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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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Vaux family fonds
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series. Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel ge…
- Date Range
- [after 1855]
- Reference Code
- M107 / V653
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 107
- V 653
- Sous-Fonds
- M 107
- V 653
- Accession Number
- 739, 1117, 1118, 1793, 2883, 3236, 3942, 4012, 7202, 7579 (unproc), 7792 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M107 / V653
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1855]
- Physical Description
- 2924 photographs: 2632 negatives, 167 transparencies, 125 prints. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- ca.2.7 m textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Vaux family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were photographers, mountaineers and scientists. Mary M. Vaux, 1860-1940, George Vaux Jr., 1863-1927, and William S. Vaux Jr., 1872-1908, were the children of George Vaux (VIII) of Philadelphia. They were all involved in photography in the early 1880s and were members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. All three were taking photographs when the family made its first trip west in 1885. The first Vaux family photographs of the Canadian mountain west were made in 1887 during a summer trip along the Canadian Pacific Railway to Glacier House in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia in 1887.
- The family made frequent visits to the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains over the next two decades to study the Illecillewaet and other glaciers, photograph, paint and climb. George's and Mary's photographic work centred on the mountain landscape, while William's concentrated upon the movement and physical features of glaciers. Due to the size of their large format cameras, the two brothers took most of the photographs during these trips and Mary was responsible for all of the printing. William Vaux died in 1908 and George did not return to the Canadian mountains after 1911; however, Mary Vaux Walcott returned to the region virtually every summer for over forty years. A detailed discussion of their activities is contained in "Legacy In Ice: The Vaux Family and the Canadian Alps," Whyte Foundation, Banff, 1983
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series.
- Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel general, 1894?-1912?; U. Prints, 1899-1907; V. Lantern slides, 1900-1909; W. Photograph album, before 1907; X. Textual records, 1893-1910; Y. Damaged Negatives; Z. Mary Schaffer Negatives. Photographic negatives, arranged chronologically, are prominent in the series. Images pertain to landscape studies and scenic views of the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially the Glacier, Yoho and Lake Louise areas; glaciers in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially Illecillewaet, Asulkan, Yoho and Bow Glaciers; mountain scenes and panorama views in the Selkirks and Rockies; Canadian Pacific Railway in the Selkirks and CPR hotels; Glacier and Field, B.C. and Banff, Alberta and areas; climbing and other mountain activities; United States and Canadian views on trips to the mountains. Negatives include both glass (962 items) and film negatives (1740 items). Textual records are exposure records, original negative envelopes and publications.
- Textual series consists of six series: I. Trip Series, II. Correspondence Series, III. Publications Series, IV. George Vaux: Legal and Finance Management Series, V. Photographic Related Material, VI. Other Series (O.S.). Textual records pertain to glacier study, including research papers, maps and publications; William S. Vaux Jr. papers re travels, engineering and architecture, other; George Vaux Jr. writing and other papers; Mary Vaux correspondence and papers re writing and presentations; and other records, 1877, 1912-1913. Textual records also include family travel papers, 1881-1911; George Vaux, Jr. "Glacier" files; correspondence between George Vaux and the Schäffers, 1899-1926; papers of Dr. Charles Schäffer, Mary Schäffer and Schäffer estate, 1855-1927.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- 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
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series description
- file description for Series I
- electronic finding aid for Series I
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to the Vaux family collection of photographs held by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics held by Special Collections of Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Vaux, George
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, William
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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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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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Financial, legal and business records
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Oversized Prints
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspa…
- Date Range
- ca.1890-ca.1920
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / C : Peter Whyte Banff and Area People Sub-Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.
- Date Range
- ca.1890-ca.1920
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 14 prints; b&w, oversized --
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspaw, Paul Amos, David Bearspaw, Paul Daniels, Enoch Rider, Lazarus Dixon, Red Cloud, Moses Wesley,
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portraits
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 382 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 383 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 384 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 385 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 386 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 387 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 388 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 389 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 390 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 391 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 392 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 393 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 394 O.S.
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Oversized Prints
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / E : Peter Whyte Banff and Area Activities and Events Sub-Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 31 prints; b&w, oversized --
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.
