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Eddie Hunter fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion pictures, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced by Eddie Hunter. I. Eddie Hunter motion picture footage in four sub-series: A. Red series, predominant 1955-1988, ca.190 motion pictures or segments. Consists of camera originals and finished original fil…

Date Range: [ca.1940]-2005

Reference Code: M346 / S50 / V293

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Photograph, transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

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Part Of: Eddie Hunter fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 346; S 50; V 293

Sous-Fonds: M 346; S 50; V 293

Accession Number: 549, 6803, 7684 (unproc), 2022.37

Reference Code: M346 / S50 / V293

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Photograph, transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1940]-2005

Physical Description: ca.260 motion pictures (ca.490 reels) : some with audio reels. -- 2 audio reels. -- 18 cm of textual records. --3 sound recordings. -- 21 photographs : prints, transparencies

History / Biographical: Edward (Eddie) Clement Edgar Hunter, b.1926, is a skier, cinematographer, broadcaster, photographer and writer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Hunter began skiing in his native Edmonton, Alberta and became an expert ski racer in the mountains. He came to live in Banff with his parents in 1934 and was introduced to the Sunshine Ski area in 1936 by his uncle, Lloyd Hunter, who drove "Sunshine Suzie" for Brewster Transport. Hunter skied extensively in the Canadian Rockies, in Squaw Valley, California (1950) and competitively in Europe starting in 1954.; Hunter worked as a free-lance cameraman during the 1950s and later in early live television in Calgary at CHCT, later CFAC. After working as an official photographer for the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, he joined CFCN television. Hunter hosted a children's show, "Head Hunter," and a talk show, "Late Knight," while running a weekend ski program until 1965. Hunter held the photography concession on Sulphur Mountain, producing Polaroid shots for tourists and giving natural history talks.; Hunter worked mainly as a free-lance motion picture cameraman for the next twenty-nine years. His major accomplishments, while working for other companies, involved a cold-war era agriculture documentary in Russia (1959), a documentary about the Superman movies in Calgary and camera work for the official 1988 Winter Olympic Games film. Most of the film footage in this fonds was produced by Hunter during quiet times when he was not hired out to other production companies. Head Hunter Films produced a number of short promotional films for Air Canada, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Norquay Ski Area and others. "How the West was Skied" was mainly a compilation of footage Hunter filmed over the years, supplemented with early footage collected from other sources.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion pictures, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced by Eddie Hunter.; I. Eddie Hunter motion picture footage in four sub-series: A. Red series, predominant 1955-1988, ca.190 motion pictures or segments. Consists of camera originals and finished original films. Mainly unedited footage of skiing, ski racing, celebrities, developments, heli-skiing, disabled skiing, freestyle skiing and humorous skiing in the Canadian Rockies, Bugaboos, Cariboos, Monashees and Coast Range, also the United States and Europe. Features many prominent local and international skiers; Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper and areas; promotional and documentary film footage. B. Blue series, predominant 1960-1985, ca.60 motion pictures and segments, 4 video recordings. Consists of work prints and projection copies. C. Other motion pictures, before 1995, 12 motion pictures, 1 video recording. Consists of motion pictures collected by Hunter. D. Audio reels, between 1970 and 1995, 2 items.; II. Textual records, ca.1945-1991, ca.30 cm. Series consists of film lists, scripts, call sheets, programmes, and other material; files re short films; and historical skiing materials.; III. Sound recordings, ca.1965, 2005, 3 items. Series consists of Eddie Hunter nature talk for use on Sulphur Mountain, ca.1965; Edward VIII abdication speech for Canadian Wax Gallery, Banff, undated; two-part interview with Howard Srigley, March 8 & 14, 2005.; IV. Photographs, 1968, 21 items : prints, transparencies. Series pertains to opening day ceremonies at the Banff Public Library / Archives of the Canadian Rockies.

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Name Access: Hunter, Eddie

Subject Access: Communications; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools series and file description; film-maker's notes (in case file: descriptions sometimes inaccurate due to editing of the films subsequent to ca.1990 preparation of notes)

Related Material: Accompanied by publications, motion picture camera and equipment, sound recording/playback equipment, skis, ski apparel, etc. transferred to library and heritage collections, Whyte Museum

Creator: Hunter, Eddie

Category: Communications; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

URL Notes: https://www.whyte.org/digitalvault/fireside-chat-with-eddie-hunter-1

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

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

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

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

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

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

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

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

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

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

Language: Language is English

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

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Aubrey Baptiste?, Helen Beaver?

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of possibly Aubrey Baptiste and Helen Beaver in regalia on horseback riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 210

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 210

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of possibly Aubrey Baptiste and Helen Beaver in regalia on horseback riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Horses; Regalia

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 525

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identification taken from misc. Elder meeting notes.

Processing Status: Processed

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Back of Corrina Wesley on end

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 527

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 531

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 532

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Blackfoot Inter-Society Indian Celebration Poster

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Blackfoot Inter-Society Indian Celebration Poster August 3-5, 1973

Date Range: 1973

Reference Code: M36 / 1989 / O.S. / "H"

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / 1989 / O.S. / "H"

Date Range: 1973

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Blackfoot Inter-Society Indian Celebration Poster August 3-5, 1973

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Poster was transfered from Heritage to Archives February 2016 at the request of Pam Knott.

Processing Status: Processed

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Boat at sea

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a boat with a large plume of smoke coming from it, possibly on fire, at sea

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 73

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 73

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a boat with a large plume of smoke coming from it, possibly on fire, at sea

Subject Access: Boats; Fires

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Bull-drawn wagon

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a two-wheeled covered wagon pulled by two bulls stopped in front of what appears to be a stone aqueduct with a man dressed in white standing at their heads

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 82

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 82

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a two-wheeled covered wagon pulled by two bulls stopped in front of what appears to be a stone aqueduct with a man dressed in white standing at their heads