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Letters to Mother [January - July 1939]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 106
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Mackenzie, Kate
- Paris, Cyril
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Feuz, Edward
- Mather, Allan
- Castle, Donald
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Service, Robert
- McGee, Sam
- King George VI
- Brewster, Jim
- Bearspaw, David
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Rungius, Carl
- Vaux, George, X
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Lake
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Kamloops
- Nelson
- Prince George
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- Golden
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius lying down, leaning on a bag, making a funny face at someone to his left
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 536
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 536
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius lying down, leaning on a bag, making a funny face at someone to his left
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a hat tipped back on his head and round glasses, smoking a cigarette
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 557
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 557
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a hat tipped back on his head and round glasses, smoking a cigarette
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a hat tipped back on his head and round glasses, smoking a cigarette
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 558
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 558
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a hat tipped back on his head and round glasses, smoking a cigarette
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Carl Rungius [?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52282
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in profile - probably Carl Rungius - wearing a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a cigarette - another man is visible behind him, facing away from the camera
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 540
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 540
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in profile - probably Carl Rungius - wearing a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a cigarette - another man is visible behind him, facing away from the camera
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Carl Rungius [?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52289
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in profile [probably Carl Rungius] wearing a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a cigarette - there is an unidentified man in the background facing away from the camera
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 547
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 547
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in profile [probably Carl Rungius] wearing a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a cigarette - there is an unidentified man in the background facing away from the camera
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Carl Rungius and unidentified man relaxing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52296
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a high-peaked hat lying in the grass with a tall walking stick resting on his shoulder near an unidentified person in a wide-brimmed pale hat - another person [possibly Catharine Whyte] is sitting behind Rungius, facing away from the camera
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 554
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Carl Rungius wearing a high-peaked hat lying in the grass with a tall walking stick resting on his shoulder near an unidentified person in a wide-brimmed pale hat - another person [possibly Catharine Whyte] is sitting behind Rungius, facing away from the camera
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carl Rungius and unidentified man relaxing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52297
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified man in a wide-brimmed pale hat lying in the grass looking at the camera - Carl Rungius is visible lying beside him - Catharine Whyte visible sitting behind Rungius
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 555
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 555
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified man in a wide-brimmed pale hat lying in the grass looking at the camera - Carl Rungius is visible lying beside him - Catharine Whyte visible sitting behind Rungius
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing a large backpack and holding a tall walking stick, standing on a large rock - taken from below
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 546
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 546
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing a large backpack and holding a tall walking stick, standing on a large rock - taken from below
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Whyte near pond
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing a large backpack and holding a tall walking stick walking beside a pond
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 552
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 552
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte wearing a large backpack and holding a tall walking stick walking beside a pond
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Portrait
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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