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Bert Riggall fonds

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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…
Date Range
[ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
Reference Code
M376 / V26
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 376
V 26
Sous-Fonds
M 376
V 26
Accession Number
5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)
Reference Code
M376 / V26
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
Physical Description
ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records
History / Biographical
Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.
Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.
Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.
Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.
Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.
Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.
Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.
Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records
Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor
Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers
Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material
Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.
Notes
Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)
Name Access
Riggall, Bert
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
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
basic description for processed material
Related Material
Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)
Creator
Riggall, Bert
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
Processing Status
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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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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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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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
VI. Other interests series
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records (4 v.)
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
Title Source
Title based on contents of subseries
Content Details
ITEM LIST :
* Boone and Crockett Club / North American big game competitions, 1939; note on Riggall's chapter "Hunting the Black Bear" in North American big game, 1939
* Gray, Prentiss N. / North American big game : official measurement records, 1934; additions of McKnight and Riggall records for bighorn sheep and black bear
* Hornaday, William T. / Campfires in the Canadian Rockies, 1907; extensive margin notes on people, places, flora and fauna
* White, Stewart Edward / The Mountains, 1904; some notes on trail life
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Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of broadcasts pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, 18 items; and miscellaeous broadcasts, 59 items. Interviewees, sources and subjects for Canadian Rockies broadcasts include: Jack Brewster, John Fisher, Campbells, Rundle Memorial United Church, Rev. Tom Lonsdale, church unity, …
Date Range
1959 - 1969
Reference Code
S37 / 99 - 175
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Sous-Fonds
S37
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 99 - 175
Date Range
1959 - 1969
Physical Description
77 sound recordings : audio tape reels
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of broadcasts pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, 18 items; and miscellaeous broadcasts, 59 items. Interviewees, sources and subjects for Canadian Rockies broadcasts include: Jack Brewster, John Fisher, Campbells, Rundle Memorial United Church, Rev. Tom Lonsdale, church unity, Joe Weiss, parachute rescue work at Jasper, Don White, Lyle Brown, Jimmy Simpson, Ed Feuz, Jim Boyce, Andy Russell, Bruno Engler, Sen. Cameron, George McLean, Charlie Beil, Catharine Whyte, Banff library, Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Jon Whyte, Peter Whyte, Catharine Whyte, Banff Indian Days, Pearl Moore, Village Lake Louise, Palliser Expedition, Cameron Stockand, Mary Schaffer Warren. Miscellaneous broadcasts pertain to politics, sports, royalty, Canadian painting, military speeches, Hawaiian music, and other topics.
Finding Aid
Printed inventory is available. Reference copies and printed summaries are available for some recordings.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 6 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
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Conversations with Stoney Nakoda First Nations and Banff Indian Days recordings

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Interviewees, sources and subjects in this sub-series include: Banff Indian Days, Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, Jon Whyte, Billy MacKenzie, George McLean (Chief Walking Buffalo), Peter Whyte, Indigenous…
Date Range
1950 - 1973
Reference Code
S37 / 57 - 83
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Sous-Fonds
S37
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 57 - 83
Date Range
1950 - 1973
Physical Description
27 sound recordings.
Scope & Content
Interviewees, sources and subjects in this sub-series include: Banff Indian Days, Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, Jon Whyte, Billy MacKenzie, George McLean (Chief Walking Buffalo), Peter Whyte, Indigenous camp at Nordegg, Dorothy Whyte, Moral Rearmament, Flora McLean, Jacob Two Youngman, Hanson Bearspaw, Joe Kaquitts, Tom Simeon, Bill McLean and Percy Wildward. Includes numerous native songs and stories, many recorded at Banff Indian Days camps.
Access Restrictions
Reproduction of certain native recordings must be approved by the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in computer database form; select M36INV. More detailed inventory is available in printed form. Reference copies and printed summaries are available for some recordings.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 4 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
Date Range
1909-1962
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
Date Range
1909-1962
Physical Description
40 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
Finding Aid
File description available in printed form and through this database.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed.
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Correspondence. -- 1862-1979

