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Archives General File collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 8
- S 8
- V 8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Accession Number
- Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Physical Description
- 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.
- Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.
- Name Access
- Archives General File
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic database
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926;…
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Sous-Fonds
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Accession Number
- 344, 898, 2126, 3370, 3509, 5001, 5490, 5601, 5956, 7046
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Physical Description
- ca.5 m of textual records : includes ca.50 v. -- ca.1280 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies, proof sheets. -- 2 photograph albums. -- ca.100 sets of cartographic records : plans, blueprints. -- 11 motion pictures (10 videocassettes, 1 film reel). -- 11 sound recordings : audio cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Brewster Transport Company is a transportation company based at Banff, Alberta. Formally organized in 1900 as W. & J. Brewster, Guides and Packers, the company expanded in 1904 into commercial development in Banff and acquired the Canadian Pacific Railway livery concession at Banff in 1905. From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided the company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. Beginning in 1917, Brewster Transport entered the motorized era with touring cars, later replaced with a succession of buses. From 1920 to 1933, Bill Brewster was general manager and during this period the company acquired Royal Hawaiian Transport and the Sunshine Ski development. The company amalgamated its transportation interests with Rocky Mountain Tours in 1957, and in 1965 the company passed out of the Brewster family's hands, being sold to Greyhound Lines of Canada. Brewster Transport continues to operate as Brewster Transportation and Tours, a diversified transportation and accommodation company in the Rocky Mountains.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926; V. Brewster Hotel Company Ltd., 1909-1926; VI. Brewster Transport Company / Brewster-Rocky Mountain Grayline, ca.1900-1988; VII. Brewster Transportation and Tours Co. records, 1930s-1996; VIII. Other, 1956-1972.
- Series VI is the major series, consisting of 146.5 cm of textual records (and ca.50 col), ca.700 photographs, and ca.100 sets of plans and blueprints. The series includes: Agreements, 1915-1974; Minutes, 1915-1963; Financial papers, 1915-1966; Operating, ca.1900-1988; Properties, 1906-1974; Subsidiaries, 1924-1962; Other, 1943-1977. Photographs, ca.1900-ca.1970, are mainly publicity photographs relating to Brewster Transport vehicles, tours, facilities, Sunshine Ski Lodge and area, Canadian Rockies hotels and scenic views, also Brewster family and Banff personalities; include 2 albums. Plans pertain to properties and facilities.
- Name Access
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index for series I - VI, VIII
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Additional Brewster Transport material can be found in the Crosby family fonds (M486/V152).
- Creator
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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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
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Banff Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
4 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 7919
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7919
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster Brothers records. -- 1905-1909.
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- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1905-1909, 2 cm; B. Financial papers, 1906-1909, 4 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
- Reference Code
- M82 / 16 - 21
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Brewster Brothers (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 16 - 21
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (and oversize items).
- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1905-1909, 2 cm; B. Financial papers, 1906-1909, 4 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Brewster Hotel Company Ltd. records. -- 1909-1926.
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- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909-1926, 2.5 cm; B. Minutes, 1915-1918, 1923, .5 cm; C. Financial papers, 1912-1913, 3.5 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
- Reference Code
- M82 / 36 - 44
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- V. Brewster Hotel Company Ltd. (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 36 - 44
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records : includes oversize.
- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909-1926, 2.5 cm; B. Minutes, 1915-1918, 1923, .5 cm; C. Financial papers, 1912-1913, 3.5 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Brewster Trading Company Ltd. records. -- 1907-1926.
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- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909, 1918-1926, 1 cm; B. Minutes, 1909-1918, 1923, 3 cm; C. Financial papers, 1907-1921, 58 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
- Reference Code
- M82 / 28 - 35
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- IV. Brewster Trading Company Ltd. (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 28 - 35
- Physical Description
- 62 cm of textual records : includes oversize.
- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909, 1918-1926, 1 cm; B. Minutes, 1909-1918, 1923, 3 cm; C. Financial papers, 1907-1921, 58 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Brewster Transfer Company Ltd. records. -- 1909-1916.
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- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909-1912, 3.5 cm; B. Minutes, 1909-1915, 3.5 cm; C. Financial papers, 1909-1916, 16 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
- Reference Code
- M82 / 20
- M82 / 22 - 27
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd. (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 20
- M82 / 22 - 27
- Physical Description
- 23 of textual records : includes oversize.
- Scope & Content
- -- Series consists of: A. Agreements, 1909-1912, 3.5 cm; B. Minutes, 1909-1915, 3.5 cm; C. Financial papers, 1909-1916, 16 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Brewster Transport Company and Brewster-Rocky Mountain Grayline records. -- [ca.1900]-1988.
