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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…

Date Range: 1929-1930

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1929-1930

Physical Description: 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Rungius, Carl; Browne, Belmore; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Simpson, Billie

Subject Access: Activities; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Community life; Correspondence; Dave White and Sons Store; Family; Family and personal life; Mountain; Painting; Teepees

Geographic Access: Banff; Emerald Lake; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Kicking Horse Canyon; Yoho National Park; Moraine Lake; Montana; Glacier National Park; Yellowstone National Park; Concord; Massachusetts; Alberta; France; Scotland; London, England

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Portrait of Catharine Robb Whyte in garden]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photo in front of shrubbery, possibly in Concord Mass.

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 27

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 27

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photo in front of shrubbery, possibly in Concord Mass.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Portrait of Catharine Robb Whyte]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photograph in front of shrubbery, wearing a hat - possibly in Concord, Massachusetts

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 29

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 29

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photograph in front of shrubbery, wearing a hat - possibly in Concord, Massachusetts

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Portrait of Catharine Robb Whyte]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photograph in front of shrubbery, possibly in Concord Mass.

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 28

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 28

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1930]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte posing for a photograph in front of shrubbery, possibly in Concord Mass.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Robb Whyte sitting under a tree with cat]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte sitting in a wicker chair under a tree with cat possibly in Concord Mass.

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 30

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 30

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte sitting in a wicker chair under a tree with cat possibly in Concord Mass.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Robb Whyte sitting under a tree with cat]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte sitting in a wicker chair under a tree with cat possibly in Concord Mass..

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 31

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Robb Whyte sitting in a wicker chair under a tree with cat possibly in Concord Mass..

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass. with cars parked in front of it - "Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You should see the wonderful paintings here! I wanted to buy you a book of the place but was too late" written on the back in black ink

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 79

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 79

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass. with cars parked in front of it - "Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You should see the wonderful paintings here! I wanted to buy you a book of the place but was too late" written on the back in black ink

Subject Access: Art; Automobiles; Buildings; Museums

Geographic Access: Boston; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group in garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people - including Peter Whyte [second from left], Edith Morse Robb [center], and Catharine Whyte [far right] - sitting and standing outside in the Robb family home's garden.

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 168

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 168

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

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

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people - including Peter Whyte [second from left], Edith Morse Robb [center], and Catharine Whyte [far right] - sitting and standing outside in the Robb family home's garden.

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of women

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of five women sitting and standing in the garden at the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte sitting far right petting a dog

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 250

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 - 250

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of five women sitting and standing in the garden at the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte sitting far right petting a dog

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Garden; Family and personal life; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Garden picnic

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of women setting up benches and chairs in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass.

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 251

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 251

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of women setting up benches and chairs in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Garden; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of women

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of women sitting and standing in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte is visible sitting on far left, Jean Caird[?] standing beside her

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 252

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 252

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of women sitting and standing in the garden of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - Catharine Whyte is visible sitting on far left, Jean Caird[?] standing beside her