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Hans Gmoser films reference file - V68/NF duplicates
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55251
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 DVDs and CDs pertaining to various films produced by Hans Gmoser. Includes visual content and audio from films "Vagabonds of the Mountains", "Skis over McKinley", "Deep Powder and Steep Rock", "Adventure Bound", "Bugaboo Spire" and others. Reference discs in this file are duplic…
- Date Range
- [2005-2010]
- Reference Code
- V40 / VII / NF
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Recording disc
- Video
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- V40 / VII : Hans Gmoser film collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- V40 / VII / NF
- Date Range
- [2005-2010]
- Physical Description
- 55 recording discs : 23 DVDs -- 32 CDs
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 DVDs and CDs pertaining to various films produced by Hans Gmoser. Includes visual content and audio from films "Vagabonds of the Mountains", "Skis over McKinley", "Deep Powder and Steep Rock", "Adventure Bound", "Bugaboo Spire" and others. Reference discs in this file are duplicates of corresponding content from V68/NF [see Related Material]. Duplicates were produced by the Whyte Museum for use as research material by Chic Scott.
- Notes
- Items in this file to be returned - see corresponding V68/NF materials for access.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Gmoser, Hans
- Subject Access
- Backcountry skiing
- Films and film making
- Helicopter skiing
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Research
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Bugaboos
- Mount McKinley
- Selkirks
- Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- For access, see V68/NF-1 to 11, 14, 17, 18, 23 and 46
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V68/NF-1 to 11, 14, 17 to 18, 23 and 46
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Victoria Summit Record
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57688
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one summit register from Mount Victoria produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the su…
- Date Range
- September 1998 - August 2004
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 81
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 8002
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 81
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- September 1998 - August 2004
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records 1 volume
- History / Biographical
- Mount Victoria is located in both Yoho National Park, B. C. and Banff National Park, AB in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is part of the mountain range along the Continental Divide, between Alberta and B.C. Nearby are Lake O'Hara, Lake Louise, Abbot Pass and Mount Lefroy. Mount Victoria was named for Queen Victoria.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one summit register from Mount Victoria produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 81: Summit - MT. Victoria, Sept. 1998 - Aug. 2004
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Abbot Pass
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'hara
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake Louise
- Lake Louise, AB
- Abbot Pass
- Abbott Pass
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Victoria
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Peak Finder: Mount Victoria, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/1459
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7454
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
of delicious thing<> to eat . '!'here ·:1ere lots
of Banff P~ople and Calgary friends who had been skiing
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1941]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7456
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
.
Russell may have met hi:n ir '!ur.·en long o.,e . -e has
dj)r,e more "or Skiing than pro"-a,.,ly any ot
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Boyce, Jim
- Noble, George
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7455
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
shower, "'hich rather
inter"erred ":ith the skiing, and down the other side, we found that
the roads
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Brewster, Fern
- Pocette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Gest, Lillian
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Greenham, Margaret
- Harris, Lawren
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Icefields Parkway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Miette Hot Springs
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Edith Cavel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Windermere
- Radium
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mt. Aberdeen Aug. 16/94 - Jul 6/03
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57725
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a summit record from Mount Aberdeen produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1994 and 2003. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summi…
- Date Range
- 1994-2003
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 7779
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 134
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1994-2003
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual record 1 volume
- History / Biographical
- Mount Aberdeen is located in the Lake Louise area in Banff National Park, Alberta. Nearby are Mount Victoria, Mount Lefroy, and Mount Temple.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a summit record from Mount Aberdeen produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1994 and 2003. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 134: Mt. Aberdeen Aug. 16/94 - Jul 6/03
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Climbing
- Club
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Bow Valley
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Lake Louise, AB
- Mount Victoria
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Temple
- Mount Aberdeen
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Original title
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ptarmigan Peak Summit Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57674
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from the Ptarmigan Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1986 and 2012. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occur…