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- Scope & Content
- -- Brewster Transport Company is a transportation company based at Banff, Alberta. Formally organized in 1900 as W. & J. Brewster, Guides and Packers, the company expanded in 1904 into commercial development in Banff and acquired the Canadian Pacific Railway livery concession at Banff in 1905. Fro…
- Reference Code
- M82 / 45 - 259
- V92 / PA
- V92 / PD
- V92 / NV
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- VI. Brewster Transport Company / Grayline (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 45 - 259
- V92 / PA
- V92 / PD
- V92 / NV
- Physical Description
- 146.5 cm and ca.50 vol of textual records. -- ca.700 photographs : prints, 2 albums. -- ca.100 sets of plans and blueprints. -- 1 motion picture.
- Scope & Content
- -- Brewster Transport Company is a transportation company based at Banff, Alberta. Formally organized in 1900 as W. & J. Brewster, Guides and Packers, the company expanded in 1904 into commercial development in Banff and acquired the Canadian Pacific Railway livery concession at Banff in 1905. From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided the company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. Beginning in 1917, Brewster Transport entered the motorized era with touring cars, later replaced with a succession of buses. From 1920 to 1933, Bill Brewster was general manager and during this period the company acquired Royal Hawaiian Transport and the Sunshine Ski development. The company amalgamated its transportation interests with Rocky Mountain Tours in 1957, and in 1965 the company passed out of the Brewster family's hands, being sold to Greyhound Lines of Canada. Brewster Transport continues to operate as a diversified transportation and accommodation company in the Rocky Mountains. -- This major series of the Brewster Transport Company fonds consists of: A. Agreements, 1915-1974, ca.31 cm; B. Minutes, 1915-1963, 6 cm; C. Financial papers, 1915-1966, 38.5 cm and ca.50 vol; D. Operating, ca.1900-1988, ca.50 cm and oversize, ca.700 photographs; E. Properties, 1906-1974, 14 cm and ca.100 set of plans and blueprints; F. Subsidiaries, 1924-1962, 6 cm; G. Other, 1943-1977, 1 cm. Operating sub-series pertains to bus operations, equipment, proposed mergers, agents commissions, organizations and livery tariffs, vehicle licensing, advertising and tours, other. Photographs, ca.1900-ca.1970, pertain to advertising and tours and are mainly publicity photographs relating to Brewster Transport vehicles, tours, facilities, Sunshine Ski Lodge and area, Canadian Rockies hotels and scenic views, also Brewster family and Banff personalities. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
14 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 5486
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 5486
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Tourism
- Travel and Exploration
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married 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 Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- 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. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Content Details
- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
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- Processed
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Children's Coloured Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides: 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered s…
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
35 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 2019.88
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2019.88
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : col. slides ; 6.5 x 22.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Ernst Plank Company (EP) was located in Nerumberg, Germany and operated from 1866 until 1930. The company was known for their production of copper and tin toys, specifically stationary and locomotive toy steam engines and carriages, they also produced a variety of magic lanterns and lantern slides. When they first began producing lantern slides, the standard shape of a slide was a square piece of glass about 8cm x 8cm and, depending on the style of magic lantern being used, may have a wooden frame built around the glass. Styles changed as methods for printing slides and lantern designs advanced – by the 1880’s the wooden frame was removed entirely from the slides and replaced with thin strips of coloured binding tape that protected fingers from the glass edges. Originally, hand painted black silhouette images on glass or wax paper were used to create projected pictures, followed closely by the use of colour paints to create entire scenes. Printed images soon replaced hand-painted slides, allowing for cheaper production and more widespread use. A popular format for commercially manufactured lantern slides was a long piece of glass (usually no more than 23cm long) on which multiple images could be printed in order to tell a smoother story. This allowed for two different kinds of display. The first display has smaller pictures printed in circular or square frames with a solid black border and shown as independent images of a larger narrative with pauses in between. The second display option for these slides is as a panoramic scene with the entire area coloured in (or just with figures displayed like on a stage) so they could seamlessly slide from one side to the other. This long thin kind of slide was ideal for home use and could be easily handled by children. Ernst Plank also produced a toy magic lantern out of lightweight tin that could be lit with a small oil lamp specifically for use by children. Slides meant for that kind of lantern were printed on celluloid or on a single plane of glass with a thin layer of transparent lacquer to protect the image. This created a thinner, more lightweight and less delicate slide ideal for small hands. When a toy magic lantern was purchased it came with 1 or 2 sets (each set consisting of 12 slides) in the lantern’s box, additional sets of a particular theme could be purchased independently. Magic lanterns varied greatly in design and material depending on the use. Professional showmen would have multi-lens lanterns lit by powerful chemicals or high-voltage lightbulbs that would allow them to project clear images onto a large screen for a theater audience. There were also simpler lanterns that could be powered by oil lamps, multi-wick candles, gas lighting, or electricity in the home. One of the most popular themes for slide shows where images from international travel, but domestic scenes, Christmas, and famous historic battles were also very common.
