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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
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- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together. Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Sous-Fonds
- M 250
- V 79
- Accession Number
- 1418, 1570, 1574, 2453, 3037, 3087, 3609 (unproc), 5575 (unproc), 5856 (unproc), 6359 (unproc), 6762 (unproc), 6790 (unproc), 7047 (unproc), 7363 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Physical Description
- ca.6.5 m textual records. -- ca.3500 photographs: prints, negatives, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums. -- 5 motion pictures: film reels; 8mm, 16mm; col.
- History / Biographical
- James (Jim) Hawkins Boyce, 1892-1982, was a guide, outfitter, log builder and businessman at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Dorothy Boyce was a pharmacist and business woman at Calgary, Quebec and Banff, Canada.
- Jim Boyce was the son of Joseph Boyce, 1856-1927, and stepson of Wilma "Josephine" Boyce, 1866-1952, of Banff, Alberta. In 1911, Jim joined his father building trails. His guiding and outfitting career began with Jimmy Simpson's outfit as a trail cook. During the 1920s Boyce formed his own outfit with Max Brooks and went on to guide prominent clients Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and her parties, George and Adeline Link and William D. Cox of Chicago, USA.
- In addition to guiding and outfitting, Jim Boyce worked with motion picture companies on location in the Rockies with his dog teams during the 1920s. A number of well-known log buildings are testament to his log-building skills, including Skoki, Mount Temple Lodge and the Lake Louise Ski Lodge. During the 1930s, Boyce managed and expanded Skoki Lodge. He also supervised road construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and the Alaska Alcan Military Highway for the U. S. Army during the Second World War and operated the Bar C Ranch (for William D. Cox) for many years. Boyce made his home in Banff.
- Dorothy Frances Llewellyn (Whiteman) Boyce, 1901-2001, was the daughter of Rev Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman, 1865-1926, and Nina L. Whiteman, 1873-1956. After studying pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dorothy came to Banff in 1922 to work for Dr. Brett. She subsequently studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario; worked at the Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, from 1926 to 1940; and during the Second World War, worked as a chemist in Quebec, Canada. After the death of her first husband, Tronson James Draper, 1879-1949, an oilman of Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy became a permanent resident of Banff. She owned and operated Travellers Digest in Banff and married Jim Boyce in 1957.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together.
- Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, operation and expropriation of the Lake Louise Ski Lodge (later Post Hotel) 1941-1969. Other business and personal material pertains to Skoki Lodge, 1933-1942; guiding and outfitting, 1938-1940; Army Service Forces and Alaska Alcan Military Highway, 1943-1944; Bar C Ranch, 1947-1969; laundry and rental businesses, 1962-1965, plans for Boyce house, Banff and family items. Correspondents include William D. Cox and Eldon Woolliams. Jim Boyce photographs pertain to family, friends, associates and activities, Banff and Skoki areas; includes guiding and outfitting, hunting, motion picture and dog team activities, Skoki Lodge and region, Alaska-Yukon activities, Bar C Ranch and personal material.
- Papers of Dorothy Boyce, 1901-ca.1950, pertain to her childhood, university career, business life and first marriage; Dorothy Boyce photographs, ca.1920s-1940, pertain to family, friends, professional and recreational activities in Banff, Banff and Yoho National Parks, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce joint material includes photographs, 1900s-1990s, and incoming letters pertaining to home, travel and friends. Album includes mainly published postcards from all over the world. Fonds also includes Boyce family personal and financial papers, 1901-1928; business and estate papers of Joseph Boyce, 1908-1954; Tronson Draper and Draper family personal and professional papers and photographs, 1906-1949; and Whiteman family papers and photographs, ca.1860, 1885-ca.1925. Also included in the Boyce's personal records are film reels ca.1920-1970 which pertain mainly to the Skoki area.
- Name Access
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: preliminary electronic finding aid
- motion picture summaries
- Related Material
- Transparencies by Adeline and/or George Link of trips with Jim Boyce, formerly retained by Jim Boyce, can be found in George K. K. Link fonds (M60/V276)
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)
- Creator
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage 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 Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- 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. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Additional correspondence
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- One file of personal correspondence addressed to a variety of individuals including family members of Tronson Draper, Dorothy Boyce, and Jim Boyce. Recipients include: Mr. and Mrs. H. Mann, Kathleen Mann, Margaret and Mary Draper, Mrs. Peatman, Mary Boyce, Rupert Edwards, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. A. M. Ma…
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 1418, 6790, 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 9
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history. Note to researcher: Mrs. H. Mann was Tronson Draper's sister.