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of correspondence with Peter Whyte, 1927-1962; Robb family, 1862-1962; Edith Morse Robb, 1913-1962; Russell Robb Sr., 1907-1925. Also includes alphabetical people files, 1912-1979; chronological files, 1913-1979; greeting cards, 1929-1978, including letters; related materials, 1…
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / 64 - 658
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / 64 - 658
Physical Description
789 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of correspondence with Peter Whyte, 1927-1962; Robb family, 1862-1962; Edith Morse Robb, 1913-1962; Russell Robb Sr., 1907-1925. Also includes alphabetical people files, 1912-1979; chronological files, 1913-1979; greeting cards, 1929-1978, including letters; related materials, 1930-1978, including card file, business cards, guest book, guest register and miscellaneous. Correspondence with Edith Morse Robb consists of Catharine Whyte's letters both to and from her mother, Edith Robb. Outgoing letters provide a detailed account of life in Banff, including local events, personalities and travels in the Canadian Rockies.
Finding Aid
File-level description available in printed form and through this database.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.A., Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs.
Title Source
Title based on papers.
Content Details
Guest book with illustrated entries, belonging to Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1933-1935. held in oversize "E"
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Dufaycolor transparencies

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists primarily of: mountain landscape views in the Waterton Lakes region; Twin Butte area landscapes; flora and fauna, especially wildflowers, birds and bird nests; pack trains, client trips and camp views, including sheep hunting, Kishinena, Wall Lake, Kintla Lake and Twin Lakes, no…
Date Range
[1938-1943]
Reference Code
V26 / III / C1
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
III. Professional photography series
Reference Code
V26 / III / C1
Date Range
[1938-1943]
Physical Description
ca.500 photographs : transparencies; col
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists primarily of: mountain landscape views in the Waterton Lakes region; Twin Butte area landscapes; flora and fauna, especially wildflowers, birds and bird nests; pack trains, client trips and camp views, including sheep hunting, Kishinena, Wall Lake, Kintla Lake and Twin Lakes, northwest branch of the Oldman River, Beehive Mountain and area, Gap district. Includes three #1 panoramas.
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Creator
Dates based on images and textual records
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
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Elk sounds. -- 1952-1957.

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Reference Code
S37 / 176 - 178
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 176 - 178
Physical Description
3 sound recordings.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 7 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
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F. H. Riggall correspondence

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent corresponden…
Date Range
1902-1959
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
Date Range
1902-1959
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent correspondents include: Russell H. Bennett (1918-1959), Russell M. Bennett (1913-1928), Charles C. Bovey (1919-1951), Martin Bovey (1918-1952), Bertram Chichester (1937-1959), F. M. Crosby (1921-1952), A. Phimister Proctor (1909-1912, 1952), Andy Russell (1947, undated) and Arnold C. Schueren (1940-1954).
Includes some copies of out-going letters, dated 1902, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1956
Finding Aid
Index to correspondents available
Content Details
LIST OF FOLDERS BY DATE :
* 1902, 1907 (M376/20)
* 1909 (M376/21)
* 1910, 1911 (M376/22)
* 1912 (M376/23)
* 1913, 1914 (M376/24)
* 1915, 1916 (M376/25)
* 1917, 1918 (M376/26)
* 1919, 1920 (M376/27)
* 1921 (M376/28)
* 1922 (M376/29)
* 1923-1925 (M376/30)
* 1926, 1927 (M376/31)
* 1928-1930 (M376/32)
* 1931-1933 (M376/33)
* 1934-1938 (M376/34)
* 1939-1940 (M376/35)
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* 1941 (M376/36)
* 1942 (M376/37)
* 1943 (M376/38)
* 1944 (M376/39)
* 1945 (M376/40)
* 1946 (M376/41)
* 1947 (M376/42)
* 1948 (M376/43)
* 1949 (M376/44)
* 1950 (M376/45)
* 1951 (M376/46-47)
* 1952 (M376/48-49)
* 1953 (M376/50)
* 1954 (M376/51)
* 1955-1959 (M376/52)
* undated (M376/53)
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Family conversations and performances. -- 1951-1962.