- Subject Access
- Ski jumping
- Indigenous Peoples
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 272 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 273 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 274 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 275 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 276 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 277 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 278 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 279 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 280 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 281 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 282 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 283 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 284 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 285 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 286 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 287 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 288 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 289 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 290 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 291 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 292 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 293 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 294 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 295 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 296 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 297 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 298 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 299 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 300 O.S. - Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 301 O.S.- Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 302 O.S.
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Personal papers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 1 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Peter 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, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Postcard albums. -- 1903-1924
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated, mainly United Kingdom and Europe, ca.1903-1913; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Canada and United States, ca.1905-1916; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Western Canada, J…
- Date Range
- 1903-1924
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 7 / 1860 - 1867
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.7. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 7 / 1860 - 1867
- Date Range
- 1903-1924
- Physical Description
- 8 vol of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated, mainly United Kingdom and Europe, ca.1903-1913; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Canada and United States, ca.1905-1916; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Western Canada, Japan and United States, ca.1906-1911; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - illustrated postcards; photographic postcards of Robb family property in Concord; postcards of Seal Harbour, Maine and Scotland, ca.1907-1913; illustrated children's postcards collected by Catharine, ca.1910; postcards of England collected by Catharine, possibly during 1924 trip; postcards of England and Scotland collected by Catharine, some possibly during 1924 trip, ca.1913, ca.1924; postcards of England, Scotland and Wales collected by Catharine, possibly during 1924 trip.
- Content Details
- Postcard album containing postcards of England, Scotland and Wales collected by Catharine Robb Whyte, possibly on 1924 trip. held in oversize "C"
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Prints are a selection of mountain landscape, railway and glacier views, pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk mountains. Some are marked with the Vaux monogram.
- Date Range
- 1897-1907
- Reference Code
- V653 / PA - 1 to PA - 114
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M107/V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Reference Code
- V653 / PA - 1 to PA - 114
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1897-1907
- Physical Description
- 115 photographs : platinum prints, mounted on paper
- Scope & Content
