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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
Processed / Unprocessed
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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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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Diaries and letter accounts kept by John G. Morse. --Letter account is useful for tracing Professor Edward S. Morse's travels (John G.'s father).
Date Range
1886-1887
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 1 / 2037
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.I. John Gavit and Julie Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 1 / 2037
Responsibility
Responsibility: John G. Morse
Date Range
1886-1887
Physical Description
2 vol of textual records
Scope & Content
Diaries and letter accounts kept by John G. Morse. --Letter account is useful for tracing Professor Edward S. Morse's travels (John G.'s father).
Subject Access
Morse, John Gavit
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Sketches and notes by Catharine regarding E.S. Morse's collection of Japanese artifacts.
Date Range
1881-1953, n.d.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1770
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1770
Date Range
1881-1953, n.d.
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Sketches and notes by Catharine regarding E.S. Morse's collection of Japanese artifacts.
Subject Access
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Date Range
1872-1925
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Date Range
1872-1925
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury
Robb, Marian
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Robb, Russell Jr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her father Edward S. Morse.
Date Range
1877-1924
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2006
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2006
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edward S. Morse
Date Range
1877-1924
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her father Edward S. Morse.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Scope & Content
Letters from Edward S. Morse to various people. Includes copy of wedding announcement of Russell Robb and Edith Morse, daughter of Edward S. Morse.
Date Range
1886-1921
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2026
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.H. Edward Sylvester Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2026
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edward S. Morse
Date Range
1886-1921
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters from Edward S. Morse to various people. Includes copy of wedding announcement of Russell Robb and Edith Morse, daughter of Edward S. Morse.
Subject Access
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to John G. Morse from his father, Edward S. Morse; his mother, Nellie Morse; his sister, Edith Owen Morse and his friend, Russell Robb.
Date Range
1880-1885
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2040
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.I. John Gavit and Julie Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2040
Date Range
1880-1885
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to John G. Morse from his father, Edward S. Morse; his mother, Nellie Morse; his sister, Edith Owen Morse and his friend, Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Morse, John Gavit
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Morse, Nellie
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to John G. Morse from various people.
Date Range
1886-1887
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2041
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.I. John Gavit and Julie Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2041
Date Range
1886-1887
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to John G. Morse from various people.
Subject Access
Morse, John Gavit
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Morse, Nellie
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Scope & Content
Letters to John Gavit and his wife Julie Morse from various people. Includes two letters from John G. Morse to Margarette Brooks.
Date Range
[ca.1880-1905]
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2054
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.I. John Gavit and Julie Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / I / 2 / 2054
Date Range
[ca.1880-1905]
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to John Gavit and his wife Julie Morse from various people. Includes two letters from John G. Morse to Margarette Brooks.
Name Access
Brooks, Margarette
Browne, Agnes
Subject Access
Morse, John Gavit
Morse, Julie
Morse, Nellie
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Low, Harry C.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Reminiscences of Edward S. Morse by John M. Gould and Gov. Samuel Wells of Maine sent to Edith Morse Robb.
Date Range
1856-1920
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2011
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2011
Date Range
1856-1920
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Reminiscences of Edward S. Morse by John M. Gould and Gov. Samuel Wells of Maine sent to Edith Morse Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Gould, John M.
Wells, Samuel
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[Letters, printed matter]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Includes old letters written by Edward Sylvester Morse sent to Catharine by Margaret Watkins. Includes Catharine's carbon copies of outgoing letters. Includes copy of readings and sermon of funeral mass for Ulysses LaCasse.
Date Range
1874-1971
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / d / 574
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / d / 574
Date Range
1874-1971
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Includes old letters written by Edward Sylvester Morse sent to Catharine by Margaret Watkins. Includes Catharine's carbon copies of outgoing letters. Includes copy of readings and sermon of funeral mass for Ulysses LaCasse.
Name Access
Aldhelm-White, Ted
Subject Access
Watkins, Margaret
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Gammon, Murray
LaCasse, Ulysses
Peyto, Walter
Chretien, Jean
Nicoll, Jim
Jarvis, Lucy
Millar, Chuck
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[Newsclippings, printed matter]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
Date Range
1886-1930
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
Date Range
1886-1930
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Whyte, Catharine Robb
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Date Range
1872-1924
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1872-1924
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Various publications by E.S. Morse regarding Asia, museums, zoology and the Morse Collection of Japanese pottery.
Date Range
1857-1898
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 4 / 2032
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.H. Edward Sylvester Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 4 / 2032
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edward S. Morse
Date Range
1857-1898
Physical Description
1 file of textual records : includes 2 oversize items
Scope & Content
Various publications by E.S. Morse regarding Asia, museums, zoology and the Morse Collection of Japanese pottery.
Subject Access
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Content Details
Morse Collection of Japanese Pottery, 1887, a copies. Held in oversize "H"
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