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Dorothy Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, business papers and ephemera mainly concerning Whyte's involvement in publicity and hospitality with Canadian Pacific, primarily with the Banff Springs Hotel. II. Correspondence and writings resulting from her friendship with Peter and Catharine Whyte and he…
- Date Range
- 1887-1987
- Reference Code
- M59 / V689
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 59
- V 689
- Sous-Fonds
- M 59
- V 689
- Accession Number
- 75, 124, 136, 505, 791, 972, 1150, 1185, 1187, 1580, 1885, 2375, 3061, 3114, 3507, 3590, 3742, 5098, 5127, 5210, 5298, 5380, 5389, 5861
- Reference Code
- M59 / V689
- Date Range
- 1887-1987
- Physical Description
- 16 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.400 prints). -- ca.260 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Dorothy V. Whyte, b.1893, was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada, until 1939. Whyte came to Banff from the Yukon and was first employed by the Banff Springs Hotel in 1920. She worked as an Information Clerk and later Special Representative for the Canadian Pacific Railway until 1939. She worked in Vancouver until 1963, returning to Banff where she became involved in local affairs before returning to West Vancouver in 1969. While living at the coast, Whyte frequently visited the Mount Assiniboine area and maintained close ties with Banff. Dorothy Whyte is not related to the White/Whyte family of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, business papers and ephemera mainly concerning Whyte's involvement in publicity and hospitality with Canadian Pacific, primarily with the Banff Springs Hotel. II. Correspondence and writings resulting from her friendship with Peter and Catharine Whyte and her interest in Banff affairs; correspondents include Catharine Robb Whyte, Jon Whyte and Erling Strom. III. Copy of last will and testament of Catharine Robb Whyte, 1977, and probate, 1980, of which Dorothy Whyte was a beneficiary. IV. Photographs pertaining to Dorothy Whyte, friends and associates; activities, particularly hiking and trail riding in Rocky Mountains; Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, events and staff; Banff people and events. Most views ca.1925.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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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
1 Electronic Resource
- 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
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Brown, Annora : [correspondence]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Annora Brown was an artist from Fort Macleod, Alta. & moved to Sidney, B.C. in 1965. Note on original file: "Mother was a Cody." Addition of 2 letters in 2018: M36/219/45 and M36/219/46
- Date Range
- 1957-1971
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 219
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
5 images
5 Electronic Resources
- 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 / 2 / c / 219
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Annora Brown
- Date Range
- 1957-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records, includes newsclippings
- Scope & Content
- Annora Brown was an artist from Fort Macleod, Alta. & moved to Sidney, B.C. in 1965. Note on original file: "Mother was a Cody." Addition of 2 letters in 2018: M36/219/45 and M36/219/46
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1921
- 1924
- 1949 - 1956
- 1968
- 1977
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / C: Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 1
- Date Range
- 1921
- 1924
- 1949 - 1956
- 1968
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Correspondence includes:
- Edith Morse Robb
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1951
- 1962
- 1964 - 1969
- 1970
- 1875
- 1976
- 1979
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / C: Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 2
- Date Range
- 1951
- 1962
- 1964 - 1969
- 1970
- 1875
- 1976
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Correspondence and writings includes:
- Japanese swords loaned to Glenbow Museum
- Eleanor
- Dorothy whyte
- Edith Morse Robb
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- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1951 - 1953
- 1960
- 1963
- 1969
- 1970 - 1973
- 1975
- 1976
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / C: Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 3
- Date Range
- 1951 - 1953
- 1960
- 1963
- 1969
- 1970 - 1973
- 1975
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Correspondence and writings includes:
- Alberta society of Artists
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Peabody Museum
- Dorothy
- Alma Newbury
- Rusty
- Photocopied pages of Bagley, Morse and Newbury family tree
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1951
- 1954
- 1956
- 1961
- 1966
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / C: Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 4
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1951
- 1954
- 1956
- 1961
- 1966
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Correspondence and writings includes:
- Tom Link
- Sympathy telegrams regarding Peter Whyte's passing
- Lyle Brown
- Charles Reid
- Gray Campbell
- Edith Morse
- Processing Status
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1966
- 1967
- 1977
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Sub-Series
- M36 / I / C / C: Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / C / 5
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1966
- 1967
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, envelopes and cards relating to Catharine Whyte and includes letters to or from Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Based on contents
- Content Details
- Correspondence and writings includes:
- Mary Anne Lavalee
- Eleanor
- Edith Morse Robb
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