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides:
- 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered sequentially so that the showman could keep track. There is no maker's mark, but according to a note placed in the accompanying lantern slide box, this set was made by the Ernst Plank Company. The slides depict protraits of men in various uniforms, battle scenes, and soldiers in uniform. Each silde is bordered with green paper in good condition.
- 2019.88-13-16 are unrelated EP slides bordered in red paper of varying condition. 13 has 4 travel images seperated with a black border; 14 is a long slide showing 4 boys in play dress as a marching band; 15 is a panoramic sea scape with ships and a harbour. A section of the coloured glass along the top slightly to the left of centre has been chipped off; 16 is a panoramic pastoral Dutch scene set in the springtime. The supporting glass piece has been badly damaged and is missing on the left end of the slide.
- 2019.88-17-28 are all travel scenes with 4 images to a slide seperated with a black border and no maker's mark. The images contain a mixture of people, animals, buildings and temples (mainly made from stone), boats, and landscapes from North America, Africa (with an emphasis on Egypt), and what could be either South America or Eurasia. All slides are bordered in red paper of fair to good condition.
- 2019.88-29-35 are unrelated EP slides of various styles bordered in red paper in fair to good condition. 29 depicts 4 caricature portraits with a black border; 30, 32, 34 are long slides with 4 individuals on each that are not seperated from eachother with borders, but are not part of a larger scene; 31, 33, 35 are all panoramic pastoral Dutch scenes set in both springtime and winter.
- Notes
- Accompanying the slides is what appears to be an original lantern slide box, made of wood and covered in faded purple paper with a steam engine train image on the top and a logo containing the intials "E.P." The logo consists of a 4-spoke wheel with wings on either side and 3 stars above. One short end of the box is missing and the sliding lid is either warped or stuck and does not open. A sticky note placed inside the box states that the green-line lantern slides (2019.88/PS-1 to PS-12) accompanied the box.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Children
- Education
- Entertainment
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- New binding tape, supports for broken glass
- Creator
- Ernst Plank Company
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.luikerwaal.com/newframe_uk.htm?/merk_ep1_uk.htm
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/2328.htm#toc
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ed Newport series. -- [ca.1935]-1996
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- Scope & Content
- Corporate records and collected material, including the following: Personnel records re driver performance, seniority, training and agreements, 1968-1992, restricted access. Tours, facilities and service records, expecially tariffs, Columbia Icefields, snow vehicle and chalet history, 1930s-1996. A…
- Reference Code
- M82 / accn.7046
- S12 / accn.7046
- V92 / accn.7046
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- VII. Brewster Transportation and Tours
- Accession Number
- 7046
- Reference Code
- M82 / accn.7046
- S12 / accn.7046
- V92 / accn.7046
- Physical Description
- ca.70 cm of textual records. -- ca.525 photographs (ca.385 prints, 60 proof sheets of 12 images each, ca.80 negatives). -- 11 sound recordings : audio cassettes. -- 10 motion pictures : video cassettes.
- History / Biographical
- Ed Newport was an employee of Brewster Transport Co., later Brewster Transportation and Tours, from 1970 to 1997, serving in later years as Banff area manager. Newport assembled historical company records as part of his work and for general interest.
- Scope & Content
- Corporate records and collected material, including the following:
- Personnel records re driver performance, seniority, training and agreements, 1968-1992, restricted access.
- Tours, facilities and service records, expecially tariffs, Columbia Icefields, snow vehicle and chalet history, 1930s-1996.
- Advertising print literature, video recordings re advertising and sound recordings of Japanese language tours, 1950s-1990s.
- Ed Newport employment records and photographs, 1970s.
- Other, 1930s-1971, includes collected records re vehicles, 1956-1961, driver records, 1951-1971, photographs, 1930s-1940s.
- Access Restrictions
- Access subject to approval of the Head Archivist. Access to personnel files is restricted.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VII of the Brewster Transport fonds. Artifacts transferred to Heritage Collection.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed.
