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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…

Date Range: 1929-1930

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1929-1930

Physical Description: 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Rungius, Carl; Browne, Belmore; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Simpson, Billie

Subject Access: Activities; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Community life; Correspondence; Dave White and Sons Store; Family; Family and personal life; Mountain; Painting; Teepees

Geographic Access: Banff; Emerald Lake; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Kicking Horse Canyon; Yoho National Park; Moraine Lake; Montana; Glacier National Park; Yellowstone National Park; Concord; Massachusetts; Alberta; France; Scotland; London, England

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Portrait of a person]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person standing in front of a wall

Date Range: ca.1925 to ca.1935

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 29

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 2 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Portraits and Photographs of Artwork

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 29

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: ca.1925 to ca.1935

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person standing in front of a wall

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Peter Whyte and unidentified man]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte (left) and unidentified man standing in front of the Banff Springs Hotel - vehicle in background - written on back in pencil "Peter Whyte - left - anonymous - right - J.D."

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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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 - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte (left) and unidentified man standing in front of the Banff Springs Hotel - vehicle in background - written on back in pencil "Peter Whyte - left - anonymous - right - J.D."

Name Access: Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Portrait

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mather's Boat house - Bow River - Banff, Alberta J.D

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a building with fuel pump at front - truck with boat on back parked at front - written on back in pencil "Mather's Boat house - Bow River - Banff, Alberta J.D"

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 31

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 - 31

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a building with fuel pump at front - truck with boat on back parked at front - written on back in pencil "Mather's Boat house - Bow River - Banff, Alberta J.D"

Name Access: Mather, Allan

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Buildings

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Mountain landscape]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a mountain [possibly Cascade] with single ski track in foreground

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 350

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 - 350

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a mountain [possibly Cascade] with single ski track in foreground

Subject Access: Skiing; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Bow Valley

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Aerial view of the Bow Valley and town of Banff from Tunnel Mountain

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 21

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 - 21

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Aerial view of the Bow Valley and town of Banff from Tunnel Mountain

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Bow Valley; Mountains; Tunnel Mountain lookout

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Norquay Ski Camp

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 117

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 - 117

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters

Name Access: Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Ski Club; Mountains; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mount Norquay Ski Camp; Mount Norquay Ski Lodge; Portrait; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Rundle Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Rundle Mountain with [possibly] 40 Mile Creek in the foreground - covered in snow

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 257

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 - 257

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Rundle Mountain with [possibly] 40 Mile Creek in the foreground - covered in snow

Subject Access: Forty Mile Creek; Rundle Mountain; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback riders at Bow Lake

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a row of people on horseback along the shore of Bow Lake - mountains in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 293

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 - 293

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a row of people on horseback along the shore of Bow Lake - mountains in the background

Subject Access: Horses; Mountains; Pack trains

Geographic Access: Bow Lake; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Portrait of an unidentified man

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified man in profile wearing a dark cowboy hat, collared shirt, and a bandana tied around his neck - taken from below.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 1

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified man in profile wearing a dark cowboy hat, collared shirt, and a bandana tied around his neck - taken from below.

Subject Access: Cowboys; Portrait

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mrs Morely Twoyoungmen

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Portrait; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Unidentified First Nations man

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified First Nations man wearing a headdress, gloves, and a fringed deerhide jacket with beaded decorations [possibly on horseback] - taken from below.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 33

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 33

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified First Nations man wearing a headdress, gloves, and a fringed deerhide jacket with beaded decorations [possibly on horseback] - taken from below.

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Recognizing relations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Unidentified First Nations girls on horseback

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of two unidentified First Nations girls in beaded fringed dresses on horseback in front of a tepee

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 52

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 52

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of two unidentified First Nations girls in beaded fringed dresses on horseback in front of a tepee

Subject Access: Children; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Recognizing relations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Grounds[?] - negative

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of various people setting up teppes at [possibly] the Banff Indian Grounds - negative

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 83

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 / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 83

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of various people setting up teppes at [possibly] the Banff Indian Grounds - negative

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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From the pinnacle of the pass

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image is Ernie [?], Karl, and Peter [?] on the pinnacle of Abbot Pass.

Date Range: 1929

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1929

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image is Ernie [?], Karl, and Peter [?] on the pinnacle of Abbot Pass.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Guides; Guiding; Mountaineering

Geographic Access: Abbot Pass

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Castle Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain

Date Range: [ca. 1888-1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 417

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 417

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1888-1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain

Subject Access: Mountains

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Unidentified children

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of two unidentified children, the girl is standing beside the boy sitting in the grass - trees and mountains in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 613

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 613

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of two unidentified children, the girl is standing beside the boy sitting in the grass - trees and mountains in the background