topic:"Animals" found 6 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 photographs depicting wildlife paintings by artist H. Boylston Dummer, including one portrait depicting three bighorn sheep and one portrait of a cougar. Items were gifted to Norman Luxton and his brothers.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6, 7 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A3 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6, 7 (O.S.)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 40 x 34.5 cm and 34.5 x 21 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 photographs depicting wildlife paintings by artist H. Boylston Dummer, including one portrait depicting three bighorn sheep and one portrait of a cougar. Items were gifted to Norman Luxton and his brothers.

Notes: Items in file not dated, date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist; Item LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6 annotated on bottom right corner in black ink: "To the Luxton Brothers with Best Wishes H. Boylston Dummer"

Name Access: Dummer, H. Boylston

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Animals; Wildlife; Bighorn Sheep; Cougar

Language: English

Conservation: Item LUX / III / A3b / PA - 6 stored in mylar to prevent further separation of materials

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [June - December 1944]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertai…

Date Range: 1944

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 118

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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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 / 118

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1944

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (106 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertaining to the war [D-Day, the liberation of Rome, the death of Mussolini], Pete's work and movements as part of the RCAF, weather, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, painting, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, gardening and yardwork, wildlife, Banff events, events and people in Concord, the Calgary Stampede, going to the movies, train travel between Banff and Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the filming of a Lassie movie in Banff National Park in September, going to Ottawa when Pete is reassigned to Air Force Headquarters in October [Catharine goes with him], Catharine going to Concord for November and then returning to Ottawa, Pete and Catharine returning to Banff/Calgary to begin Pete's discharge, and Christmas/New Years Eve parties and activities. Also includes postcards.

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 letters written on hotel, Canadian Pacific Railway, and RCAF 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; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Whyte, Barbara; Stockand, Lila (White); Stockand, Cameron; Brewster, Fern; Strom, Erling; Harmon, Lloyd; Harmon, Eileen; Jackson, A. Y.; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Paris, Cyril; Paris, Mary; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Kerr, Jasper

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Gardening; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Literature; Lord Elgin Hotel; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Paliser Hotel Calgary; Paris Tea Room; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Red Cross; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Upper Hot Springs; War; War Artists; Weather; Weddings; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; McLeod; Calgary; Alberta; Ottawa; Ontario; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Locate the rest of 118-53.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…

Date Range: 1942

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1942

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; White, Annie; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; Whyte, Dorothy; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jack Walker; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, Adeline; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Watson, Sir Norman; Rummel, Elizabeth; Rummel, Lizzie; Rungius, Carl; Noble, George

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Books; Bow Lake; Businesses; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Columbia Icefield; Columbia Icefield Chalet; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; Films and film making; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Red Cross; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Trains; Transportation; Travel; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Icefield Parkway; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Marmot

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a marmot on a rock

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 723

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

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 - 723

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a marmot on a rock

Subject Access: Animals; Marmot; Wildlife

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, Panama photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 46 photograph prints and postcards pertaining to Woodworth and Theodora Campbell and their lives in Panama [ca.1935-1940?] which were sent to Norman Luxton. Includes photographs of the Campbells hunting on their property in Panama, a parade held in 1939, local Indigenous families a…

Date Range: [1935-1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 305 to 360

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 305 to 360

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: [1935-1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 46 photographs : b&w prints ; 9 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 46 photograph prints and postcards pertaining to Woodworth and Theodora Campbell and their lives in Panama [ca.1935-1940?] which were sent to Norman Luxton. Includes photographs of the Campbells hunting on their property in Panama, a parade held in 1939, local Indigenous families and children in San Blas, sailing and hiking, and scenic views of Panama.

Notes: Some items annotated on the back with further information; Some photographs in file depict nudity

Name Access: Campbell, Woodworth; Campbell, Theodora; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Environment; Animals; Hunting; Immigration and homesteading; Indigenous Peoples; Land use; Landscapes; Community events; Community life; Parade; Recreation; Travel; Wildlife; Hiking

Geographic Access: Central America; Panama; San Blas

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Land, settlement and immigration; Sports, recreation and leisure; Exploration, discovery and travel

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19437833/woodworth-campbell; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19437831/theodora-anna-campbell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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