- Scope & Content
- One file of personal correspondence addressed to a variety of individuals including family members of Tronson Draper, Dorothy Boyce, and Jim Boyce. Recipients include: Mr. and Mrs. H. Mann, Kathleen Mann, Margaret and Mary Draper, Mrs. Peatman, Mary Boyce, Rupert Edwards, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. A. M. Mack. Letter from H. Tiesmaki dated 19 June 1939, pertaining to film (accn 1418).This file includes unaddressed correspondence. Undated correspondence at back of file.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alumni Publications
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 1 file of Alumni publications.
- Date Range
- 1920-1994
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VIII. A. Publications: Books, Magazines and Newsletters
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 10
- Date Range
- 1920-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 1 file of Alumni publications.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- File includes: “1920 U of A Cheerbook” Dorothy Whiteman written in pencil on cover, “Vest Pocket Song Book” Dorothy Whiteman written in pencil on cover, Song Sheet of the Rooters’ Cub at the University of Alberta, The Gateway publication 1920-1921, The Gateway publication January 1921, The Trail publication November 1924, The Trail publication march 1925, The Trail publication June 1935, The New Trail 1953, pamphlet regarding a fire impacting the University of Toronto’s Varsity Fund/Update program, pamphlet regarding Sample Will Clauses for the University of Alberta, gift request for the University of Alberta Alma Mater Fund, University of Toronto 1923 pamphlet advertising lectures on Chemical Plant Equipment. 1988-1994 Alumni Magazines from the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta. Three copies of the 1993 University of Alberta donor thank you list, with a photograph and short paragraph regarding Dorothy’s graduation from the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1922 on page 18. Two copies of “New Trail” Magazine from the University of Alberta Summer 1994 with a photograph and short paragraph regarding Dorothy’s graduation from the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1922 on page 18.
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Annotated postcards to Robb and Morse family members
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Phinney, Florence : Frye, Mary
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1959
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / a / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.4.a. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / misc./ postcards
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / a / 3
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Phinney, Florence : Frye, Mary
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers and correspodence from the Office of the Division Engineer, the Northwest Service Command and other miscellaneaous papers. Include in are two affidavit of citizenship.
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1943
- Reference Code
- M250 / VI / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Series
- VI. D. James (Jim) Boyce papers: Personal papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M250
- Accession Number
- 7047
- Reference Code
- M250 / VI / 24
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers and correspodence from the Office of the Division Engineer, the Northwest Service Command and other miscellaneaous papers. Include in are two affidavit of citizenship.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
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- Processed
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Assorted publications
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of assorted publications.
- Date Range
- 1894-1965
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 15 to 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VIII. A. Publications: Books, Magazines and Newsletters
- Accession Number
- 6790, 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 15 to 16
- Date Range
- 1894-1965
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of assorted publications.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- 15 - File includes small German booklet dated 1894 with “Mrs. [illegible] Boyce” written on the front cover in pencil. "The Alberta Dramatic League Second Annual Dramatic Festival 1931", "The Playgoer: A Magazine for the Cass Theatre" March 10, 1947 and May 16, 1948. “The Booster: Official Bulletin of the Banff Chamber of Commerce” for 1958-1959 with Mrs. J. Boyce listed as Chairman of Brochures. "Bimillenary Celebration Lecture given at The University of Alberta" by William Hardy Alexander, October 15, 1930. "Report of the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta" March 31, 1928. "The Journal of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce" September 1965, with “James Boyce” handwritten on cover. Publication regarding “William Lash Miller: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada, 1941, “with Frank B. Kenrick’s Compliments” written on cover. 16 - File includes "The Medical Letter: On Drugs and Therapeutics Revised Edition 1979." "Manual on the Poison Control Service of the Alberta Department of Public Health 1960." "72 Years of C. P. R. Progress." Victoria Arena Calgary Official Program. 7 pages of “The Last Gasp” publication May 1925. 2 page history of the England family, with one sentence mention of James Boyce. “Toxicity and Reproduction of Yeast” by Edna V. Eastcott June 1941.
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Backcountry activities
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 prints pertaining to the work and travel of Jim Boyce.
- Date Range
- 1911-1945
- Reference Code
- V79 / II / PA - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- II. James (Jim) Boyce
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 6790
- Reference Code
- V79 / II / PA - 17
- Date Range
- 1911-1945
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 prints pertaining to the work and travel of Jim Boyce.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- A selection of photographs are captioned on the back. File includes a print of James Boyce with a mountain range in back. This print was originally framed and a photograph of it within the frame is included. Final two pictures in file of man carrying fish, and man and woman holding fish together were stored in envelope marked "1930 1931 started Jasper Highway Cutting Indian Boundary of Forest Reserve at Masley (Seall Lake) look west."
