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Transportation
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides pertaining to transportation: Canadian Pacific Railway, railway travel and ships, derived from various sources. Includes two transparencies by Mary Schaffer
- Date Range
- 1831-1885
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 810 to 830
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Photographs: lantern slides
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 810 to 830
- Date Range
- 1831-1885
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : transparencies; glass
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides pertaining to transportation: Canadian Pacific Railway, railway travel and ships, derived from various sources. Includes two transparencies by Mary Schaffer
- Finding Aid
- Copy prints are available for reference use
- Location (Copy)
- Reference prints are available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
- #810 - Driving the Golden Spike, by Donald Smith; #on CPR, Nov. 7, 1885 / Notman
- #811 - The first engine built by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- #812 - Winnipeg in 1870
- #813 - Quebec Bridge, Quebec
- #814 - DeWitt Clinton and Train 1831 / Chas. Beseler
- #815 - Canadian Pacific Railway, arrival of the first through train at the seaboard of British Columbia
- #816 - [Group at driving of last spike on the CPR, Nov. 7, 1885]
- #817 - [Unidentified locomotive]
- #818 - Passengers boarding standard sleeper
- #819 - Plowing thro. the snow, of the Selkirks & Glacier
- #820 - [Passengers on platform beside Montreal and Boston railway car]
- #821 - Wapta & Safety Switch
- #822 - Red Sucker Tunnel, Lake Superior
- #823 - [Map of Dominion of Canada]
- #824 - [Unidentified railway tunnel]
- #825 - Prospect Point Vancouver Steamer "Beaver"
- #826 - [Unidentified ocean liner]
- #827 - [Empress of Britain in lock of Panama Canal]
- #828 - [Man padding pont] / E.B. Thompson
- #829 - The ferry near Berthier, Que.
- #830 - Forest fire
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Recordings of meetings series. -- 1972-1973
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- Scope & Content
- Series consists of recordings of: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indigenous - Inuit Conference re George Clutesi
- Date Range
- 1965 - 1990
- Reference Code
- S1 / 7, 41, 55
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- S1
- Series
- IV. Recordings of meetings
- Sous-Fonds
- S1
- Reference Code
- S1 / 7, 41, 55
- Date Range
- 1965 - 1990
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of recordings of: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indigenous - Inuit Conference re George Clutesi
- Finding Aid
- Reference copies and printed summaries are available for most recordings
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series IV of the Whyte Museum Oral History Programme fonds
- Title Source
- Title is based on nature of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married 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 Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- 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. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Content Details
- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
- Processing Status
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Hut and clubhouse registers. -- 1909-1994.
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of registers placed and maintained in ACC huts and clubhouses. Includes registers for: A. O. Wheeler Hut, Abbot Pass Hut, Banff Clubhouse, Balfour Pass Hut, Bow (Glacier) Hut, Canmore Clubhouse, Elizabeth Parker Hut, Fairy Meadows Hut, Fay Hut, Fryatt Hut, Glacier Circle Hut, G…
- Date Range
- [190?]
- Reference Code
- M200 / I.C.1.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200 / V14 / S6
- Series
- I.C.1.
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 1040
- 1299
- 2141
- 2376
- 3160
- 3296
- 3298
- 3382
- 3560
- 3757
- 3970
- 5114
- 5200
- 5215
- 5330
- 5462
- 5463
- 5538
- 5591
- 5631
- 5635
- 6376
- 6457
- 6465
- 6470
- 6623
- 6766
- Reference Code
- M200 / I.C.1.
- Date Range
- [190?]
- Physical Description
- 90+ textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of registers placed and maintained in ACC huts and clubhouses. Includes registers for: A. O. Wheeler Hut, Abbot Pass Hut, Banff Clubhouse, Balfour Pass Hut, Bow (Glacier) Hut, Canmore Clubhouse, Elizabeth Parker Hut, Fairy Meadows Hut, Fay Hut, Fryatt Hut, Glacier Circle Hut, Graham Cooper Bivouac Hut, Great Cairn Hut, Memorial Hut, Mount Robson Hut, Mount Seymour Cabin, Neil Colgan Hut, Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut (Peyto Hut), R. C. Hind Hut, Ralph Forster Hut, Sapphire Col Hut, Saskatchewan Glacier Hut, Seaver Cabin, Scott Duncan Hut, Stanley Mitchell Hut, Vermilion Cabin and Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut.
