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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; 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 / 146

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Evans, Sam; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Harmon, Don; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Beil, Charlie; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; McCowan, Dan; Grayson, L. Stuart; Ward, Sam; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Golf Course; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Ski racing; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; 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 / 147

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Clifford; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Lefroy, Beatrice; Lefroy, Robert; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Evelyn; Evans, Sam; Cameron, Stewart; Millar, Chuck; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Paris, George; Phillips, Walter J.; Lonsdale, Tom; Vallance, Sydney; Ward, Sam; Reid, Charles; McLean, George; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Funeral; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) with woman on horseback

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.

Date Range: 1965

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1262

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 - 1262

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1965

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (back and front) ; col.

Scope & Content: Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.

Name Access: McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

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

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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New Building Morley

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Pertains to Administration building on Morley Indian Reserve.

Date Range: 1969

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1486

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1486

Date Range: 1969

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Pertains to Administration building on Morley Indian Reserve.

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recording collection

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of seven sub-series: 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson…

Date Range: 1950 - 1975

Reference Code: S37 / I.D.

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / 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 / I.D.

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 1950 - 1975

Physical Description: 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes.

History / Biographical: Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, and Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, travellers, philanthropists, Banff, Alberta. See descriptions for the Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs and the Peter Whyte papers and photographs, for biographical details on Peter and Catharine Whyte.

Scope & Content: Series consists of seven sub-series:; 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson, Arlene Voorbies, Tom Javanaugh, Mr. Neilson, Bill Legarde, George K. K. Link, Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Nick Morant, Jimmy Simpson, Fred Stiles, Peter Whyte, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Mary Vaux, C. M. Walker, Sam Ward, Cis Ward, Jon Whyte, Flossie Currie, Pearl Moore, Edmee Reid, Dell Brewster, Sydney and Doris Vallance, Moore family, Painter family, Gilbert and Frances Roddy.; 2. Family conversations and performances, 1951- 1962, 11 items; pertain to or involve Robb family, Russell Robb III, Doris Burditt, Edith Morse Robb, Jon Whyte, Frances James, Bill McKenzie, Dave Whyte.; 3. Meetings and speeches, 1956-1973, 5 items; pertain to political speeches and meetings, organizations, Indigenous peoples.; 4. Conversations with Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, 1950-1973, 27 items; pertain to or involve Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, George McLean, Peter Whyte, Dorothy Whyte, Jacob Twoyoungman, Hanson Bearspaw, Joe Kaquitts, Tom Simeon, Bill McLean, Percy Wildward, Catharine Whyte.; 5. Musical performances, 1953- 1969, 15 items; pertain to Murray Adaskin.; 6. Broadcasts: a. Re Canadian Rockies, 1951-1968, 18 items; pertain to Banff personalities, local and regional events, Rundle Memorial United Church, rescue work, music, historical broadcasts; b. Miscellaneous broadcasts, 1951-1968, 59 items; pertain to politics, sports, royal visits and royalty, art, Hawaiian music, etc.; 7. Elk sounds, 1952-1957, 3 items.

Name Access: Adaskin, Frances; Adaskin, Murray; Amos, Paul; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Hansen; Bearspaw, Johnny; Brewster, Dell; Burditt, Doris; Castella, Verne; Currie, Flossie; Dunphy, John; Encil, George; Feuz, Edward; Francis, Paul; Fulcher, Ethel; Goat, Noah; Gorman, Ruth; Henderson, (Mrs.) David; Javanaugh, Tom; Kaquitts, Frank; Kaquitts, Joe; Kaquitts, Tom; Legarde, Bill; Link, George K. K.; McCullough, Tom; McKenzie, Bill; McLean, Bill; McLean, George; Moore, Pearl; Moore family; Morant, Nick; Morse, Edith; Neilson, (Mr.); Peyto, Bill; Reid, Edmee; Robb, Russell III; Roddy, Frances,; Roddy, Gilbert; Simeon, Tom; Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.); Stiles, Fred; Twoyoungman, Jacob; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; Vaux, Mary; Woorbies, Arlene; Walker, C. M.; Ward, Cis; Ward, Sam; White, James; Wildward, Percy; Whyte, Dave; Whyte, Dorothy V.; Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Elk; Music; Rundle Memorial United Church; Stoney Nakoda; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory available in computer database for; select M36INV. Reference copy cassettes and recording summaries available.

Related Material: Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series D of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.

Title Source: Title based on accession record and contents of sound recordings.

Processing Status: Processed

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Mrs Morely Twoyoungmen

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.