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1923-1948
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1570
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1570
- Date Range
- 1923-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Banff Centre
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Hotels, etc.
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Black and White Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 110 prints pertaining to friends and family of Dorothy Whiteman (Draper) and Tronson Draper. A selection of photographs are captioned.
- Date Range
- 1918-1943
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- I. Dorothy Boyce (nee Whiteman)
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 8
- Date Range
- 1918-1943
- Physical Description
- 110 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history. Note to researcher: Based on the contents of the 7363 accession, all black and white photographs not indicated as Boyce are included with the Whiteman family photographs.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 110 prints pertaining to friends and family of Dorothy Whiteman (Draper) and Tronson Draper. A selection of photographs are captioned.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- File includes photographs of the University of Alberta, University of Toronto, Dorothy's Crescent Heights graduating class, Dorothy with friends, travel, Mr. Whiteman at Lake Louise, Tronson Draper and family, Pharmaceutical Association Convention in Banff, A. W. R. Whiteman's Chinese Missionary women [photograph used in publication], Grenny family photograph including Mrs. Grenny and baby Dorothy, war photograph of men and women in uniform.
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 3 files of published books.
- Date Range
- 1896-1964
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VIII. A. Publications: Books, Magazines and Newsletters
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 1 to 3
- Date Range
- 1896-1964
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 3 files of published books.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- 1 - Gardenstown United Presbyterian Church Bazaar, September 1896. A Brief History of the Canadian Nurses Association Founded 1908. Standing Orders for the Permanent Army Medical Corps 1918. Canadian Institute of Chemistry Membership Record 1928. 2 - Canada Election Instructions (Complete) book Issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, August 1st, 1944. 3 - Canada Election Instructions For Returning Officers book Published by the Chief Electoral Officer, March 1, 1964.
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Two annotated books: History of Ireland by John Mitchell,1869 and Holy Bible, 1886, containing notes on family history by various family members including Annie White and Florence White. Florence is Jack's second wife.
- Date Range
- 1869-[ca.1958]
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 1 / e / 2121
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.C. Dave (Jack) White papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 1 / e / 2121
- Date Range
- 1869-[ca.1958]
- Physical Description
- 2 vol of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Two annotated books: History of Ireland by John Mitchell,1869 and Holy Bible, 1886, containing notes on family history by various family members including Annie White and Florence White. Florence is Jack's second wife.
- Subject Access
- White, Jack
- WHITE FAMILY
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Boyce Progressive Conservative Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 1 files of generic correspondence from the Progressive Conservative Party regarding elections and support.
- Date Range
- 1929-1997
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 75
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 75
- Date Range
- 1929-1997
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 1 files of generic correspondence from the Progressive Conservative Party regarding elections and support.
- Subject Access
- Legal and Financial
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
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- Processed
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Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.
- Date Range
- 1926-1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 5 / 2146 - 2147
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.C. Dave (Jack) White papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / C / 5 / 2146 - 2147
- Date Range
- 1926-1940
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.
- Subject Access
- White, Jack
- Highland Gatherings, Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Brewster Transport Company
- Banff Indian Days
- Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist information
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Deer Lodge
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 black and white cabinet cards taken in Montreal, Ontario and New York.
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- I. Dorothy Boyce (nee Whiteman)
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 5856, 6790, 7363
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 2
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 black and white cabinet cards taken in Montreal, Ontario and New York.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- Woman looking to left, three quarter profile. “Alva Pearsall Pulton St. Opp. Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn.” 9 x 11.5 cm. Man standing with hand in pocket, fur lined coat. Gold edges. “Cor. St. Catherine & Victoria St’s Montreal.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Woman looking to left in profile. “J. C. Walker Colborne St. 148 Brantford.” 10.75 x 16.5 cm. Elderly woman, looking to left, three quarter profile. “J. Dixon 205 ½ Yonge St. Toronto.” 10.75 x 16.5 cm. Man standing in front of painted tropical background, with straw hat and cane. “Lemaitre 324 Yonge Street Toronto.” 10.75 x 16.5 cm. Man holding top hat, posed in front of potted plants. Gold edges. “Henderson 90 Princess Street, Kingston, ONT.” 2 copies. 10.5 x 21 cm. Black and white portrait carte-de-visite of A. W. R. Whiteman "8 & 10 1/2 King StW. Hamilton, ONT. Farmer Bros. 92 Yonge St. Tornoto ON. 18.5 x 13.25 cm. Stored with note "Kindly return to N. L. Whiteman St. Julien Road Banff Alta." Man with moustache, looking to left, three quarter profile. “De Yongs’ Broadway &17th St. New York.” 11.25 x 16.75 cm. Two copies. Young girl standing in front of artificial wood fence. Gold edges. “Gardner H. Thos W. Thaylor 278 x 278 Fulton St. Brooklyn, N. Y.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm.
