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Unknown

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on the back of a wagon in the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 33

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 33

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on the back of a wagon in the Banff Indian Days parade.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 530

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 34

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals in regalia on car and parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 531

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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BC tribe

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 35

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals wearing regalia in a canoe on a parade float during the Banff Indian Days parade, Stoney Nakoda Elders identified individuals as being apart of a nation in British Columbia.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 532

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Joanne Kaquitts in blue crown

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of group of individuals and children in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade, Joanne Kaquitts wearing a blue crown, identified by Stoney Nakoda Elders.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 36

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 36

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of group of individuals and children in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade, Joanne Kaquitts wearing a blue crown, identified by Stoney Nakoda Elders.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Joanne

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 533

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Aubrey Baptiste?, Helen Beaver?

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of possibly Aubrey Baptiste and Helen Beaver in regalia on horseback riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 210

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 210

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of possibly Aubrey Baptiste and Helen Beaver in regalia on horseback riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Horses; Regalia

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 525

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identification taken from misc. Elder meeting notes.

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Unknown

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals riding a decorated car on Banff Avenue during the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 211

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 211

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals riding a decorated car on Banff Avenue during the Banff Indian Days parade.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 526

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Back of Corrina Wesley on end

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1977-1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 527

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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(L-R) Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), unknown, Charlie Mark or Wilfred Mark (regalia belongs to Wilfred Mark), unknown

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals, Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) and Charlie Mark or Wilfred Mark dressed in regalia (Charlie or Wilfred Mark dressed in Wilfred Mark's regalia) on horseback for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 31

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of unknown individuals, Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) and Charlie Mark or Wilfred Mark dressed in regalia (Charlie or Wilfred Mark dressed in Wilfred Mark's regalia) on horseback for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Tom; Mark, Charlie; Mark, Wilfred

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 528

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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(L-R) unknown, Peter Powderface, Terry Powderface, Melinda Bearspaw, Leanne Bearspaw

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Peter Powderface, Terry Powderface, Melinda Bearspaw and Leanne Bearspaw in regalia on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: ca.1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 32

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / I

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 6 / PA - 32

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph: col. print

Scope & Content: Item consists of Peter Powderface, Terry Powderface, Melinda Bearspaw and Leanne Bearspaw in regalia on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 529

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …

Date Range: 1856-1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

Physical Description: 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)

History / Biographical: Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.; Following their marriage 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 Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.; 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. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sous-fonds, series and file description for textual; sub-series and group description for photographs; item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings; reference copies for sound recordings

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

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.

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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…

Date Range: 1869 - 1958

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / III

Description Level: 2 / Sous-fonds

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 2 / Sous-fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: III. White and Curren families

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / III

Date Range: 1869 - 1958

Physical Description: ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).

History / Biographical: The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.

Subject Access: Banff V; Banff - Events V; Banff National Park; CURREN FAMILY; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; White, Annie M; White, Clifford Sr.; WHITE, DAVE SR.; White, Jack (Dave White Jr.); WHITE FAMILY

Access Restrictions: Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.

Finding Aid: Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).

Related Material: Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters from Mrs. Edward S. Morse to her mother in law Jane B. Morse while in Japan - 1879.

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to Jane B. Morse (mother of Edward S. Morse) from Nellie Morse (wife of Edward S. Morse) while in Japan. -- Includes letter to Nellie Morse from Tatsu Kikuchi.

Date Range: 1878-1879, 1899

Reference Code: M36 / II / H / 2 / 2028

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.H. Edward Sylvester Morse papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / H / 2 / 2028

Date Range: 1878-1879, 1899

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to Jane B. Morse (mother of Edward S. Morse) from Nellie Morse (wife of Edward S. Morse) while in Japan. -- Includes letter to Nellie Morse from Tatsu Kikuchi.

Subject Access: Morse, Edward Sylvester; Morse, Nellie; Morse, Jane B.

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Siberia & Far East.

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Printed matter, letters, trip diary, postcards, newsclippings, notes, financial papers pertaining to Catharine's 1977 trip and Mountain Travel.

Date Range: 1971-1979

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 4 / b / ii / 1342 - 1343

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 / ii / 1342 - 1343

Date Range: 1971-1979

Physical Description: 2 files of textual records

Scope & Content: Printed matter, letters, trip diary, postcards, newsclippings, notes, financial papers pertaining to Catharine's 1977 trip and Mountain Travel.

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Kostas : [correspondence].

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Includes reports regarding cancer research by Browne. Dr. Kalomiris is a medical student involved with cancer research, who received financial support from Catharine.

Date Range: 1968-1975

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 330

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 330

Responsibility: Responsibility: Constantine (Costis) Kalomiris, Browne, J.S.L.

Date Range: 1968-1975

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Includes reports regarding cancer research by Browne. Dr. Kalomiris is a medical student involved with cancer research, who received financial support from Catharine.