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists mainly of letter tapes from members of Catharine Whyte's family, including mother, Edith Morse Robb, and brother, Russell (Rusty) Robb III, also from members of the Newbury family. Letter tapes are mainly family news and recorded music. Mention is made of Jimmy Simpson and Dor…
Reference Code
S37 / 41 - 51
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 41 - 51
Physical Description
11 sound recordings.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists mainly of letter tapes from members of Catharine Whyte's family, including mother, Edith Morse Robb, and brother, Russell (Rusty) Robb III, also from members of the Newbury family. Letter tapes are mainly family news and recorded music. Mention is made of Jimmy Simpson and Doris Burditt. Other tapes are recorded music, discussion of Jon Whyte trip to Vancouver, musical clock of Mrs. Dave Whyte Sr. from Scotland, Billy McKenzie, and other family material.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in computer database form; select M36INV. More detailed inventory is available in printed form. Reference copies and printed summaries are available for some recordings.
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Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
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Financial, legal and business papers. -- 1901-1979.

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of five major groups of records: a. Personal and family papers, 1901-1979, pertaining to Catharine Robb Whyte, Robb family, Peter Whyte, Whyte family and to Peter and Catharine Whyte; b. Legal and financial papers, blueprints and miscellaneous items pertaining to properties, 190…
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 3 / 659 - 1092
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 3 / 659 - 1092
Physical Description
504 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of five major groups of records: a. Personal and family papers, 1901-1979, pertaining to Catharine Robb Whyte, Robb family, Peter Whyte, Whyte family and to Peter and Catharine Whyte; b. Legal and financial papers, blueprints and miscellaneous items pertaining to properties, 1902-1978; c. Business papers, 1930-1953, pertaining to Canadian Rockies Winter Sports Ltd, Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and Skoki Lodge; d. Correspondence and financial papers pertaining to Indians, 1955-1979; e. Banking records, 1926-1973.
Finding Aid
File-level description available in printed form and through this database.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.A., Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs.
Title Source
Title based on papers.
Processing Status
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Financial, legal and business records

