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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 26
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 26
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 26 Crosby House, Upper Landing: Marion Crosby Uni Notes re: Dietitian/ Home Ec File: 120, Class Notes (August – December 1938) Household Science 3 Examination Booklets, Marion Crosby, Household Science (University of California) Cards - Study Notes File: Smith, Annabel Joan Class Notes for Household Economics, Marion Crosby Class Notes for Biochemistry (few pages) File: Biochemistry Class Notes for Biochemistry, Marion Crosby (September-March) File: Chemistry 58 Class Notes for Chemistry 58, Marion Crosby File: Chemistry Class Notes for Chemistry 40, Marion Crosby Study Note Cards for Chemistry File: [no title] Class Notes for Chemistry 42, Marion Crosby File: Physiology Class Notes for Physiology 60, Marion Crosby File: Household Sciences 110A 6 Examination booklets, University of California, Household Science (1939) Notes on Household Sciences and Laboratory Rules International House Calendar of Events Study Card Notes Class Notes (few pages) Anatomy 102 File: 93-1133 Handwritten tables – Dietary Plans. Pertaining to Home Economics 497, Ernest V. Cowell Memorial Hospital Class Notes pertaining to illness and applicable dietary needs Baby’s Recipe Card Paper by the California Dairy Council (January 1938), “Feeding the family for $1.65 per day.” 3 Ring Black Binder “University of Alberta” insignia Typewritten Notes, University of California School of Nursing, Home Economics 102D State of California “Cold Storage Act” California Sanitary Bakery Law and the Standard Weight Law for Bread Sample Menus from the Children’s Hospital of the East Bay (x3), by Christine Laird Elimination Diets from the Children’s Hospital of the East Bay, by Dr. Rowe, University of California, Cowell Memorial Hospital Diets Article “Nutrition in Pregnancy,” Agnes Fay Morgan (1938) “A Student Dietition’s Prayer” Marion Crosby: Report on Work at Cowell Hospital, Home Economics 497 The Weston Levine Vitamine [sic] Chart by Roe E. Remington (1937). Blood Transfusion, General Instructions Gastric and Duodenal Suction – Instructions Pamphlet: Children’s Hospital and East Bay Clinic File: [No Title] Picture (black and white) of Katherine Hepburn Assignments, Midterm Examinations (blank), Final Examinations, Lab Exams from University of California School of Nursing (1937-1940) including: Home Economics 102D, 102C Household Sciences 102B, 102A [No File]: Alpha Nu Newsletter (no date) Consumers’ Testimony presented by Western Consumers Union and the Public Hearing Upon Proposed Minimum Wholesale and Retail Prices for Fluid Milk for the San Franciso Marketing Area (June 30, 1939) Vehlow, E.L. “Report of Division of Markets Pertaining to the Costs of Distributing Fluid Milk for the San Francisco Marketing Area” Black Bound book: Practical Biochemistry General Course Book, Marion Crosby (1936-1937), Notes added File: Classics University of Alberta, Classics in English 50 (1936-37), Syllabus, Exam, Class Notes File: Household Economics Class Notes for Household Economics 55, Marion Crosby (1936-1937), pertains to Food Preparation File: G. Marion Crosby: Bacteriology 1 – Dr. Shaw 5 Magazine Pages, “Good Housekeeping” (June 1939) Class Notes, Bacteriology 1, Marion Crosby (1935) File: Classics in English 51 – Dr. Alexander Class Notes for Marion Crosby [No File] Loose Pages pertaining to food preparation and recipes Loose pages pertaining to Classics in English 51, Slide list (pre Greek sculpture), Lecture Notes Loose Pages: Essay by Marion Crosby, Household Economics 55 “Nuts and their Nutritional Value” File: Household Economics and Hygiene Research Notes (?) Paper, “Nutrition in Pregnancy” by Agnes Fay Morgan (reprinted from Public Health Nursing, October 1938) Study Notes pertaining to Home Economics Introduction Course Lecture Notes, Home