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Banff Winter Carnival papers

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of minutes, brochures, notes, notebook, letterhead, posters, event programs pertaining to the Banff Winter Carnival from 1920-1954, primarily from 1920-1927. File includes event planning notes and information about things such as dog racing code, event passes, competition trophies and…
Date Range
1917-1928, 1954
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3b / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Corporate record
Organization record
Textual record
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3b / 1
GMD
Corporate record
Organization record
Textual record
Date Range
1917-1928, 1954
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (21 x 27 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
Scope & Content
File consists of minutes, brochures, notes, notebook, letterhead, posters, event programs pertaining to the Banff Winter Carnival from 1920-1954, primarily from 1920-1927. File includes event planning notes and information about things such as dog racing code, event passes, competition trophies and prize information, and planning notes.
Notes
File includes a brochure that folds out oversized, and a couple of information sheets with duplicate copies [duplicates not scanned]
Name Access
Moore, Pearl
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Banff Winter Carnival
Community events
Winter Carnival
Winter sports
Banff Gun Club
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Biographical Source Notes
Banff Winter Carnival fonds
Title Source
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Processing Status
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Wing Family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound…
Date Range
1949 - 1953
Reference Code
V781 / A / PD – 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
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Part Of
Wing Family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M558 / V781
Series
V781 / A: Wing Family: Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V781
Accession Number
2015.8408
Reference Code
V781 / A / PD – 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
1949 - 1953
Physical Description
Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (235 photographs; b&w and col.).
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound with black cord. Plastic lacing around edges of album is broken in some parts. Images mostly adhered with photo corners.
Name Access
Wing, Edith
Wing, Carole
Wing, Paul
Wing, Fred
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Asian
Banff townsite
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bow Valley
Buildings
Businesses
Cascades of Time Garden
Castle Mountain
Chateau Lake Louise
Children
Christmas
Clothing and dress
Columbia Icefield
Dogs
Dominion Cafe
Family
Family and personal life
Glaciers
Holidays
Home
Horses
Horseback riding
Lake Louise
Marriage
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Picnics and picnicking
Portrait
Swimming
Takakkaw Falls
Winter Carnival
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Vancouver
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1950]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of the…
Date Range
1950
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 126
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
to operate on it this winter when they aren ' t so busy but since then it hasn't bothered so much and Dr
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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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 126
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1950
Physical Description
1.6 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of their new diesel engines, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the North American Ski Championship in February [for which Pete designed pins], the Banff Winter Carnival, installing fluorescent lights in the kitchen [prior to that they had "temporary" lights], purchasing a new Jeep stationwagon, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visiting Banff in April, driving to Concord in May and back to Banff in June, plans for Banff Indian Days, a trip to Bow Lake, and Pete and Catharine's 20th wedding anniversary. Also includes postcards.
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 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
Watson, Sir Norman
Encil, George
Beil, Charlie
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Ranching
Royal tours
Royalty
Scenery
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Ski Area
Sunshine Village
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs Hotel
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Alberta
Montana
North Dakota
Ohio
Minnesota
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Winter '72 Scrap Book

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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining to Chamber of Commerce activities, tourism, the National Park centennial, skiing and ski hills, the Olympics, and other community events throughout Banff National Park.
Date Range
ca. 1972
Reference Code
M132 / 182
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M132 / V43
Sous-Fonds
M132
Sub-Series
III / B Other records
Accession Number
6060
Reference Code
M132 / 182
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
ca. 1972
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (46 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining to Chamber of Commerce activities, tourism, the National Park centennial, skiing and ski hills, the Olympics, and other community events throughout Banff National Park.
Subject Access
Administration
Alberta Winter Games
Anniversary
Architecture
Awards
Banff Winter Festival
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Centennial
Community events
Community life
Conservation
Construction
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Government
Industry
Municipal views
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Olympic Games (Winter)
Park policy
Tourism
Townsite development
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
French
Title Source
Title written on the cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, and generally winter sports throughout Banff National Park.
Date Range
ca. 1972
Reference Code
M132 / 183
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M132 / V43
Sous-Fonds
M132
Sub-Series
III / B Other records
Accession Number
6060
Reference Code
M132 / 183
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
ca. 1972
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, and generally winter sports throughout Banff National Park.
Subject Access
Alberta Winter Games
Architecture
Awards
Banff Winter Festival
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Community events
Construction
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Industry
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Park policy
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
French
German
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title written on the cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park.
Date Range
ca. 1973
Reference Code
M132 / 184
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M132 / V43
Sous-Fonds
M132
Sub-Series
III / B Other records
Accession Number
6060
Reference Code
M132 / 184
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
ca. 1973
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (60 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park.
Subject Access
Alberta Winter Games
Architecture
Awards
Banff Winter Festival
Banff Springs Hotel
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Community events
Construction
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Heli skiing
Industry
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Park policy
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
French
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title written on the cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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1973 Scrap Book [#2]

