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Robert S. Morrell fonds

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Part Of
Robert S. Morrell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to camp and activities of the 87th Mountain Infantry Detachment, United States Army, at the Columbia Icefield
Date Range
Copies made in 1984
Reference Code
V732
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Robert S. Morrell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 732
Sous-Fonds
V 732
Accession Number
4045
Reference Code
V732
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
Copies made in 1984
Physical Description
15 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Robert S. Morrell was a soldier with the American army in 1942
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to camp and activities of the 87th Mountain Infantry Detachment, United States Army, at the Columbia Icefield
Name Access
Morrell, Robert S.
Subject Access
Columbia Icefield
Military
Mountain warfare training
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Morrell, Robert S.
Category
Military
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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The informing spirit : art of the American Southwest and West Coast, Canada, 1925-1945

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1949
Author
Bice, Megan
Publisher
Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
Call Number
ND1349.6 B52
Author
Bice, Megan
Responsibility
Megan Bice and Sharyn Udall
Publisher
Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
Published Date
1949
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Landscape painting - 20th century - British Columbia
Landscepe painting - 20th century - New Mexico - Exhibitions
British Columbia in art
New Mexico in art
Notes
Introduction by Charles C Eldredge
Essay by Ann Davis
Call Number
ND1349.6 B52
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]

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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
one for nearly a week, as I haven't time now to write and we are going up to the Columbia Ice Fields for a couple
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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 / 114
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Among the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
21st June 1890
Call Number
P
Responsibility
Wiliiam S. Green
Published Date
21st June 1890
Physical Description
p.395
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Selkirk Mountains
British Columbia
Mountaineering
Glaciers
Avalanches
Notes
In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.103, (June 1890)
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the Athabasca Glacier
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the Athabasca Glacier
Subject Access
Athabasca Glacier
Columbia Icefield
Glaciers
Mountains
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields

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Artist
Andreas Roth
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
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Artist
Andreas Roth
Title
Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Dimensions
43.5 x 62.0 cm
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
Subject
mountains
columbia icefield
athabasca
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
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[British Columbia, Highways] Alberta Motor Association

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1941
Call Number
C10-1.1
Published Date
1941
Scale
1 inch-40 miles
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
British Columbia
Highways
Notes
Tourist information for 1941 on reverse side of map
Accession Number
400
Call Number
C10-1.1
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada's El Dorado

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892?
Author
Ralph, Julian
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
Author
Ralph, Julian
Responsibility
Julian Ralph
Published Date
1892?
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to a Julian Ralph publication, where he shares his input and observations of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Rockies : they abound in wild animals, glaciers, and luxurious hotels

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1947
Publisher
Life
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
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Publisher
Life
Published Date
1947
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Travel
Tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Rundle Mount
Athabaska River
Brazeau
Maligne Lake
Bow River
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chateau Lake Louise
Trails
Mountaineering
Columbia Icefield
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rocky Mountains as a tourist destination in 1947 and features main geographical attractions such as the Mount Rundle, Athabaska River, Maligne Lake, Bow River in addition to the Banff Springs Hotel with map of Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
Notes
In Life, June 9, 1947, pp. 68 - 76
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
Websites
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Central British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1940
Publisher
Dept. of Lands, B.C.
Call Number
C10-6.5
Publisher
Dept. of Lands, B.C.
Published Date
1940
Scale
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Central British Columbia
Accession Number
540
3349?
Call Number
C10-6.5
Collection
Archives Library
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