Economics 56; Household Economics 58: Diet and Disease; Household Economics 59 1 page: notes of a talk on how to make meals more attractive at low cost (part of a series) Notes on Class Demonstrations of Food Preparation University of Alberta Hospital – Private Patient’s Service Menue [sic] Lecture Notes on Dried fruit Untitled Brown Folder with overlap Lectures to Freshmen “The World of Knowledge” University of Alberta, Chemistry 42 Exam Questions (April 1936) Questions on Textiles Study Notes pertaining to Chemistry Miscellaneous Recipes Notes on the preparation of Methane Notes pertaining to Political Economy 1 (M. Crosby) University of Alberta Exam Question (April 1936), Zoology 1, Philosophy 2, Household Economics 1,2, 3 & 33, Political Economy 1 Publication: Alberta Mothers’ Book, Department of Public Health (1937) Cards and Correspondence Publication: University of California Syllabus Series (January 1939) “General Human Anatomy for Non-Medical Students” (Anatomy 102) File: Reference and Miscellaneous Information Pertains to the American Dietetic Association War Time Rationing, Post-war economic plans Grains – Food facts Milk – pamphlets and information Nutrition News and Research Black Stiff Plastic Binder Home Economics 487 – Providence Hospital Notebook Brown Stiff Cover Binder University of California, Household Science 120A – Laboratory Reports File: [illegible] Biochemistry Text with handwritten notes (loose pages) File: Household Science 110B Lecture Notes: Home Economics 110B Black Book with brown binding Marion Gertrude Crosby, Dietetics: Household Economics 58, Handwritten notes (1958) Loose pages: Household Economics 1 – Clothing (Lecture Notes) Household Economics 3 (Lecture Notes) Household Management 1 (Lecture Notes) Elementary household Chemistry Zoology Philosophy Political Economy Household Economics 2 – Home Nursing, Textiles File: Psychology 58 – poem written on file cover pertaining to skiing Handwritten Essays by Ruth Jenkins, “Problems of the Pre-School Child” and “Causes of Delinquency” Lecture Notes on Hygiene 51 and Psychology 58 Essay “The Use of Leisure” by Marion Crosby, Psychology 58 Study Notes/ Exam for Psychology 58 Exam Questions for Chemistry 58, University of Alberta File: Household Economics 110A Study Note Cards and lecture Notes Green Coil Ring Notebook belonging to Marion Crosby, University of California (1938), including class schedule, seminar notes on an unlabelled topic Nutritional Charts for Medical and other specialists, 10th edition (1941) File: Bibliography Diseases of Nutrition (Seminar) Lists of Bibliographic Sources for various diseases, also lists of book reviews Seminar Notes Papers (bibliographic reference) on cream and eggs Comparative Chard of Standard Canadian Sizes Black Stiff Binder Dietetics Household Economics 498, Report by M. Crosby on Children’s Hospital (San Francisco) Black Stiff Binder Department of Household Science 120B, Lab Reports of M. Crosby 3 empty folders, 2 empty envelopes
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 50
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 50
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 50 Crosby House, Upper Landing, Marion Crosby University Notes Black and White photo, Marion Crosby with golf trophy, Handwritten on back: “Sep 1936, Banff Springs Terrace” Photo Card: Black and white woman “With all my love Faye” Blue Folder: Diet Lists, contains as listed, 13 diet lists total Publication: Food Bulletin, Department of Public Health, “In Times Like These”, 1936 2 copies: Program, University of Alberta 28th Annual Convocation, May 1938 Student’s Account Book, Marion Crosby, University of Alberta Publication: The Trail, University of Alberta Alumni Magazine, Nov 1938, No. 46 Notebook: Hardcover black bound book, handwritten label “Chemistry 40b Lab” for Marion Crosby. Publication (article): “Anti-Grey Hair Vitamin Deficiency in the Silver Fox,” Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 