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
- Related Material
- Forms Sub-series I.C.1. Hut and clubhouse registers of the Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Other records pertaining to huts and clubhouses are found in Series I.A. Administrative records, sub-series 1 to 3. Registers for government cabins can be found in the Parks Canada fonds (M317).
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Canadian Mount Everest Society outline and file inventory list. -- 1979-1984.
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Mount Everest Expedition records are primarily Director's records; also includes material on publication, "Everest Canada."
- Date Range
- predom. 1979-1984
- Reference Code
- M200 / II / AC407
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- Series
- II.
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Canadian Mount Everest Expedition
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- M200 / II / AC407
- Responsibility
- Records were generated by the Canadian Mount Everest Society.
- Date Range
- predom. 1979-1984
- Physical Description
- 3.15 m of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- The Alpine Club of Canada was a major sponsor of the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Mount Everest Expedition records are primarily Director's records; also includes material on publication, "Everest Canada."
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available in analog format plus pdf
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds II of the Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Some records pertaining to expedition planning and preparation can also be found in I.A.2.d. and I.A.3.d., ACC admininstrative records. Other records pertaining to the expedition can be found in Larry Emrick fonds (M539), Bruce Patterson fonds (S42), Peter Spear fonds (M562,V787, S56), John Amatt fonds (M563, V788, S57), and Al Burgess fonds (M64, S48)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sous-fonds.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Dolly (West) Iverson photograph album
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- Part Of
- West and Iverson families fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album pertains to West family living at the Great Divide and later in Banff, as well as Dolly in later years when married. Includes views of homes, friends and family, including Dolly Iverson's children and grandchildren to 1985. Activities include early years of logging and mining, parades, part…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-1985]
- Reference Code
- V298 / PD 1 (1 to 235)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- West and Iverson families fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Dolly (West) Iverson series
- Reference Code
- V298 / PD 1 (1 to 235)
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-1985]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album : 235 prints
- Scope & Content
- Album pertains to West family living at the Great Divide and later in Banff, as well as Dolly in later years when married. Includes views of homes, friends and family, including Dolly Iverson's children and grandchildren to 1985. Activities include early years of logging and mining, parades, parties and special events in Banff
- Finding Aid
- Photocopy indicating original order is available for reference use.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of album
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Pat Brewster and / or Dorothy Cranstone from Alice Fulmer. Includes Fulmer's handwritten copies of A Bear Story: From the Life of R. J. Flaherty; article originally written by Edward Feuz, Jr. regarding the Swiss Guides; two lists, one of Banff residents before 1905 and …
- Date Range
- 1977-1982
- Reference Code
- M2 / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- I. Pat Brewster personal series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 4
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1977-1982
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Pat Brewster and / or Dorothy Cranstone from Alice Fulmer. Includes Fulmer's handwritten copies of A Bear Story: From the Life of R. J. Flaherty; article originally written by Edward Feuz, Jr. regarding the Swiss Guides; two lists, one of Banff residents before 1905 and a list of party guests at Pat's 85th birthday
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- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of programs, driver's licence and other licences, passport, pamphlets (one re Progressive Labour Party policy), notecards, calendar, invitation and memorial record of Pat's funeral. Pertain to activities and organizations in Banff
- Date Range
- 1932-1982
- Reference Code
- M2 / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- I. Pat Brewster personal series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 20
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1932-1982
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of programs, driver's licence and other licences, passport, pamphlets (one re Progressive Labour Party policy), notecards, calendar, invitation and memorial record of Pat's funeral. Pertain to activities and organizations in Banff
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Financial / business papers
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, cancelled cheques, Free Miner certificate, mining leases, bills of sale, securities, agreement for sale of land regarding mines and talc mines, miscellaneous items
- Date Range
- 1926-1980
- Reference Code
- M2 / 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- I. Pat Brewster personal series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 22
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1926-1980
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, cancelled cheques, Free Miner certificate, mining leases, bills of sale, securities, agreement for sale of land regarding mines and talc mines, miscellaneous items
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Acknowledgements "They Came West" book : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, postcards and newsclippings from various people, including N. R. Crump, Peter Lougheed and Dorothy Whyte, congratulating Pat on his book
- Date Range
- 1979-1980
- Reference Code
- M2 / 80
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II.D. Pat Brewster professional series : Writing
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 80
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1979-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, postcards and newsclippings from various people, including N. R. Crump, Peter Lougheed and Dorothy Whyte, congratulating Pat on his book
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