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Columbia Icefield Chalet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51539
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Subject Access
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7460
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
one for nearly a week, as I haven't time now to write and we are going
up to the Columbia Ice Fields for a couple
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 / 114
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Bow Lake
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- 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
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefield Parkway
- Banff 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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Athabasca Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51514
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Subject Access
- Athabasca Glacier
- Columbia Icefield
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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B.C. Museum folders 1971
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1207
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1207
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- British Columbia Museums Association
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B.C. Museum. Fort Steele
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8334
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Conference in Fort Steele.
- Date Range
- 1973
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1209
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1209
- Date Range
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Conference in Fort Steele.
- Subject Access
- British Columbia Museums Association
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1975
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1210
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1210
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- British Columbia Museums Association
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B.C. Museums Ass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8331
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- British Columbia Museums Association - Catharine was a member.
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1206
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1206
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- British Columbia Museums Association - Catharine was a member.
- Subject Access
- British Columbia Museums Association
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B.C. Museums Ass. 1971
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8333
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1208
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1208
- Date Range
- 1971-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- British Columbia Museums Association
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Bernie Schiesser interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15252
- Date Range
- 1972 ?
- Reference Code
- S1 / 77
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 77
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1972 ?
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Bush River Valley
- Columbia Icefields
- Davies, Jim
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Columbia Icefield Chalet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51540
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Columbia Icefield Chalet with Mt. Athabasca visible in the distance
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 166
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 166
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Columbia Icefield Chalet with Mt. Athabasca visible in the distance
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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