20, No. 6 (Dec 1940). Program: Evening Musical at Banff Springs Hotel, The Toronto Trio. June 8, 1941 Publication (Article): Elliott C. Cutler, “What Science Knows about Cancer,” reprinted from the Hygeia Health Magazine, 1933. Publication (Article): “Cancer: Its Status Today”, published by the American Medical Association, 1934 Program for the Second Convention of the Canadian Home Economics Association, 1941. Also Program and Menu for the Banquet of the same University of California, 78th Commencement, May 1941 Booklet: In Commemoration of Commencement Day 1941, University of California. Publication (Periodical): Alberta Home Economics Association Vol. 1 No. 1 (June 14, 1941) Publication (Periodical): Sigma XI Quarterly Vol. 27, No. 3 (1939) Single Page: Bird’s Eye Frosted Foods Price Schedule Pamphlets: Holgate Toys, Educational Toys The Story of Birds Eye Foods Win New Cooking Fame with Diamond Branded Walnuts Giving your meals the touch of individuality – Fleischman’s Yeast Del Monte – shortcuts to better meals University of California, Announcement of the Curriculum in Home Economics, Aug 1938 2 Documents: List of Laboratory Questions. Normal Nutrition Final. Alberta Mothers’ Book, Department of Public Health, 1937 Publication (Periodical): Sigma X Quarterly Vol. 28, No. 1 (Spring 1940) Packaging Material: Rajah Coffee Folder “Eaton’s Corrasable Bond” Lots of blank pages Map: More time for fun via Trans-Canada Air Lines Carbon Paper Pamphlet Booklet: Mile High Banff Golf Course, pictures hole by hole Brown book, black binding: Roll Book, handwritten on top “Dog” Handwritten notes, possibly for thesis by Marion Crosby Hardcover Book, green binding: Notebook for Marion Crosby, Biochemistry 61, 1936-37 Grey notebook: Zoology, Marion Crosby Black, red and gold strip hardcover book: Account book, Marion Crosby File: Handwritten “Marion G. Crosby, San Francisco Calif.”, Handwritten notes, University class(es)? File: “Household Science 120 B, Handwritten class and lecture notes File: “Marion Crosby Household Economics, 110A Reports” Blue wallet, embossed “Bank of America, California”, contains small booklet for Marion Crosby Credit/ Accounts Coil bound flip book (large), handwritten “G. Marion Crosby”, contains miscellaneous handwritten notes Coil bound grey book, handwritten “Marion G. Crosby”, Handwritten notes and calculations Publication (Article): “The Effect of Heat Upon the Biological Value of Meat Protein”, Journal of Nutrition Vol. 7, No. 4 (April 1934) Coil bound blue hardcover book, “G. Marion Crosby”, Contains handwritten university notes Grey notebook, “Protein problem”, Household Science Coil bound notebook, H. Science 120 lab Coil bound notebook, H. Economics 110 Students Book, Chem 58, Marion Crosby, Handwritten notes, calculations The Cygnet Writing Pad, handwritten notes for Marion Crosby, health related Air Mail Writing Pad, contains handwritten notes (diet related) 2 loose xrays, x1 “24 hours after Barium” Stapled pages “Use of Acidophilus Milk” “Vitamin D Toxicity” “Dermatology Lectures” Publication (Book): “C-Nutrition” Section VII, Public Health and Nutrition. Contains abstracts for numerous papers, re: Nutrition
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 16
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 16
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 16 Crosby House – Boys’ Room – Notes School 1947 Souvenir Booklet belonging to Fred Crosby “The Fraternity House” includes banquet invitation to the Cornell University Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and photograph, b&w of Student’s Round Table 2 manuals – “Manual for National Posting Machine in Hotel Front Offices” “Operating Instructions for the National Posting Machine for Hotel Front Offices” F.L. Crosby materials: Binder with course notes on Hotel Management Hotel Engineering 262 & 263 Course Work and Exercises Hotel Engineering 266 Course Work and Exercises Hotel Engineering 261 Course Work and Exercises Manila envelope containing: Invitation for cocktails from the Captain of RMS Empress of Britain to Mr. F.L. Crosby Daily programs for Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain Dinner menu CP Empress of Britain Banff Springs Hotel Menus approx. 