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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III. White and Curren families
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Physical Description
ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
History / Biographical
The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
Subject Access
Banff V
Banff - Events V
Banff National Park
CURREN FAMILY
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
White, Annie M
White, Clifford Sr.
WHITE, DAVE SR.
White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
WHITE FAMILY
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
Related Material
Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her son Russell Robb Jr.
Date Range
1913-1950
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2008 - 2009
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2008 - 2009
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Jr.
Date Range
1913-1950
Physical Description
2 files of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her son Russell Robb Jr.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell Jr.
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant: daily cash and credit statement books.
Date Range
1914-1918
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / i / 2078 - 2081
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III.A. Dave White Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / i / 2078 - 2081
Date Range
1914-1918
Physical Description
4 vol of textual records : oversize
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant: daily cash and credit statement books.
Subject Access
Dave White and Sons Ltd.
Content Details
Held in oversize "D"
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant; and Dave White and Sons Ltd: account books.
Date Range
1900-1911, 1933-1942
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / ii / 2083 - 2089
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III.A. Dave White Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / ii / 2083 - 2089
Date Range
1900-1911, 1933-1942
Physical Description
7 vol of textual records : oversize
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant; and Dave White and Sons Ltd: account books.
Subject Access
Dave White and Sons Ltd.
Content Details
Held in oversize "D"
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant: stock books.
Date Range
1909-1912
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / iii / 2090 - 2093
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III.A. Dave White Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / III / A / 4 / a / iii / 2090 - 2093
Date Range
1909-1912
Physical Description
4 vol of textual records : oversize
Scope & Content
Dave White, General Merchant: stock books.
Subject Access
Dave White and Sons Ltd.
Content Details
Held in oversize "D"
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Travel notes, addresses, ski races and misc.
Date Range
1913-1935
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 1 / a / ii / 1869
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B.1. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 1 / a / ii / 1869
Date Range
1913-1935
Physical Description
12 items
Scope & Content
Travel notes, addresses, ski races and misc.
Subject Access
Ski racing
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Includes birth certificate, education certificates and Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Certificate.
Date Range
1905-1955
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 1 / b / i / 1872
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B.1. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 1 / b / i / 1872
Date Range
1905-1955
Physical Description
5 textual records : includes 1 oversize item
Scope & Content
Includes birth certificate, education certificates and Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Certificate.
Content Details
Declaration of membership to "The City of London Imperial Volunteers. -- 1900. -- 1 item of textual records. held in oversize "B"
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters from various people.
Date Range
1909-1922
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 2 / b / 1892
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B.2. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 2 / b / 1892
Date Range
1909-1922
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters from various people.
Subject Access
Denton, Harry
Kaldahl, Oliver
Olinger, Geo. W.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Postcards sent to J.D. Curren from Scotland and throughout Canada.
Date Range
1905-1915
Reference Code
M36 / III / E / 4 / c / 2159
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III.E. John D. Curren papers
Reference Code
M36 / III / E / 4 / c / 2159
Date Range
1905-1915
Physical Description
1 vol of textual records
Scope & Content
Postcards sent to J.D. Curren from Scotland and throughout Canada.
Subject Access
CURREN, JOHN D.
WHITE, ANNIE
Curren, Bella
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. and travel receipts.
Date Range
1914-1962
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 3 / a / 1910
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B.3. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 3 / a / 1910
Date Range
1914-1962
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. and travel receipts.
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Russell Robb's motor trip diaries: Concord, Mass. area and England. Travel diary of 1924 trip to Europe.
Date Range
1907-1926
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1971
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1971
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1907-1926
Physical Description
3 vol of textual records
Scope & Content
Russell Robb's motor trip diaries: Concord, Mass. area and England. Travel diary of 1924 trip to Europe.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
ROBB FAMILY
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Date Range
1872-1924
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1872-1924
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to various people from Russell Robb.
Date Range
1875-1926
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1875-1926
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to various people from Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Date Range
1872-1925
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Date Range
1872-1925
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury
Robb, Marian
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Robb, Russell Jr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Records of investments of Russell Robb Sr., some for the benefit of Edith M. Robb, Russell Robb Jr. and Alice R. Cooke.
Date Range
1912-1925
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 3 / 1978
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 3 / 1978
Date Range
1912-1925
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Records of investments of Russell Robb Sr., some for the benefit of Edith M. Robb, Russell Robb Jr. and Alice R. Cooke.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1881-1927
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
Date Range
1881-1927
Physical Description
1 file of textual records : includes 1 oversize item
Scope & Content
Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
Subject Access
ROBB FAMILY
Content Details
Obituary Certificate: John F. Bagley, 1881. held in oversize"B"
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people regarding his published writings.
Date Range
1896-1897, 1922-1926
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1981
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1981
Date Range
1896-1897, 1922-1926
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people regarding his published writings.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Various articles and publications by Russell Robb.
Date Range
1910-1925
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / d / 1988
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / d / 1988
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1910-1925
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Various articles and publications by Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
1 handwritten and 2 typed copies of Edith M. Robb's diary. Includes records of guests.
Date Range
1897-1955
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / a / 1991
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / a / 1991
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edith Morse Robb
Date Range
1897-1955
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
1 handwritten and 2 typed copies of Edith M. Robb's diary. Includes records of guests.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Edith and Russell Robb's notes on height, weight and health of Russell Jr. and Catharine. -- Notes on Bridge Club Day by Edith Robb.
Date Range
1904-1920
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / b / 1998
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / b / 1998
Date Range
1904-1920
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Edith and Russell Robb's notes on height, weight and health of Russell Jr. and Catharine. -- Notes on Bridge Club Day by Edith Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell Jr.
Whyte, Catharine Robb
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