- Prints are a selection of mountain landscape, railway and glacier views, pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk mountains. Some are marked with the Vaux monogram.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V653 / PA - 1 [Mary Vaux in front of Glacier, 1898] V653 / PA - 2 [Image of mountain with snow. A20 written on back] V653 / PA - 3 [Image of Mountain with glacier. Written in back: NA 80 1313] V653 / PA - 4 [two men on glacier, 1901] V653 / PA - 5 [image of a forest, cedar trees. Written on back NG4-502, A18] V653 / PA - 6 [Image of an avalanche. Written on back A22] V653 / PA - 7 [Image of glacier, ' 1901. Written on back NG4 - 861] V653 / PA - 8 [Image of Lake and mountains. Lake Louise? 1905. ] V653 / PA - 9 [Image of River and mountains. Written on back A19] V653 / PA - 10 [Image of field and mountains. Written on back NA 80 - 1466] V653 / PA - 11 [Image of Glacier. Written on back NA 80 - 1214] V653 / PA - 12 [River. Written on back NA 80 - 1440] V653 / PA - 13 [Men sitting on bridge that is being built. Unknown location. Written on back NG 4 674] V653 / PA - 14 [Glacier and mountains. Written on back NA 80 - 1070] V653 / PA - 15 [Glacier and meadow. Written on back A 6] V653 / PA - 16 [Image of mountains, 1897] V653 / PA - 17 [Glacier and clouds, 1900. Written on back NG 4 - 653] V653 / PA - 18 [Glacier and mountains. Written on back NG 4 - 654] V653 / PA - 19 [Glacier and mountains. Written on back NG 4 - 654] V653 / PA - 20 [Glacier and mountains. Written on back NG 4 - 655] V653 / PA - 21 [two men on glacier, 1901] V653 / PA - 22 [Group portrait of men and women in front of tent.] V653 / PA - 23 [Man crossing on railway bridge. On back reads A28] V653 / PA - 24 [Glacier] V653 / PA - 25 [Glacier and trees. On back reads A25] V653 / PA - 26 [Unidentifed woman next to glacier] V653 / PA - 27 [Mountain] V653 / PA - 28 [Glacier, 1902. on back labeled as NA80 - 1060] V653 / PA - 29 [Image of Lake and Mountains. Consellation Lake? 1902 reads on back NA80-1145] V653 / PA - 30 [Mount assinibione. On back] V653 / PA - 31 [Mountain with houses below it] V653 / PA - 32 [Mountains, Lake Louise area? 1901] V653 / PA - 33 [Mountains and River, 1900] V653 / PA - 34 V653 / PA - 35 [Lake and mountains, 1902] V653 / PA - 36 [Two unidentified people sitting on rocks above a river, 1902] V653 / PA - 37 [A line of pack horses Image mounted on paper, 1910] V653 / PA - 38 [house with unidentified family standing in front on porch, back of image reads A12] V653 / PA - 39 [Cows, back of image reads A10] V653 / PA - 40 [waterfall, Back of image reads A11] V653 / PA - 41 V653 / PA - 42 [House with trees in front of it, back of image reads A8] V653 / PA - 43 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 44 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 45 [Snowy hill with mountains in the background] V653 / PA - 46 [Snowy hill with mountains in the background, back of image reads NG4-392] V653 / PA - 47 [Mountains , back of image reads, NG4-385 ] V653 / PA - 48 [unidentified man standing on mountain , back of image reads NG4-386] V653 / PA - 49 [Mountains, NG4-384 ] V653 / PA - 50 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 51 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 52 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 53 [Mountains] V653 / PA - 54 [Lake and Mountains, 1901. reads on back NG4-853] V653 / PA - 55 [Glacier, reads on back NA80 - 1567 ] V653 / PA - 56 [Side of mountain, 1903] V653 / PA - 57 [Falls with unidentified woman, possibly Yoho, with Mar Vaux? 1901] V653 / PA - 58 [River and mountain] V653 / PA - 59 [Mountain and lake? River?, 1902. Back reads NA80-1055] V653 / PA - 60 [Glacier, 1905 ] V653 / PA - 61 [Mountains and water, reads on back NG4-820] V653 / PA - 62 [Falls with unidentified woman, possibly Yoho, with Mar Vaux? 1901 Reads on back NG4-855 ] V653 / PA - 63 [twin Falls, Yoho, 1901. back reads NG4 - 845] V653 / PA - 64 [Mountains, reads on back NG4 - 657] V653 / PA - 65 [man standing on rock, reads on back NG4 - 714] V653 / PA - 66 [Mountains, Valley, 1899. reads on back NG4-574] V653 / PA - 67 [River and mountains, 1906, reads on back NA80 - 1451] V653 / PA - 68 [rowboat in lake, 1900. on back reads NG4 - 729] V653 / PA - 69 [Alpine meadow and mountain, 1906 ] V653 / PA - 70 [Mountain with burnt trees in foreground. Reads on back NG4 - 777] V653 / PA - 71 V653 / PA - 72 [Mount Borgeau, Vermilion lakes, 1900. on back reads NG4-616] V653 / PA - 73[Lake Louise, 1899] V653 / PA - 74 V653 / PA - 75 [Meadow, river, and mountains, 1906. reads on back NA80 - 1398] V653 / PA - 76 [Mountains, 1901. read on back NG4-864] V653 / PA - 77 [Mountains, reads on backNG4 - 863] V653 / PA - 78 [Glacier, reads on back NG4 - 862] V653 / PA - 79 [Glacier, two people in foreground, 1907. reads on back NA80 - 1566] V653 / PA - 80 [unidentified person sitting on rock next to lake. Reads n backNA80 - 1048 ] V653 / PA - 81 [Mountain, with person in distance hiking, 1902. on back reads NA80 - 1047] V653 / PA - 82 [Person lying down next to lake. On back reads NA80 - 1044] V653 / PA - 83 [Mountains. Reads on back NA80 - 1045] V653 / PA - 84 [Mountains and clouds and meadow. Reads on back NA80 1046] V653 / PA - 85[glacier on mountain, 1906. reads on back NA80 -1434] V653 / PA - 86 [mountains, snow. Reads on back NA80 - 1433] V653 / PA - 87 [Mountains and lake. Reads on back NA80 - 1432] V653 / PA - 88 [Hillside with mountains in background. Reads on backNA80 - 1431] V653 / PA - 89 [Glacier, 1901.] V653 / PA - 90 [Glacier] V653 / PA - 91 [Group portrait of nine unidentified men. ] V653 / PA - 92 [Group shot of 10 people sitting in the forest having tea. On back reads NG4 - 244] V653 / PA - 93 [Group portrait of four unidentified men] V653 / PA - 94 [Camp portrait with three unidentified men and one unidentified woman possible Mary Vaux, 1902. on back reads NA80 - 1041] V653 / PA - 95 [C.P.R train with three unidentified men standing in front of it. On back reads NG4 - 731] V653 / PA - 96 [Interior of building, 1903? 8? Read on back NA80 - 1903] V653 / PA - 97 [Buildings, one in construction, people in front of buildings. Reads on back NG4 - 481, archives print] V653 / PA - 98 [Glacier] V653 / PA - 99 [Mountain and Lake ] V653 / PA - 100 [river and Mountain] V653 / PA - 101 [Mountain ] V653 / PA - 102 [Mountains, Glacier] V653 / PA - 103 [mountains and tress with snow, Temple Mountain?] V653 / PA - 104 [Mountain and River, reads on back NG4 - 807] V653 / PA - 105 [Glacier, 1902. ] V653 / PA - 106 [waterfalls] V653 / PA - 107 [Glacier. Reads on back NG4 - 578 ] V653 / PA - 108 [Mountain and Glacier, 1902. read on back NA80 - 1018] V653 / PA - 109 [Mountains, 1901. image mounted on paper] V653 / PA - 110 [Cow next to tree. Image mounted on paper. ] V653 / PA - 111 [Mountain, building on hill. Image mounted on paper. ] V653 / PA - 112 [tent and three unidentified people in camp. Image mounted on paper.] V653 / PA - 113 [Forest and Glacier in the distance.] V653 / PA - 114 [house with horse and carriage in front, unidentified man holding horse and a woman walking towards the carriage. image mounted on card. Reads on back: Mary Vaux. E.H. Varney's Home with love and best wishes]
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- Processed
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- 1897-1907
- Reference Code
- V653 / PA - 115 to PA - 125
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I. Photography
- Reference Code
- V653 / PA - 115 to PA - 125
- Date Range
- 1897-1907
- Physical Description
- 11 B&W photographs :
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V653 / PA - 115 [Mary Vaux sitting next to forest, 1901] V653 / PA - 116 [Unidentified building, 1903] V653 / PA - 117 [Group portrait of unidentified men, 1902] V653 / PA - 118 [landscape, water and trees, 1901] V653 / PA - 119 [Mountains, 1900] V653 / PA - 120 [Waterfall, 1901] V653 / PA - 121 [Mountains, Glacier, 1902] V653 / PA - 122 [Mountains, trees, and two unidentified people on horses] V653 / PA - 123 [Unidentified building next to mountains, 1902] V653 / PA - 124 [Interior of a building, screen and sheep head mounted in background, 1903] V653 / PA - 125 [Five unidentified people on snow, Vaux?]
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Professional activities and interests papers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.
- Date Range
- 1920-1961
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932
- Date Range
- 1920-1961
- Physical Description
- 22 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 4 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Robb / Morse Family Pictures
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.
- Date Range
- ca.1880 - 1925
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
6 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Personal Subseries
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.
- Date Range
- ca.1880 - 1925
- Physical Description
- 17 Photographs: prints; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.
