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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
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- 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
Electronic Resources
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Banff Winter Carnvial
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817
- 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 - 817
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim Wardle, ?, Mr Stewart Clerk in Gov't office, Byron Harmon, Col P.A. Moore, ?, Leslie Mather, Pete Whyte [/] Swimming at Cave & Basin during Winter Carnival"
- Name Access
- Wardle, Jim
- Harmon, Byron
- Moore, Phil
- Mather, Leslie
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Cave and Basin
- Cameras
- Portrait
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of children
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of children on snowshoes with Norman Sanson at the back - "Sulphur Mtn Feb 19. 1918 [/] Pete Whyte, April Paris, Mrs Moore, [illegible] Young, N.B.S. upper trail [/] photo by George Paris" written on the back
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 766
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 766
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of children on snowshoes with Norman Sanson at the back - "Sulphur Mtn Feb 19. 1918 [/] Pete Whyte, April Paris, Mrs Moore, [illegible] Young, N.B.S. upper trail [/] photo by George Paris" written on the back
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, George
- Moore, Pearl
- Sanson, Norman
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Children
- Hiking
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sulphur Mountain
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of people around campire
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people sitting on logs and standing around a campfire in winter - "About 1918 or '19 on Sun, Snowshoe trip taken at 40 mile creek at base of Mt Norquay foot of Mt Edith Pass - Left by tree Cyril Paris - behind ? Pete with cap ? ? Tom Dunsmore boiling water for tea George Paris o…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1918-1919]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 770
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 770
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1918-1919]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people sitting on logs and standing around a campfire in winter - "About 1918 or '19 on Sun, Snowshoe trip taken at 40 mile creek at base of Mt Norquay foot of Mt Edith Pass - Left by tree Cyril Paris - behind ? Pete with cap ? ? Tom Dunsmore boiling water for tea George Paris on far right" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
- Name Access
- Dunsmore, Tom
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, George
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Camps
- Children
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of snowshoers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people on snowshoes on Sulphur Mountain - "901 near top of trail. Sulphur Mtn. movie snowshoe tramp [/] Feby 19th 1918. Pete white. Les[?] Paris. Paris boy [Cyril]. Mrs Moore" written on the back in black ink
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 767
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 767
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people on snowshoes on Sulphur Mountain - "901 near top of trail. Sulphur Mtn. movie snowshoe tramp [/] Feby 19th 1918. Pete white. Les[?] Paris. Paris boy [Cyril]. Mrs Moore" written on the back in black ink
- Name Access
- Moore, Pearl
- Paris, Cyril
- Sanson, Norman
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Children
- Filmmaking
- Mountains
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sulphur Mountain
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte wearing snowshoes beside 40 Mile Creek with Mt. Louise in the background - "Feb-1919- Mt. Louise & Forty-Mile Creek Pete White in foreground" written on the back
- Date Range
- 1919
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 758
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 758
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1919
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte wearing snowshoes beside 40 Mile Creek with Mt. Louise in the background - "Feb-1919- Mt. Louise & Forty-Mile Creek Pete White in foreground" written on the back
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Forty-Mile Creek
- Mountains
- Mt. Louis
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman Sanson and snowshoers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Norman Sanson wearing large fur gloves and snowshoes with a group of people also on snowshoes on the trail behind him - "904 Sulphur Mtn Feb 19 1918 [/] Sulphur Mt movie 1918 N.B.S, Pete Whyte, Cyril Paris, Mis Broad Young" written on the back
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 768
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 768
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Norman Sanson wearing large fur gloves and snowshoes with a group of people also on snowshoes on the trail behind him - "904 Sulphur Mtn Feb 19 1918 [/] Sulphur Mt movie 1918 N.B.S, Pete Whyte, Cyril Paris, Mis Broad Young" written on the back
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Sanson, Norman
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Children
- Filmmaking
- Mountains
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sulphur Mountain
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Peter Whyte and unidentified man]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte (left) and unidentified man standing in front of the Banff Springs Hotel - vehicle in background - written on back in pencil "Peter Whyte - left - anonymous - right - J.D."
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte (left) and unidentified man standing in front of the Banff Springs Hotel - vehicle in background - written on back in pencil "Peter Whyte - left - anonymous - right - J.D."
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Peter Whyte skiing]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte skiing down sideslope
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 117
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 117
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte skiing down sideslope
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Peter Whyte skiing]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte skiing down sideslope
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 118
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 118
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte skiing down sideslope
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Young George, Cyril Paris, Peter Whyte
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three boys on the peak of Sulphur Mountain with the town of Banff, Bow River, and Cascade Mountain in the background in winter - "912 Sulphyr Mtn Feby 19th 1918 [/] Sulphur Mt top movie Young George, Cyril Parish, Pete Whyte" written on the back
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 769
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 769
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three boys on the peak of Sulphur Mountain with the town of Banff, Bow River, and Cascade Mountain in the background in winter - "912 Sulphyr Mtn Feby 19th 1918 [/] Sulphur Mt top movie Young George, Cyril Parish, Pete Whyte" written on the back
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff townsite
- Bow Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Children
- Mountains
- Sulphur Mountain
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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