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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park. Includes clippings about the Chateau Lake Louise st…
Date Range
ca. 1973
Reference Code
M132 / 185
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M132 / V43
Sous-Fonds
M132
Sub-Series
III / B Other records
Accession Number
6060
Reference Code
M132 / 185
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
ca. 1973
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (38 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park. Includes clippings about the Chateau Lake Louise staying open year-round.
Subject Access
Alberta Winter Games
Awards
Banff Winter Festival
Chateau Lake Louise
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Community events
Heli skiing
Industry
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Park policy
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Red Deer
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
French
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title written on the cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Banff Winter Carnival

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of advertisements, programs, itineraries, information booklets and brochures pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival events held between 1921 and 1958, and an affiliated "Grand Prix" dog racing event in 1923. File also includes an invitation to a Banff Winter Carnival Homecoming Reunion e…
Date Range
1921
1923
1925-1931
1933-1934
1939-1942
1944
1945
1946
1948-1958
1980
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 21
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
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Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 21
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1921
1923
1925-1931
1933-1934
1939-1942
1944
1945
1946
1948-1958
1980
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records : 46 texts
Scope & Content
File consists of advertisements, programs, itineraries, information booklets and brochures pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival events held between 1921 and 1958, and an affiliated "Grand Prix" dog racing event in 1923. File also includes an invitation to a Banff Winter Carnival Homecoming Reunion event [1980].
Notes
Items in file are arranged chronologically
File contains numerous duplicates, some of which have been temporarily removed from file
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Moore, Pearl
Brewster, Fern
Simpson, Margaret
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Subject Access
Advertising
Banff Winter Carnival
Community events
Dogs
Events
Winter sports
Sports and recreation
Tourism
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Skiing
Ski racing
Ski jumping
Ice sculpture
Skating
Hunting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items in file have been placed in mylar
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Letters to Mother [December 1953 - June 1954]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christm…
Date Range
1953-1954
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 134
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
etc that bad piled up dur- ing the winter and mail and spent the evening telling us bow the little
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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 / 134
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1953-1954
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (114 pages ; 21 x 27 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christmas and New Years Eve activities, travelling around to different parts of the island, meeting with other vacationers from Banff, going straight to Edmonton [from California by train] to see Peter's doctor about new glasses, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, Peter's mother Annie being in the hospital, the deaths of Jean Caird in April and Belmore Browne in May, a second trip to Edmonton for Peter's eyes [during this trip he is admitted to the hospital for depression, possibly brought on by stress], Annie moving from Banff to Vancouver, and Peter receiving psychiatric treatment in Calgary. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters hand-written, some typed. 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. Many letters written during the Hawaii trip, as well as during stays in Calgary and Edmonton, are written on hotel letterheads. 134 - 04 includes sketches of the location of the apartment they stay in in Honolulu and of the layout of their apartment.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Castle, Donald
Moore, Pearl
Noble, George
Noble, Mary
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Whyte, Clifford
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Winter
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Washington
California
Honolulu
Hawaii
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 1952]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 53 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 28, 1952. Topics include New Year's Eve events, day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, clear…
Date Range
1952
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 130
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
be seeing you in Florida next winter . 11 and he evidently has bought a 60 foot yacht that wi11 hold 8
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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 / 130
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1.2 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fond level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 53 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 28, 1952. Topics include New Year's Eve events, day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, clearing a new ski run on Norquay, Gray Campbell starting on his first book ["We Found Peace"], the death of King Geroge VI in February, the Winter Carnival [called "Silver City"], installing a new hot water tank in the house, Peter submitting a painting to a competition for ex-RCAF men to be sent to the Queen, clearing trees from their yard, buying a new Jeep, being interviewed by Ken Liddel in June, and camping/sketching trips to Lake Louise and Bow Lake. Also includes a postcard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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. 130 - 16 has a section cut out from the middle of the page. 130 - 24 appears to be missing the first page of the letter. 130 - 28 contains a recreation by Catharine of a design Jon Whyte made of a Weaving School he thought his mother should start.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Luxton, Norman
Beil, Charlie
Whyte, Jon
Walls, Eldon
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Royalty
Scenery
Silver City
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Winter
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
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Processed
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