- Subject Access
- Family
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 617 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 618 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 619 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 620 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 621 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 622 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 623 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 624 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 625 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 626 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 627 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 628 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 629 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 630 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 631 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 632 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 633 O.S
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- Processed
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Textual records consist of: a. Exposure records, 1897, 1904-1906, 9 v. (2 cm); b. Negative envelopes, 1893-1910, 12 cm; c. Publications, [ca.1900]-1901, 6 items. Exposure records consist of notebooks by George Vaux, indicating date, holder number, plate number, exposure, time of day, stop, lens,…
- Date Range
- 1893-1910
- Reference Code
- M107 /
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I. Photography
- Reference Code
- M107 /
- Date Range
- 1893-1910
- Physical Description
- 14 cm of textual records. -- 6 print material items
- Scope & Content
- Textual records consist of: a. Exposure records, 1897, 1904-1906, 9 v. (2 cm); b. Negative envelopes, 1893-1910, 12 cm; c. Publications, [ca.1900]-1901, 6 items. Exposure records consist of notebooks by George Vaux, indicating date, holder number, plate number, exposure, time of day, stop, lens, light conditions and subject. Negatives envelopes consist of a sample of enclosures indicating subject, date, number, exposure, stop, type of plate or film, filtration and sometimes photographer's name. Publications consist of: set of five souvenir CPR dining car service menus with Vaux family photographs as cover illustrations; exhibition catalogue, Vaux family exhibition with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia
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- Title based on contents of file.
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [1894?-1912?]
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M107/V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1894?-1912?]
- Physical Description
- 112 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF 4x5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 890 to 974) :
- [Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
- 890 Banff Iron Bridge crossing the Bow River -- [1894?]
- 891-892 Falls of the Bow River from below (No.836,840)
- 893 [Fairholme Range and Bow Valley from Banff Springs Hotel]
- 894 Banff, The Bow Valley showing CPR Hotel and Mount Rundel -- nd -- [Mount Rundle]
- 895-896 Hotel as seen from road to station Banff -- [1894?] -- [Banff Springs Hotel]
- 897 [Tunnel Mtn.]
- 898 Banff, Mt. Rundel
- 899 Banff, Coyote
- 900-903 Banff, Prairie wolf
- 904 [Mt. Temple]
- 905-906 Glacier Peak Laggan view from tail to Lake Agnes
- 907 Looking down the valley from brink of Lake Agnes, Laggan
- 908 [Man sitting on large rock on Victoria Glacier?]
- 909 [The Mitre]
- 910 [Mt. Lefroy and the Mitre]
- 911 "The Great Divide" near Banff
- 912 [Natural Bridge on Kicking Horse River]
- 913 [Kicking Horse River]
- 914 Large Engine at Field No. 315 (No.63-64)
- 915 Mountains surrounding the upper Kicking Horse Pass from Hector
- 916 Mount Vaux (No.83)
- 917-920 Assiniboine -- [1907] -- [Includes stream from rock wall, unidentified lake, and camp scenes]
- 921 [Unidentified camp scene] -- [1905?]
- 922-924 Jeff the mountain climber at the Glacier House
- 925 CPR bridge across the Saskatchewan River Junt. W of Medicine Hat
- 926 [Teepees from train?]
- 927 [Men with catch of fish and men in boat]
- 928 [Unidentified] -- [Includes mountains, glacier, waterfall/s].
- 933 [Alpine Club of Canada camp]
- 934 [Horses in front of Glacier House]
- 935 [Man and horses fording river]
- 936 [Man and horses]
- 937 [Man in cow parsnips]
- 938 [Man in cave]
- 939 [Snowshed]
- 940 [Rocks and stream]
- 941 [Stream]
- 942 [Avalanche shed and mountains]
- 943-948 [Mountain scenic]
- 949-963 [Unidentified] -- [Mountains, rivers, streams, lakes]
- 964-965 On the upper Frazer River -- [Train near Fraser River]
- 966 Tunnel on Columbia River
- 967 The Post Office at Vancouver
- 968-974 [Unidentified] -- [Includes houses, fort, buildings]
- ITEM LIST OF 6.5x8.5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 1634 to 1660) :
- 1634 [Man on serac]
- 1635-1636 [Illecillewaet Glacier]
- 1637 [Lake Louise in snow]
- 1638 Lake Louise
- 1639-1640 Panorama of Lake Louise
- 1641 [Banff from Sulphur Mtn]
- 1642 [Banff Springs Hotel from Sulphur Mtn]
- 1643 [Unidentified mountain]
- 1644 [Unidentified river valley]
- 1645 [Unidentified mountains]
- 1646 [Unidentified mountains and glaciers]
- 1647 [Cougar Valley] -- [1906]
- 1648 [Hungabee?]
- 1649 [Landslide at Moraine Lake]
- 1650 [Unidentified mountains]
- 1651-1654 Panorama Moraine Lake from near head (No.13,14,15,16) -- 1903?