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
Date Range
1914-1964
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
Reference Code
M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
Date Range
1914-1964
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
Finding Aid
File description available in printed form and through this database.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed.
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to reconnaisance trips with partner Cyril Watmough, 1909-1911, and with clients, 1907-1950, in particular with four families (Bennett, Crosby, Bovey and McKnight families), their relatives and friends, who made many trips with Riggall …
Date Range
1909-1950
Reference Code
V26 / III / A1 - 1 to 41
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
III. Professional photography series
Accession Number
7200, 7201
Reference Code
V26 / III / A1 - 1 to 41
Date Range
1909-1950
Physical Description
41 files of photographs (ca.1600 photographs : ca.1200 prints, ca.400 negatives). -- 6 photograph albums (378 prints, ca.125 negatives)
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to reconnaisance trips with partner Cyril Watmough, 1909-1911, and with clients, 1907-1950, in particular with four families (Bennett, Crosby, Bovey and McKnight families), their relatives and friends, who made many trips with Riggall starting in 1913
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of subseries
Content Details
FILE DESCRIPTIONS :
Note: Prints in all files are accompanied by some negatives. Negative extent is estimated at approximately one-third that of the print extent
1. [Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip], 1909, 1 photograph album (77 prints, + negatives)
2. [Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip], 1911, ca.100 prints (+negatives)
3. Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip, 1914, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
4. [Bennett family trips], 1913-1950, ca.250 prints (+negatives)
5. [Bennett / Crosby families trips], 1917-1919, ca.35 prints (+negatives)
6. [Crosby family trips], 1918-1946, ca.160 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (102 prints, 21 p. text, ca.40 negatives)
7. [Bovey family trips], 1915-1941, ca.65 prints (+negatives)
8. [McKnight family trips], 1917-1942, ca.65 prints (+negatives)
9. [Goodwin trip], 1909, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
10. [Proctor trip], 1909, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
11. [Harvey trip], 1910, ca.30 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (23 prints, ca.10 negatives)
12. [O'Malley trips], 1912, 1913, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
13. [Stabeck and Peck trips], 1912, 1913, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
14. Stabeck and Gillfillam trip, 1914, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
15. [Clark and Gallagher trip], 1914, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
16. [Finlayson, Sibbald, Allison trip], 1915, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
17. [Thompson trips], 1915, 1916, 1921, ca.25 prints (+negatives), 2 photograph albums (108 prints, ca.40 negatives)
18. Velie trip, 1919, ca.5 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (68 prints, ca.23 negatives)
19. [MacMillan family trips], 1930-1942, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
20. [Stevens family trips], 1932-1946, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
21. Mills boys trip, 1935, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
22. [Faegre and Dorsey families trips], 1935-1945, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
23. Vincent trip, 1936, 2 prints (+negatives)
24. Brandeis trip, 1936, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
25. Harper trip, 1936, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
26. Lockwood trip, 1937, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
27. Walcott trip, 1938, ca.25 prints (+negatives)
28. Laidlaw trip, 1939, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
29. Plimpton trip, 1939, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
30. Lathrop and Elliot trips, 1940, 1941, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
31. Keeler, Norton and Haglin trip, 1941, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
32. Chapin trip, 1942, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
33. [Mueller trips], 1940-1942, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
34. [Schueren and Anderson trip], 1942, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
35. Staltze trip, 1942, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
36. [Mellon trips], 1942, 1943, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
37. Robinson trip, 1943, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
38. [Sellers trip], 1944, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
39. [Wranglers trip], 1937, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
40. [Trips, various clients], 1907-1944, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
41. Marmot hunting, 1937-1945, ca.30 prints (+negatives); trips by various clients' children
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Interviews, conversations, proceedings

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Interviewees, sources and subjects of this sub-series include: James White Saga, John B.H. Dunphy, Murray and Frances (James) Adaskin, Gray Campbell family, Vern Castella, Dorothy Whyte, Jimmy Simpson, Belmore Browne, music, Carl Rungius, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Rudolf Aemmer, Walter Feuz, Basil…
Date Range
1950 - 1975
Reference Code
S37 / 1 - 40
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Sous-Fonds
S37
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 1 - 40
Date Range
1950 - 1975
Physical Description
40 sound recordings.
Scope & Content
Interviewees, sources and subjects of this sub-series include: James White Saga, John B.H. Dunphy, Murray and Frances (James) Adaskin, Gray Campbell family, Vern Castella, Dorothy Whyte, Jimmy Simpson, Belmore Browne, music, Carl Rungius, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Rudolf Aemmer, Walter Feuz, Basil Gardom, Ethel Fulcher, Ethel James Knyvett Estcourt Howard, Tim Hutch, George Paris, Bill Potts, Howard Sibbald, Jack Warren, Gilbert M. Atkin, Ike Brooks, Banff Springs Hotel, John "Dad" Barnett, Robert George Brett, Canadian Pacific Railway employees, Cave and Basin, curling rinks, Davmmond Galletly, Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, ski jumping, snowshoeing, tobogganning, Waverly Hotel. Mrs. Davderson, Arlene Voorbies, poetry, Catharine Whyte, Peter Whyte, Tom Javanaugh, Mr. Neilson, Eau Claire Lumber Company, Ben Holbrow, Bill Legarde, bears, fishing, Indigenous history, Highwood Valley, hunting, Lake O'Hara region, Monkman family, George Pocaterra, George K.K. Link, Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Robb family, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. MacDonald, Shale Splitters Club, Nick Morant, Christian Hasler, Billy Mackenzie, Mount Ogden, Sherbrooke Lake, Jon Whyte, Castle family, Mount Cline, J. Norman Collie, Mount Columbia, Crag and Canyon, Hector Crawler, Douglas Lakes, Mount Forbes, glaciers, hunting, Lake Louise, moose, mountaineering, Martin Nordegg, Nordegg region, James Outram, Ross Peecock, Bill Peyto, Silver City, Joe Smith, Skoki Lodge, Earl Spencer, Spray Lakes, trail-making, Nigel Vavsour, Waterfowl Lake, Edward Whymper, Tom Wilson, Peter Whyte, Billy Wolfe, Fred Stiles, buses, fish hatchery, Estelle Painter, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Grizzly bears, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, John Murray Gibbon, Pearl Moore, Philip A. Moore, music, Jean Stewart, Stoney First Nations, William Twin, Tom Wilson, Yoho Valley, Mary Vaux, glaciers, George Vaux, Vaux family, C. M. Walker, Indigenous burial grounds, Kananaskis region, Ribbon Creek, trails, Wilkinson Pass, Sam Ward, Cis Ward, Indigenous pits on Tunnel Mountain, dwellings, Dr. Leechman, Hiriam Smith, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Silver City, Erling Strom, Billie Simpson, Mary Simpson, Norman Tabuteau, Flossie Currie, Tilly Moffatt, Moffatt Dairy, Edmee Reid, Dell Brewster, Norman Curard, Charlie Phillips, Joe Louis, Ezra Charles, Hoot Gibson, films and film making, Sydney and Doris Vallance, Walter Perren, Gilbert and Frances Roddy.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in computer database form; select M36INV. More detailed inventory is available in printed form. Reference copies and printed summaries are available for some recordings.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 1 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
Processed
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Kodachrome transparencies

