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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

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 / 146

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Evans, Sam; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Harmon, Don; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Beil, Charlie; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; McCowan, Dan; Grayson, L. Stuart; Ward, Sam; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Golf Course; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Ski racing; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

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

Language: English

Conservation: Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

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 / 147

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Clifford; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Lefroy, Beatrice; Lefroy, Robert; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Evelyn; Evans, Sam; Cameron, Stewart; Millar, Chuck; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Paris, George; Phillips, Walter J.; Lonsdale, Tom; Vallance, Sydney; Ward, Sam; Reid, Charles; McLean, George; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Funeral; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho 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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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at …

Date Range: 1961

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 4687 to 4892

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 4687 to 4892

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1961

Physical Description: Transparencies: 205 transparencies, 35mm, colour --

Scope & Content: File consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at Moraine Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Temple, Field, Mount Norquay Chairlift, Mountain sheep, Town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain, the Whyte home, Vermilion Lakes, Lake Louise, and Frances Roddy.

Subject Access: Landscapes; Rocky Mountains; Painting

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a copy of the 1967 Morley census annotated [by Catharine Whyte?]

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 6

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a copy of the 1967 Morley census annotated [by Catharine Whyte?]

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building, 1968, 2 items.

Date Range: 1968

Reference Code: M36 / 1494 / O.S. / "G"

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / 1494 / O.S. / "G"

Date Range: 1968

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building, 1968, 2 items.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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New Building Morley

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Pertains to Administration building on Morley Indian Reserve.

Date Range: 1969

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1486

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1486

Date Range: 1969

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Pertains to Administration building on Morley Indian Reserve.

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …

Date Range: 1856-1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

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Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

Physical Description: 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)

History / Biographical: Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.; Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.; Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sous-fonds, series and file description for textual; sub-series and group description for photographs; item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings; reference copies for sound recordings

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Part Of: 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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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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Scope & Content: Account books: attributed to White and Bayne Store, Bankhead.

Date Range: 1904-1907

Reference Code: M36 / III / A / 4 / b / 2096 - 2098

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 / b / 2096 - 2098

Date Range: 1904-1907

Physical Description: 3 vol of textual records : oversize

Scope & Content: Account books: attributed to White and Bayne Store, Bankhead.

Subject Access: White and Bayne Store

Content Details: Held in oversize "D"

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Kostas : [correspondence].

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Scope & Content: Includes reports regarding cancer research by Browne. Dr. Kalomiris is a medical student involved with cancer research, who received financial support from Catharine.

Date Range: 1968-1975

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 330

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 330

Responsibility: Responsibility: Constantine (Costis) Kalomiris, Browne, J.S.L.

Date Range: 1968-1975

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Includes reports regarding cancer research by Browne. Dr. Kalomiris is a medical student involved with cancer research, who received financial support from Catharine.

Subject Access: Kalomiris, Constantine; Browne, J.S.L.; Cancer -Research

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David Thompson Highway.

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Date Range: 1957-1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1803

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1803

Date Range: 1957-1960

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Subject Access: David Thompson Highway

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Roads, new ones & facilities in the West.

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Date Range: 1953-1964

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1804

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1804

Date Range: 1953-1964

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Subject Access: Roads

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[Certificates]

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Part Of: 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"