- 1655 [Wildflowers]
- 1656 [Unidentified plants]
- 1657-1660 [Plants]
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- [1894?-1912?]
- Reference Code
- V653 / NG - 403 to 427, 915 to 962
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I. Photography
- Reference Code
- V653 / NG - 403 to 427, 915 to 962
- Date Range
- [1894?-1912?]
- Physical Description
- 74 photographs : negatives; glass, 4x5" and 6.5x8.5". -- 1 photograph : interpositive
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF 4x5" NEGATIVES (V653/NG - 403 to 427):
- [Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
- 403 See 6 x 8 negative box "C.P.R. 1899" for reproduced negatives to replace this one
- 404 [Edge of ice on Illecillewaet Glacier, 1887]
- 405 [Mount Temple]
- 406 [Lake Louise]
- 407 Retouched neg of Mt. Stephen -- [Mary Vaux?]
- 407a Positive [made from broken original #407b and retouched to produce #407]
- 407b [original negative: broken, remounted and retouched to produce interpositive #407a]
- 408 Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley
- 409 Takakkaw Falls -- [1900?]
- 410-411 Takakkaw Falls, Yoho -- [1900?]
- 412-413 Glacier. Mt. McDonald from Rogers Pass
- 414 Glacier. Lake Marion 2
- 415-417 [Unidentified mountain scene]
- 418-419 Panorama from summit of Mt. Avalanche
- 420 Panorama from summit of Mt. Avalanche [Uto, Sir Donald -- 18/7/99]
- 421 [Illecillewaet Glacier?]
- 422-424 [Unidentified mountain scene]
- 425-426 [Unidentified view from summit]
- 427 [Camp scene]
- ITEM LIST OF 6.5x8.5" NEGATIVES (V653/NG - 915 to 962) :
- 915 [Unidentified scene (eastern?)]
- 916-918 Hollyhocks in garden -- 1912
- 919 [Garden scene]
- 920 Old Urdow's [?] Asylum, Cherry St. above 17th
- 921 [12 ladies in front of a teepee]
- 922 [A.C.C. camp - Vermilion Pass Frank Freeborn on right] -- [1912]
- 923-925 [People in front of teepee]
- 926 Teepee Camp [A.C.C. camp - Vermilion Pass] -- [1912]
- 927-934 Unidentified - [Glacier]
- 935-936 [Avalanche slopes]
- 937 [Unidentified moraine]
- 938 [Unidentified glacier]
- 939 [Unidentified seracs]
- 940 [Illecillewaet Glacier]
- 941 Illecillewaet [Glacier]
- 942-943 [Unidentified glacier]
- 944 [Lake Minnewanka] -- [1900?]
- 945 [Heart Mtn.?]
- 946 [Mount Sir Donald]
- 947 [Mt. Sir Donald Illecillewaet Glacier]
- 948 Trip (Mt.?) Vaux Positive [copy]
- 949 Falling Avalanche trip (Mt.?) Vaux positive
- 950 Falling Avalanche from Mt. Victoria Lake Louise
- 951 [Unidentified building]
- 952 GV full face -- [George Vaux]
- 953 Mao of C.P.R.
- 954 [Banff from Tunnel Mtn.]
- 955 [Lake Minnewanka?] -- [1900?]
- 956 10771 Dup Mary Vaux, Reproduction of negative [Edge of ice VII-16-1887]
- 957 Private 2543m First picture Illecillewaet Glacier, reproduced negative 1909, 10369 Trip [?] Mary Vaux -- 1887
- 958 10771 (Trip?) Mary Vaux Positive for Reproduction
- 959 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer 3/4 fig - standing Jan.22nd, 1902
- 960 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer 3/4 face
- 961 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer Profile "B" (Dark background) Jan.22nd, 1902
- 962 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer Profile "C" (Light background) Jan.22nd, 1902
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of photographs of the Chicago World's Fair, 1893. Included are views of buildings, grass huts and people.
- Date Range
- [1893?]
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 1 to 12
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M107/V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 1 to 12
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [1893?]