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to wildflowers, domestic flower studies, Riggalls' Pincher Creek home and environs, British Columbia trip, Carl Austin at Cochrane, Bill Wilson and Barbara (Riggall) Wilson, Burton / Riggall family, Dora Riggall's grave
Date Range
[1930s-1950s]
Reference Code
V26 / III / C2
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
III. Professional photography series
Reference Code
V26 / III / C2
Date Range
[1930s-1950s]
Physical Description
ca.180 photographs : transparencies; col
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to wildflowers, domestic flower studies, Riggalls' Pincher Creek home and environs, British Columbia trip, Carl Austin at Cochrane, Bill Wilson and Barbara (Riggall) Wilson, Burton / Riggall family, Dora Riggall's grave
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of subseries
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Legal and financial records

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits,…
Date Range
1909-1957
Reference Code
M376 / 110 to 120
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
M376 / 110 to 120
Date Range
1909-1957
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits, 1915-1947; bank records, 1922-1952; asset, expense and revenue records, 1909-1957
Title Source
Title based on contents of subseries
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Meetings and speeches. -- 1956-1973.

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of student speeches re politics, possibly Banff High School; speech re Egypt and Israel war, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge; Arts Council meeting? re financing projects; Indians, Ottawa 1973; and meeting re Canadian Citizenship and Immigration.
Reference Code
S37 / 52 - 56
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 52 - 56
Physical Description
5 sound recordings.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of student speeches re politics, possibly Banff High School; speech re Egypt and Israel war, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge; Arts Council meeting? re financing projects; Indians, Ottawa 1973; and meeting re Canadian Citizenship and Immigration.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in computer database form; select M36INV. More detailed inventory is available in printed form. Reference copies and printed summaries are available for some recordings.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 3, I.D. the Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
Processed.
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Musical performances. -- 1953-1969.

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of various performances by Murray Adaskin, Irene Glover and Colin McPhee.
Reference Code
S37 / 84 - 98
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
S37 / 84 - 98
Physical Description
15 sound recordings.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of various performances by Murray Adaskin, Irene Glover and Colin McPhee.
Finding Aid
Printed inventory is available.
Related Material
Constitutes Sub-series 5 of I.D., Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Title Source
Title based on recordings.
Processing Status
Processed.
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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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