1956 Empress of Britain Gala Night 1957 Menu CP Passenger List Entertainment Programs 2 Invitations to Mr. F. Crosby: Captain’s invitation to his quarters and Captain’s invitation to cocktails 1 notepaper containing recipes for rose petal wine and potato champagne Newspaper clipping for cheesecake recipes Publications related to War Food Administration: Publication – “Purchasing Processed Fruits and Vegetables,”1945 Publication – “Meat Carving Made Easy” Publication – “Using the Home Freezer,” 1944 Publication – “The Home Freezing of Farm Products,” 1946 Publication – “Freezing to Preserve Home-Grown Foods,” 1945 Publication – “The Cooking of Frozen Foods,” 1943 Publication – “Foods from the Freezer,” 1946 Publication – “The Cooking of Frozen Foods,” 1943 Publication – “Building a Home Freezer,” 1947 Publication – “An Accounting System for a Frozen Food Locker Plant,” 1944 Publication – “Betty Crocker Method Streamlined Prize Cakes” 2 Publications – “Knox Gelatin” recipes Brochure – “How to Control Bats” Publication – “Common Insects of the Household,” 1931 Correspondence and Pamphlet related to portable motion picture equipment F.L. Crosby WSC Hotel & Business Administration 3-ring binder course notes Duo-tang binder – “National Posting and Control Machine for Hotel Guest Accounts” FHR 1947 “Student Sample Final Questions” Hotel Eng. Exam Recipes and Syllabus for New York State College of Home Economics at Cornell University
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 69
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 69
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 69 – Crosby Office, Filing cabinet, 2 of 9 11 X slim brown envelopes marked “paid outs”: reciepts Sealed brown envelope marked “end of season paid outs 1950” Brown envelope: recipets Small brown envelope: Gasoline ration sticker 2 X gasoline licence and ration coupon booklet Business correspondence Reciepts 5 X A5 notebooks stamped “Lake Louise Tading Co”: accounting notes A4 blue envelope: Catalogue: Old Hickory Porch and Garden furniture Catalogue: Old Hickory Furniture in Colour Prints: 18 X homes in B.C. & California to advertise ‘Taper-tipt’ shakes Promotional letter & leaflet for ‘Taper-tipt’ shakes A4 folder marked “Kim’s Accident”: Cuttings: “Beat the breathalyser’ may faze U.K. drivers” Cutting: “Scooter operator 31st traffic victim” Cutting: 2x Douglas Kim Crosby obituary Cutting: 2x “Profesor’s son killed in crash” Catalogue: Ghia Cars A4 File marked “Newspaper Cuttings” Cutting: “Drifting Continents confirmed, says expert” Cutting: “Spectacular, Sad Fire” (Banff Mt Royal Hotel fire), The Albertan, April 1, 1967 Green Cabinet dividers: Deer Lodge booking telegrams and reciepts Inventory Inglenook Coffe shop equipment list, 1949 String bound room inventory, 1939 -1959 A4 file marked “National Defence Tax”: Tax forms Store inventory of Deer Lodge and Inglenook (loose sheets) 2x A5 notebooks – service station inventory, 1952, 1953 3x A5 notebook – Store inventory 1954-56 Scarp paper with address of W. Widger A5 notebook Totem shop inventory: 2 x pricelists for Hudson’s Bay point blankets, blanket garments & seal of quality Leisure wear, 1955 Loose leaf stockstaking 1944 &1950 A4 File: Advert fro office supplies A4 file marked: “early inventory of svc stn & lodge etc” Empty A4 files 5 x A5 notebook: Inglenook Cafeteria equipment, 1952, 1954-57 A5 notebook: office, household supply, general supply & fuel inventories, 1955 2X A5 notebook: Linen inventory, 1952, 1955 3x A5 notebook: Dining room equipment, 1954-56 A5 notebook: Dining room, pantry & kitchen Stapled loose leafs: Staff block inventory Loose leaf: food order froms Catalogue: H.Burrow Co Inc. Hotel and Ship Supplies.
