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Catharine Robb Whyte correspondence

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Part Of
David Zweifel fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; …
Date Range
1967
1969
1970
1973
1989
Reference Code
M571 / I / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
David Zweifel fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M571 / V796 / S58
Series
M571 / I : Catharine Robb Whyte
Sous-Fonds
M571
Accession Number
2019.02
Reference Code
M571 / I / 1
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Produced by Catharine Robb Whyte and Frances and Murray Adaskin
Date Range
1967
1969
1970
1973
1989
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; discussions about composer Murray Adaskin and artists Carl Rungius and Belmore Browne; Catharine's skiing lessons and trips; the Tabeteau family; letters of recommendation written by Catharine for David Zweifel; Catharine's flying lessons; Catharine attending a funeral in Concord in 1969; Catharine reminiscing about art school in Boston and Peter Whyte; Christmas greetings; Catharine attending a concert in Edmonton; and a letter from Murray Adaskin which includes a copy of another letter sent to David Zweifel from Frances Adaskin in 1967, discussing Catharine's generosity.
Notes
Letters are in chronological order
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Adaskin, Murray
Adaskin, Frances
Zweifel, David
Rungius, Carl
Browne, Belmore
Subject Access
Education
Music
Skiing
Concert
Aviation
Funeral
Christmas
Holidays
Artists
Art
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Sidney
Edmonton
Language
English
Related Material
Extensive description of letter contents produced by Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron is included inside case file folder for David Zweifel.
Category
Family and personal life
Arts
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board o…
Date Range
c.1912-1971
1913
1919
1932-1940
1942-1957
1948
1952
1960
1967
1970-1971
Reference Code
V75 / I / PA - 1 to 116
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph print
Photograph
Private record
  56 images  
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
Sous-Fonds
V75
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
V75 / I / PA - 1 to 116
GMD
Photograph print
Photograph
Private record
Date Range
c.1912-1971
1913
1919
1932-1940
1942-1957
1948
1952
1960
1967
1970-1971
Physical Description
109 photographs : b&w and col. ; 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board of Canada portrait of James Wardle), and sports and leisure (e.g. canoeing, golf). File also includes photographs of Carl Rungius (on his birthday in 1954), Betty Ormond in Peru (with a message addressed to "Dorrie" written on the back of the print), graduation photograph of James Wardle from Queen's (c.1912), and travel photographs from the United States in 1948 (New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City) and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1952). Notable places the photographs depict include Banff (including Banff Train Station), the Great Divide, St. Lawrence River (the Wardle family had a cottage here), Sunshine trail, Mt. Athabasca, Columbia Icefields, Lake O'Hara, Montreal, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Paris (France), Ghost River, Ottawa, Peru, Lake Minnewanka, Elk Island, and Maligne Lake.
Notes
Most (but not all) photographs are annotated on the back identifying who is in the photograph, when it was taken, and where.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Rungius, Carl
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Travel
Travel and Exploration
European travel
Skiing
Canoes and canoeing
Horseback riding
Picnics and picnicking
Weddings
Scenery
Mountain
Beach
Golfing
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Great Divide
Columbia Icefield
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Lake O'Hara
Maligne Lake
Moraine Lake
Montreal
Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
France
Ghost River
Peru
United States
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Language
English
Related Material
V75 / I / NA-13
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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