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : negatives; film
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of photographs of the Chicago World's Fair, 1893. Included are views of buildings, grass huts and people.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- 1894
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 13 to 104
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M107/V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 13 to 104
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1894
- Physical Description
- 92 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 13 to 104):
- 13 Grain elevator, Fort William. -- [1894]
- 14 Looking West at Fort William showing Grain Elevator and Grain Cars. -- [1894]
- 15 Curious formation N. of Lake Superior just west of Fort William. -- 7/ /94
- 16 [Indigenous people] at Swift Current CPR. -- 7/9/94
- 17 Buffalo Bones at Gull Lake (No.6) -- 6/30/94
- 18-19 [Indigenous people] at Medicine Hat -- 6/30/94
- 20 [Indigenous people] and teepee near Medicine Hat, Alberta 467-480 -- [1894?]
- 21-27 Kodaks CPR trip -- 1894 -- [Views pertain to immigrants and others]
- 28 Pacific Express waiting for Atlantic Express at Medicine Hat (No.9) -- 7/l/94
- 29 Pacific Express waiting for Atlantic Express near Medicine Hat (No.9) -- 7/l/94
- 30-31 Dining car "Buckingham" CPR (No.3,4) -- 7/3/94
- 32 Rail Road Station Banff and Pacific Express -- 7/94
- 33 Banff. Cascade of Bow River with Vermillion Range in Distance (No.7) -- 7/4/94
- 34 Banff, Cascade Mtn. with Cascade Creek in foreground (No.15) -- 7/5/94
- 35 Kodaks CPR trip -- 1894 -- [View of Castle Mountain].
- 36-37 Bow River and Mt. Inglesmaldie from Band Stand Banff (No.20) -- 7/5/94
- 38 Looking down Bow River showing Mount Inglesmaldie in the distance -- [1894]
- 39 Banff Hotel from the wagon road below the falls (No.23) -- 7/5/94
- 40-41 Main street in Banff -- 7/5/94
- 42 Banff, Main street in Banff -- [1894?]
- 43-44 Anthracite, Station Below Banff showing colliery (No.32) -- 7/5/94
- 45 Banff. Falls of the Bow River from above Falls (No.29) -- 7/6/94
- 46-55 The Hoodoos Banff -- 7/6/94
- 56-57 Hoodoos -- [1894]
- 58 Hoodoos -- [1894] -- [Man petting dog]
- 59 Wrecked houses at Anthracite -- 1894
- 60 Kodaks CPR trip -- 1894 -- [Wrecked buildings at Anthracite]
- 61 Banff, Cascade Mtn. & Spray River (No.34) -- 7/6/94
- 62 Banff, Goat Mtn. and Spray River (No.35) -- 7/6/94
- 63 [Spray River Bridge] -- [1894?]
- 64 CPR trip 1894, Banff Hot Springs, Interior of Extinct Geyser (No.41) -- 7/9/94
- 65 Banff. Interior of Cave (No.41, 42) -- 7/9/94
- 66 [Man in interior of Wilson and Fear Fur and Hides Store] -- [1894]
- 67 Banff Springs, Interior of store of Wilson & Fear (No.46) -- 7/10/94
- 68 View from the bridge crossing the River looking up the Bow (No.47) -- 7/10/94
- 69 Banff, Bow Falls with Vermilion Range in background (No.53) -- 7/10/94
- 70 Lake Louise, Road near Lake Louise showing corner of Goat Mountain (No.60) -- 7/12/94
- 71-72 Astley fishing for trout in Lake Louise -- 7/94
- 73 Laggan, Lake Louise and Mount Lefroy (No.70) -- 7/12/94
- 74-76 View of Lake Louise and Mount Lefroy -- 7/ /94
- 77 Mountain stream at Hector just East of Field and almost under Mount Stephen -- [1894]
- 78 95 ton Locomotive at Field, used to haul trains up Upper Kicking Horse Pass (No.63) -- 7/ /94
- 79-80 Glacier, view in woods near (No.104, 105) -- 7/17/94
- 81 Glacier. Crevasses in Great Glacier of the Illecillewaet (No.11) -- 7/17/94
- 82 Glacier. Cascades above Great Glacier (No.117) -- 7/17/94
- 83 Glacier, Foot of Great Glacier (No.118) -- 7/17/94
- 84 Glimpses of Suspension Bridge on Frazer River. Taken from train (No.86) -- 7/19/94
- 85 [Indigenous people] in vehicle in Vancouver (No.87) -- 7/20/94
- 86 Bank of Montreal Building, Vancouver, B.C. (No.88) -- 7/20/94
- 87 Coal Lighter in Coal Harbor, Vancouver, B.C. (No.90) -- [1894]
- 88 Town and harbor of Vancouver, B.C. -- [1894]
- 89 [Harbor scene] -- [1894?]
