desk back has cubbyholes and two deep, narrow slot drawers. Also a hidden drawer centre top. Secret drawer has a letter inside from Catharine's mother dated October 7, 1938, part of it reads: "I am going to find out about the age of the desk 150 years anyway & most likely older. My father bought it 60 years ago, from the old Derby house in Salem, where Lafayette stayed & the desk was old then." Letter now in Archives M36/164.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0104
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Biographical information and personal documents
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- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Scope & Content
- 9 documents; 5mm
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M561 / II / A
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II / A - Biographical information and personal documents
- Reference Code
- M561 / II / A
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 9 documents
- Scope & Content
- 9 documents; 5mm
- Content Details
- "Interview given by my mother Sonia de Grandmaison to CBC - Mowat" - M561/II/A/1 "The Legacy of Nicholas de Grandmaison" - M561/II/A/2 "N. de Grandmaison Bio" - M561/II/A/3 Copy of certificate and translation from "Department for common Army And personal matters" dated February 19, 1919 re: assist with distribution of food for prisoners of war - M561/II/A/4 Copy of passport substitute and translation re: Nicholas de Grandmaison to permit residence on German territory valid until February 16, 1920 - M561/II/A/5 Copy of letter from Ministere des Affaires estrangeres - Republique Francaise dated July 28, 1921 re: passport approval - M561/II/A/6 "Deed Poll" re: name change from Grandmaison to de Grandmaison - M561/II/A/7 Condolence letter addressed to Sonia de Grandmaison from Jules Leger dated April 13th, 1978 on Order of Canada letterhead - M561/II/A/8 "BoM de Grandmaison Collection (backgrounder) 29th September 1980" - M561/II/A/9
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A line above the sky : A story of how to be wild
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Mort, Helen
- Publisher
- London : Edbury Press
- Call Number
- 02 M74a
- Author
- Mort, Helen
- Publisher
- London : Edbury Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- 256 pages ; 22 cm
- Abstract
- Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks. A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms. -- Back cover
- ISBN
- 9781529107791
- Accession Number
- P2023.25
- Call Number
- 02 M74a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Personal Documents
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- One of three files pertaining to Personal Documents.
- Date Range
- 1958-2006
- Reference Code
- M224 / 31
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.C. Textual records
- Accession Number
- 7877, 8111
- Reference Code
- M224 / 31
- Date Range
- 1958-2006
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- One of three files pertaining to Personal Documents.
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Sports and Recreation
- Title Source
- Supplied title.
- Content Details
- Picture of mother from magazine Rosa Hintringer and two copies of word document with biographical information. Hans Gmoser Biography- with timeline Extensive Family Tree in a plastic sleeve World Health Organization International Certificates of Vaccination –yellow booklet- 1958-1992 Typed biography of “Gmoser, Hans” Small notecard announcement with photograph Article in DE Culture: Austria Canada Culture Magazine “Hans Gmoser: Austrian Canadian mountain pioneer.” No. 1/2006 p. 21. Note in magazine inserted at page 5 “Margaret/Hans affended balls. Hans ohit here.” “Hans Gmoser (1932-2006)- Canadian Mountain Pioneer” by Chic Scott July 6, 2006, with three photographs. [Death announcement for Erasmus Hintringer, in German, short description and photograph], 1989, 14 x 11.5 cm, black and white interior, exterior colour picture of Madonna and Child. [Death announcement for Johann Resch, in German, short description and photograph], 1975, 14 x 11.5 cm, black and white interior, exterior black and white Durer picture. [Death announcement for Johann Ranetbauer, in German, short description and photograph], 1989, 13 x 11 cm, black and white interior, “Hans maternal Grandfather” written on interior in pencil, exterior black and white pictures of the Madonna and Jesus on the cross. [Death announcement/funeral announcement letter for Erasmus Hintringer, in German], 1989. Short biographies with images of Peter Schlunegger, Lloyd “Kiwi” Gallagher, Leo Grillmair, Ernst Buehler, Herman Frank, Sepp Renner.” Three post it notes with family names. Photocopy of birth certificate, notarized July 12, 2006. Two photocopies of Austrian Proof of Citizenship written in German Jan 16, 2003.
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Feeling feminism : activism, affect, and Canada's second wave
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 C15f
- Responsibility
- Edited by Lara Campbell, Michael Dawson, and Catherine Gidney
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Feminism
- Women
- Human rights
- Activism
- Politics
- Abstract
- Feeling Feminism examines the ways in which emotions such as anger, rage, joy, and hopefulness influenced second-wave feminist theorizing and action across Canada. From beauty pageant protests to fire bombings of pornographic stores, emotions are a powerful but often unexamined force in the actions underlying feminist history. They are at play in the experiences of injustice, exclusion, caring, and suffering that have fed women's commitment to building and sustaining a new world. The movement was at its height from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, but this groundbreaking study embraces the perspective of a long second wave, reaching back to the 1950s and forward into the early 1990s. Drawing explicitly on the history of emotions and affect theory to convey the passion, the sense of possibility, and the energizing collective political commitment that has characterized feminism, contributors reveal its full impact on contemporary Canada and highlight the contested, sometimes exclusionary nature of the movement itself. Insights from gender and women's studies, cultural and literary theory, social psychology, and sociology infuse Feeling Feminism, as the contributors explore how emotions shaped and nourished feminist activism. More generally, they demonstrate the power of emotions, desires, and actions to transform the world. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction: Second-Wave Feminism and the History of Emotions / Lara Campbell, Michael Dawson, and Catherine Gidney -- Pride, Shame, and Anger: Women's Struggles to Achieve Natural Childbirth in Postwar Canada / Whitney Wood -- Good Mother of Science: Emotional Letters to Frances Oldham Kelsey during the Thalidomide Crisis / Cheryl Krasnick Warsh -- Therapeutic Political Spaces: Collective Resistance among Indigenous Women in British Columbia / Sarah A. Nickel -- "Feeling My Way": Women's Community Activism in the Company of Young Canadians / Kevin Brushett -- Tears and Tiaras: Affect, Beauty Pageants, and Protests / Patrizia Gentile -- "Jesus is not part of this collective": Secular Passions and Religious Alienation among the Sisterhood / Lynne Marks, Margaret Little, Marin Beck, Emma Paszat, and Taylor Antoniazzi -- Intense Times: Love, Fear, and Pride as Guides to Lesbian Feminist Organizing / Liz Millward -- Resisting Red Hot Video: Feminisn, Pornography, and the Political Utility of Emotion / Eryk Martin -- An Assumption of Shared Fear: Feminism, Sex Work, and the Sex Wars in 1980s Kinesis / Emma McKenna -- Emotional Scripts of Difference: Black Women Teachers and Feminist Mobilization / Funke Aladejebi -- "Briser le mur du silence": Emotions, Gender, and the 1981 Women Journalists' Conference in Quebec / Josette Brun, Laurie Laplanche, and Sophie Doucet -- Anger, Melancholia, and Hope: The Feminist Politics of Emotion and the Centre for Women and Trans People at Wilfrid Laurier University / Matthew Fesnak.
- ISBN
- 9780774866514
- Accession Number
- P2023.11
- Call Number
- 08.1 C15f
- Location
- Reading Room
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married in 1930.
- The Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
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- Title based on material
- Content Details
- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
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