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Educational Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
38 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 3326
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 3326
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were used by government agencies to illustrate holdings and acquisitions during meetings. This could take the form of text-based or photographic images. This collection contains photographic images of mainly Jasper National Park that were taken by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta. The Department of the Interior was founded in 1873 and was responsible for settlement and development of western Canada until 1936. This included surveying what is now Alberta and then promoting and settling the area through a massive immigration campaign. Coloured lantern slides would have been utilized in this capacity to realistically showcase the Rocky Mountain region to officials in Ottawa. The Department of Extension at the University of Alberta was founded in 1912 with the aim of sharing the University's collections and knowledge with rural communities throughout Alberta. Based out of Edmonton, the Department of Extension used travelling libraries, magic lantern shows, and public lectures to accomplish this goal. It is still an active department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Jasper
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- N/A
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-state/023012-1611-e.html
- https://www.ualberta.ca/extension/information/about-us
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gladys Campbell McKillop Lantern Slide
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.
- Date Range
- 1905
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3548 / PS - 1
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V8
- Series
- V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Accession Number
- 3548
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3548 / PS - 1
- Date Range
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w slide ; 10 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- Gladys Campbell McKillop (1899-1985) was the daughter of Robert E. Campbell, a prominent guide and outfitter in the Lake Louise area starting in 1897. As a child, Gladys would have spent a lot of time around the Lake Louise Chalet, where her father's outfit was based, and its surrounding area. She was married to Donald D. McKillop (1899-1975) and the couple share a grave in Banff's old cemetary.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.
- Name Access
- Glayds Campbell McKillop
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Warren, Mary S.
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113656736/gladys-henrietta-mckillop
- Title Source
- Title based on content of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J. J. Brewster personal papers series. -- 1956-1972
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- Scope & Content
- File contains business cards, letters of acknowledgement, records re insurance and employment. Also include 1948 history of the Brewster family and correspondence pertaining to "Telescope" film re Brewster history, 1964.
- Reference Code
- M82 / [260]
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- VIII. Other
- Reference Code
- M82 / [260]
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (1 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File contains business cards, letters of acknowledgement, records re insurance and employment. Also include 1948 history of the Brewster family and correspondence pertaining to "Telescope" film re Brewster history, 1964.
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James I. Brewster papers. -- 1892-1962.
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- Scope & Content
- -- From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided Brewster Transport Company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. -- Series consists of: A. Personal agreements, 1892-1935, 8 cm; B. Financial papers, 1912-1962, 8 cm; C. Other, 1905-1936, .5 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
- Reference Code
- M82 / 1 - 17
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I. James I. Brewster (series-level description)
- Reference Code
- M82 / 1 - 17
- Physical Description
- 16.5 cm of textual records (and oversize items).
- Scope & Content
- -- From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided Brewster Transport Company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. -- Series consists of: A. Personal agreements, 1892-1935, 8 cm; B. Financial papers, 1912-1962, 8 cm; C. Other, 1905-1936, .5 cm. -- Title based on contents of series.
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Notebook. -- [ca.1915].
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / D / 2148
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.D. Clifford White series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / D / 2148
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (2 cm).
- Subject Access
- WHITE, CLIFFORD
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series D of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on item.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Papers. -- 1875-1955.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1875-1954; correspondence, 1903-1954; financial and legal papers, 1912-1954; activities and interests, 1909-1954; sympathy cards, 1955.
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / B / 2100 - 2115
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.B. Annie White series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / B / 2100 - 2115
- Physical Description
- 17 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of personal papers, 1875-1954; correspondence, 1903-1954; financial and legal papers, 1912-1954; activities and interests, 1909-1954; sympathy cards, 1955.
- Subject Access
- WHITE, ANNIE
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series B of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
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- Processed.
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Papers. -- 1886-1940.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1886-1928, in the form of notes and certificates; 2. Correspondence, 1889-1939; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1914-1940; 4. Business activities and interests, 1895-1939, pertaining to coal mining, poetry and other.
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / E / 2149 - 2159
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III.E. John D. Curren series
- Reference Code
- M36 / III / E / 2149 - 2159
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1. Personal papers, 1886-1928, in the form of notes and certificates; 2. Correspondence, 1889-1939; 3. Financial and legal papers, 1914-1940; 4. Business activities and interests, 1895-1939, pertaining to coal mining, poetry and other.
- Subject Access
- CURREN, JOHN D.
- Finding Aid
- File-level inventory available in computer format; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series E of Sous-fonds III, White and Curren families papers and photographs. J. D. Curren negatives are found in White/Curren family photographs (V683 / III.F.)
- Title Source
- Title based on papers.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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