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Letters to Mother [January - May 1953]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Califo…
Date Range
1953
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 132
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
one and one on wither side of the mirror) The men were good and stopped hammering while the music was on. I was just
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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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 132
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
1.1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fond level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Montana, Alberta], day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, errand trips to Calgary, radio programs, enlarging the second-floor bathroom [removing the bathtub and replacing it with an encolsed shower], insulating the spare bedroom, the Crown Prince of Japan visiting Banff in April, and the Banff Music Festival. Also includes postcards.
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Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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 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. 132 - 10 contains an account of Indigenous dress and dancing in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. 132 - 31 contains a summary of Grey Campbell's involvement in the shootout between RCMP officers and three Doukhobors in the 1930s.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Ward, Sam
Moore, Pearl
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Music Festival
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Renovation
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Winter
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Calgary
Edmonton
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
Electronic Resources

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Trail ride and Wotypka family BBQ album

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
Album contain 43 colour photographs: 17 images pertain to Wotypka family BBQs in fall 1991 and 2001 (including annotated images of various family members and Charlie Whittaker, food and entertainment); 7 images pertain to a trail ride near Red Deer, 1984 featuring scenic views and trail riders; and…
Date Range
1984
1985
1991
2001
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
2014.8277
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 9
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Responsibility
Anne Wotypka (?)
Date Range
1984
1985
1991
2001
Physical Description
1 photograph album : 45 colour photographs, 1 textual record
Scope & Content
Album contain 43 colour photographs: 17 images pertain to Wotypka family BBQs in fall 1991 and 2001 (including annotated images of various family members and Charlie Whittaker, food and entertainment); 7 images pertain to a trail ride near Red Deer, 1984 featuring scenic views and trail riders; and 21 images pertain to a 1985 trail ride, including mountain and camp view and a group photo of participants. Album also contains member list corresponding with photos of 1985 trail ride.
Name Access
Whittaker, Charles
Subject Access
Trails
Horses
Family
Music
Mountain
Travel
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Wotypka family (?)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Wotypka family "Fall Roundup" BBQ album

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains 71 colour photographs (2 loose in album) pertaining to Wotypka family "Fall Roundup" BBQ events between 1978 and 1989. Includes photos of numerous members of the Wotypka family and Charles Whittaker; also images of musical performances and dancing, buffet-style food, the setup of a l…
Date Range
1978
1979
1980
1981
1984
1986
1988
1989
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
2014.8277
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 10
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Responsibility
Anne Wotypka (?)
Date Range
1978
1979
1980
1981
1984
1986
1988
1989
Physical Description
1 photograph album: 71 colour photographs, 2 handwritten textual records and 1 newspaper clipping
Scope & Content
Album contains 71 colour photographs (2 loose in album) pertaining to Wotypka family "Fall Roundup" BBQ events between 1978 and 1989. Includes photos of numerous members of the Wotypka family and Charles Whittaker; also images of musical performances and dancing, buffet-style food, the setup of a large tent space, etc. Album also contains hand written poem and drawing by Joanne Wotypka (1981), handwritten note date 2013 re: Charles Whittaker (author unknown) and 1989 news article re: Charles Whittaker from the Edmonton Journal.
Name Access
Whittaker, Charles
Subject Access
Family
Music
Dancing
Event
Food
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Wotypka family (?)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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