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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
Rockies Winter Sports Ltd. – 1940 – 1946 (M36/968)
ii. Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies – 1930 – 1953 (M36
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
Electronic Resources
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Letters to Mother [February - May 1932]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detail…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 87
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 87
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (151 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detailed description of interior], the first ski party, the ski visit of Russel Robb Jr. and group, the death of Edwin Noble, daily life in Banff, people in Concord, and meeting and working with various locals and Skoki guests [including Tex Woods and his daughter Ruth Woods, Vic Kutschera, Norman Knight, Cyril Paris, Ike Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Rupe Edwards, Bill Niche, Waddy [Wattie?] Potts, Kingman ski party, Ulysses LaCasse, Bill Oliver, Russel Robb Jr., Charlie Pierson, and Faith Donaldson] and going to see Noel Odell speak about Everest.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. It appears that one letter is unfinished or has missing pages. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- "Tex" Vernon Wood
- Spencer, Earl
- Kutschera, Vic
- Knight, Norman
- Mills, Ike
- Paris, Cyril
- Edwards, Rupe
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Cave and Basin
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Activities
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Community life
- Cross-country skiing
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mount Assiniboine Lodge
- Personal and Family Life
- Roads
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing - History
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skoki Lodge
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Concord
- Skoki
- Deception Pass
- Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Temple Lodge Caterpillar
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified woman sitting on the sled pulled by the tractor to transport people and equipment to Temple Lodge in winter
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 7
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified woman sitting on the sled pulled by the tractor to transport people and equipment to Temple Lodge in winter
- Subject Access
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Mount Temple Lodge
- Sports and leisure
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel guides and maps
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-2010]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / A
- GMD
- Map
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-2010]
- Physical Description
- ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other
- Notes
- Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Geology
- Environment
- Map
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Trails
- Roads
- Transportation
- Natural history
- National parks and reserves
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Government
- Sports
- Recreation
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Columbia Icefields
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff's first hockey rink
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 704
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 704
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Subject Access
- Bow River
- Cascade Mountain
- Hockey
- Hockey rink
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine [?] at Skoki
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a figure wearing a large backpack - possibly Catharine Whyte - with Skoki Lodge and a snow-covered mountain in the background
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 183
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 183
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a figure wearing a large backpack - possibly Catharine Whyte - with Skoki Lodge and a snow-covered mountain in the background
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Sports and leisure
- Mountains
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Skoki Lodge
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte holding ski poles with a hotel and ski hill visible in the background - "Obergurgl 1936" written on the back in pencil by Catharine
- Date Range
- 1936
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 175
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 175
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1936
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte holding ski poles with a hotel and ski hill visible in the background - "Obergurgl 1936" written on the back in pencil by Catharine
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Obergurgl
- Austria
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte on skis with a hotel and ski hill visible in the background - "Catharine Whyte Obergurgl 1936" written on the back in pencil by Catharine
- Date Range
- 1936
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 176
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 176
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1936
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte on skis with a hotel and ski hill visible in the background - "Catharine Whyte Obergurgl 1936" written on the back in pencil by Catharine
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Obergurgl
- Austria
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1931
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 830
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 830
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1931
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- Mighall, Dennis
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Banff Ski Club
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte on skis
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whye on skis with an unidentified mountain in the distance - taken from below
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 127
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 127
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whye on skis with an unidentified mountain in the distance - taken from below
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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