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1949]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and …
- Date Range
- 1949
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 124
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 124
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (101 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 26, 1949. Topics include holiday activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, bonspiels, watching local hockey games, the Banff Winter Carnival, weather, events and people in Concord, a train crash east of Banff in late February [no one was injured, Syd Vallance was on the train], new household appliances like a washing machine [Bendix] and electric sewing machine, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, Catharine going to Concord in May [she was called back to Banff early due to concerns for Pete's mental health], the death and funeral of Norman Sanson, and Pete and Catharine going to Victoria and Vancouver for the month of June [they stayed at the Empress in Victoria and the Hotel Georgia in Vancouver before moving to an apartment at the Ritz Vancouver].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 124-21 contains a note written after Catharine's post script, possibly by Pete.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- Brewster, Pat
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Greenham, Margaret
- Greenham, Henry
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Hunter, Enos
- Vallance, Sydney
- James, Frances
- Adaskin, Murray
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Letters to Mother [January - May 1944]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 66 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to May 31, 1944. Topics include New Years Eve activities in Banff, travelling back to Tofino, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, painting/sk…
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 117
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 117
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 66 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to May 31, 1944. Topics include New Years Eve activities in Banff, travelling back to Tofino, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, painting/sketching, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, visiting the beach, wildlife, Tofino events and life in the apartment building, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], matters pertaining to the store/Banff Ave property, trips to Victoria for Pete's monthly 48 hours leave, preparations for an Airforce exhibiting in Ottawa in April [including Pete recieving an honourary mention], Pete being reassigned to Vancouver and them leaving Tofino [Catharine travelled from Tofino to Banff breifly before coming to Vancouver], Pete working on films for the Photo Section of the Air Force, moving into a room at the Hotel Devonshire in downtown Vancouver, going to plays/shows, military parades, shopping and fashion, Pete being promoted to Seargant and getting temporarily relocated to Ottawa where he is appointed War Artist and sent back to Calgary to paint, and Catharine returns to live in Banff.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people 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 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.
- 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.)
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Sinclair, Christine
- Jessen, Chris
- 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
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Stanley Park
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- War Artists
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Port Alberni
- Tofino
- British Columbia
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Locate missing pages.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1945]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 73 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 29, 1945. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, Pete being officially released from the Air Force [January 5], day to day life, photography and slide-making, weather, Ca…
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 119
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (82 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 73 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 29, 1945. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, Pete being officially released from the Air Force [January 5], day to day life, photography and slide-making, weather, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, going to the movies, watching hockey games, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, digging a cellar beneath the kitchen and moving the furnace underneath it, cleaning and household chores, Cam and Lila moving to Vancouver, errand trips to Calgary, wildlife, Banff events, painting, extending the second floor to create a new master bedroom above the living room, events and people in Concord, news pertaining to the war, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], deaths and funerals [Hermann Gadnew, President Roosevelt], the end of the war in Europe [also includes special radio broadcasts and community celebrations], gardening and yardwork, and short drives [usually to Lake Louise and the Lake Minnewanka area].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on RCAF letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- Ward, Sam
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Gadner, Hermann
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- VE Day
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
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- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7460
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
to
household tasks II instead of spending their time on first Aid and
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1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Bow Lake
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefield Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7454
- 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
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 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
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1943]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7462
- 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
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 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
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