- Date Range
- 1986-2001
- ca. 2005-2012
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 54 to 56
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 6767 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 54 to 56
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1986-2001
- ca. 2005-2012
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records 3 volumes
- History / Biographical
- Ptarmigan Peak is located in Banff National Park in the Skoki Lakes region, near Lake Louise, AB. Ptarmigan Peak is part of the Slate Range of the Rocky Mountains. The peak was named in 1909 by Joseph W. A. Hickson who made the first ascent of the Peak along with Edward Feuz.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from the Ptarmigan Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1986 and 2012. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 54: Ptarmigan Peak [1986-1994] M200 / V / A / 55: Ptarmigan Peak [1994-2001] M200 / V / A / 56: July '12 Ptarmigan Peak
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Skoki Lakes
- Lake Louise, AB
- Lake Louise
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Conservation
- Some registers are in mylar due to evidence of mold. Some registers contain water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
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Skiing and heli-skiing expeditions [reference slides]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55293
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 transparency slides collected by Chic Scott for his book Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Photographs pertain to skiing and heli-skiing trips attended by Hans Gmoser, and Hans posing with friends and fellow skiers. Images in file are accompanied by related notes by Chic Scott, as wel…
- Date Range
- [2004 - 2009]
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / NS - 1 to 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- V40 / V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / NS - 1 to 61
- Date Range
- [2004 - 2009]
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 transparency slides collected by Chic Scott for his book Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Photographs pertain to skiing and heli-skiing trips attended by Hans Gmoser, and Hans posing with friends and fellow skiers. Images in file are accompanied by related notes by Chic Scott, as well as photograph order forms and use permission forms from the Whyte Museum archives.
- Notes
- Photographs and textual records are stored together in file to maintain original context
- Date range provided is reflection of image duplicates in file, not original images
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Helicopter skiing
- Sports
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Family and personal life
- Research
- Publication
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Kananaskis
- Lake Louise
- Mount Assiniboine
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions apply - reference use only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Action on Skis
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56697
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 38 b&w prints of people skiing. Includes action shots of people skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine, the Norquay parking lot, ski jumping, ski racing, and an unidentified person paragliding on skis at Norquay.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1948-1980]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
12 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Action on Skis
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 38
- Date Range
- [ca. 1948-1980]
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 38 b&w prints of people skiing. Includes action shots of people skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine, the Norquay parking lot, ski jumping, ski racing, and an unidentified person paragliding on skis at Norquay.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports and leisure
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1946]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7467
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
- Date Range
- 1946
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 121
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
to finish the other picture (if skiing the next day but
hasn ' t had a chance to get 8/t it since.
Wednesday
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 / 121
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the Winter Carnival, cleaning and household chores, Catharine working with the Red Cross and instructing a weekly art class, skiing on Sulphur between the Upper Hot Springs and the river, Pete making posters for various organizations, community events and programs, painting, gardening and yard word, errand trips to Calgary, judging an art show at the Auditorium sposored by the Horner Co. in June, Catharine's brother Russ and his family coming to visit in late June-late July [included stays at Skoki, Bow Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Temple], the Governor General touring Banff in July, Banff Indian Days, driving up to Sunshine Lodge and beyond to the edge of Porcupine Valley as part of a survey crew with Fern Brewster, the Calgary Stampede, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, trips to Bow Lake and Temple Mountain [usually for a week at a time], matters pertaining to the store, moving a shed from behind Annie White's house closer to the river [used to store cars and later a stagecoach], Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-November to mid-December], making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties [including Pete and Catharine's first Christmas tree since before the war].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of colour (especially black people) used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Graves, Syd Brewster
- Whyte, Barbara
- Jaeggi, John
- Jaeggi, Edith Ashton
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Robb, Gale (Guild)
- Brewster, Fern
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Garden
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sulphur Mountain Tea House
- Sunshine area
- Sunshine Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Weddings
- White Grocery, The
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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