- 90 Wharves of Seattle from the harbour front (No.92) -- 7/24/94
- 91 Light-house near Tacoma Puget Sound -- [1894?]
- 92 Steamer "Flyer" an Puget Sound near Tacoma -- 7/24/94
- 93 [Indigenous] Head dress in British Columbia Museum. Victoria (No.93) -- 7/25/94
- 94 Collection of [Indigenous] Totem Poles in Museum Victoria (No.96) -- 7/25/94
- 95-96 Totem Pole and slate carving of dog protecting his mistress from the attack of bear while the master comes to the rescue (No.94, 95) -- 7/25/94
- 97-98 CPR (No.119, 120) Esquimalt B.C. H.M.S. Hyacinth in Great Dry Dock. -- 7/25/94
- 99 CPR (No.121) Victoria V.I. Ship in drydock Esquimalt. View from Bow -- 7/25/94
- 100 Tunnel a train just entering at Columbia River, taken from train -- 7/94
- 101 Looking down into Albert Canon from the stand (No.99) -- 7/2/[94]
- 102 Tourists looking down into Albert Canon (No.100) -- 7/28/[94]
- 103 Town of Illecillewaet showing hotels and residences -- [1894]
- 104 Kodaks CPR trip -- 1894 --[Unidentified Canyon]
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Date Range
- 1895
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 105 to 127
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M107/V653
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V653
- Reference Code
- V653 / NA - 105 to 127
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 105 to 127) :
- [Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
- 105 Quebec, Looking along Rue de Petit Champlain from foot of Breakneck Stairs (No.10) -- 8/7/95
- 106 Quebec, Rue Petit Champlain looking towards Breakneck Stairs (No.10) -- 8/27/95
- 107 Quebec, Rue Petit Champlain showing Dufferin Terrace & Citadel (No.12). -- 8/27/95
- 108 Quebec, Looking along St. Patrick's Street (No.13) -- 8/27/95
- 109 Quebec, View of country west of Falls of Montmorency Falls (No.17) -- 8/27/95
- 110 Quebec, Falls of the St. Jacques Cartier river, taken from train (No.21). -- 8/28/95
- 111 Lake St. John, Farm among the Laurentides at Albin's station, taken from train (No.22) -- 8/28/95
- 112 Mountains at Beaudet an the Quebec & Lake St. John Railway (No.23) -- 8/28/95
- 113-114 Lake St. John, Dog drawing wood in cart (No.24, 25) -- 8/29/95
- 115 Lake St. John, Ouatchman falls from the opposite cliffs (No.31) -- 8/29/95
- 116 Lake St. John, Rapids below Ouatchman Falls (No.32) -- 8/29/95
- 117 Lake St. John, Ducks in water (No.34) -- 8/29/95
- 118-120 Lake St. John, Bears Boxing at Roberval (No.35, 36, 37) -- 8/29/95
- 121 Lake St. John, Wharf at the Grand Discharge showing guides (No.38) -- 8/30/95
- 122 Lake St. John, At the Grand Discharge (No.39) -- 8/30/95
- 123 Lake St. John, Cedar trees at the Grand Discharge (No.40) -- 8/30/95
- 124 Lake St. John, Oven used by the natives for baking bread (No.43) -- 8/30/95
- 125 Lake St. John, Sawmills at Roberval (No.47) -- 8/30/95
- 126 Looking down Chicoutami River towards town of Chicoutami (No.54) -- 8/3/95
- 127 Chicautami Laurest [?] landing from Saquenau Steamer (No.56) -- 8/31/95
- Processing Status
- Processed
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