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 black and white cabinet cards taken in Montreal, Ontario and New York.
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- I. Dorothy Boyce (nee Whiteman)
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 3
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 black and white cabinet cards taken in Montreal, Ontario and New York.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- Three seated young women looking to camera. “Rae & Son Banff” handwritten “Scotland.” 16.25 x 10.75 cm. Two standing and two seated young women looking to camera. “Rae & Son Banff.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Two standing and two seated young women looking to camera. “Rae & Son Banff.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Young woman looking to camera. [Woman is featured in the first three photographs]. Silver edges. “Edmund Geering 416 Union St. Aberdeen.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Elderly man looking to camera. Silver edges. “Edmund Geering 416 Union St. Aberdeen.” Handwritten on back: “Nina- A souvenir of your first visit to Scotland – with Bessie’s love.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Young girl looking to camera. [Woman is featured in the first three photographs]. Silver edges. “Edmund Geering 416 Union St. Aberdeen.” 10.75 x 16.25 cm. Man standing in military uniform, holding cane. “Hellis & Sons Photographers.” 10.75 x 16.75 cm. Woman looking to right, in three quarter profile. “Adolph Richter Photgr. Atelier Leipzig-Lindenau Merseburger Str. 61.” 10.25 x 16.5 cm. Street Scene in snow. “Leipzig. Photographie u. Verlag H. Walter Leipzig.” 11.25 x 17.25 cm. Illustrated streetfront scene. “Das alte Leipzig. Verlag von Otto Roth in Leipzig. Mit gestzlichem Schutz gegen Nachbildung. 36 Das Furstenhaus. 1879 Nach einem Aquarell von A. Lewy.” 11.25 x 17.25 cm. Queen Victoria, seated, leaning on table looking to left. “Her Majesty Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1937 1897 Photographed at Buckingham Palace in the 60th Year of Her Reign.” 10.75 x 16.5 cm. Elderly man looking to camera. Embossed underneath photograph “Johannes Brahms.” 10.25 x 16.5 cm.
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of calendars.
- Date Range
- 1910-1985
- Reference Code
- M250 / VII / 24 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Family Papers
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VII / 24 to 25
- Date Range
- 1910-1985
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of calendars.
- Subject Access
- Professional and Personal Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- 24 - 1910-1975. 25 - 1978-1985.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1919-1949
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1579
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1579
- Date Range
- 1919-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Ski racing
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Carte-de-visites
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 black and white carte-de-visites taken in Ontario, Leipzig and New York.
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- I. Dorothy Boyce (nee Whiteman)
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 5856, 7363
- Reference Code
- V79 / I / 1
- Date Range
- 1900-1950
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 black and white carte-de-visites taken in Ontario, Leipzig and New York.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- Young woman looking to left, three quarter profile. Gold edges. “Sunbeam Micklethuaite Photo 40 Jarvis St. Toronto.” 3.75 x 6.25 cm. Young girl looking to left, three quarter profile. Gold edges. “Park & Co. Brantford.” 4.5 x 8.25 cm. Two young girls looking to camera. Gold edges. “Park & Co. Brantford.” 4.5 x 8.25 cm. Black and white portrait carte-de-visite Gold edges. "Park & Co. Brantford." 4.5 cm x 8.25 cm cm. Young boy and girl looking to left, three quarter profile. Gold edges. “Park & Co. Brantford.” 4.5 x 8.5 cm. Woman looking to camera. “Elliott & Co., Brantford.” 5.25 x 7.75 cm. Young girl looking to left, three quarter profile. “Mikado J. Dixon, 2051 Yonge St., Toronto.” 5.25 x 10.75 cm. Elderly woman in profile to left. “Brantford, Cochran, Photo Hamilton.” 6.25 x 10.25 cm. Young woman looking to left, three quarter profile. Silver edges. “Muller & Pilgram Leipzig.” 6.25 x 10.75 cm. Young woman looking to left, three quarter profile. “E. Schleicher Leipzig.” 6.25 x 10.25 cm. Woman looking to left, three quarter profile. Gold edges. “W. Edward Wright Forest Gate & at Leyton.” 6.5 x 10.25 cm. Two young men looking to left, three quarter profile. "Albert Devereaux, Fenton." 10.75 x 7.5 cm.
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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.
- Title Source
- 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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