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Robb family home

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home from the gardens

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 255

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 - 255

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

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

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home from the gardens

Subject Access: Buildings; Garden; Home

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Gardeners at Robb family home

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of two gardeners who work at the Robb family home - visible in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 256

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 - 256

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

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

Scope & Content: Image of two gardeners who work at the Robb family home - visible in the background

Subject Access: Buildings; Garden; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb family home

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home from the front lawn

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 257

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 - 257

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

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

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home from the front lawn

Subject Access: Buildings; Home

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Portrait of Jean Caird

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a dark skirt and jacket with flower decorations on them standing on the lawn in front of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - written on the back in black ink by Jean is "dolled up for the [illegible] of Mother [/] Jean June 11 1949"

Date Range: 1949

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 258

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 - 258

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1949

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

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a dark skirt and jacket with flower decorations on them standing on the lawn in front of the Robb family home in Concord, Mass. - written on the back in black ink by Jean is "dolled up for the [illegible] of Mother [/] Jean June 11 1949"

Name Access: Caird, Jean

Subject Access: Buildings; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Caird

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a white outfit sitting on a stone wall beside a short staircase with trees in the background

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 259

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 - 259

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1945]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird wearing a white outfit sitting on a stone wall beside a short staircase with trees in the background

Name Access: Caird, Jean

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Edith Morse Robb[?]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb[?] posed on a stone staircase outdoors

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 260

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 - 260

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb[?] posed on a stone staircase outdoors

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse

Subject Access: Garden; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Caird with dog

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird standing in a yard with the Robb family home in the background with a dog lying at her feet

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 264

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 - 264

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird standing in a yard with the Robb family home in the background with a dog lying at her feet

Name Access: Caird, Jean

Subject Access: Animals; Buildings; Dogs; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Caird[?] in winter

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird[?] wearing a coat and a scarf wrapped around her head standing on a snow-covered road with the Robb family home just visible over a pile of snow in the background

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 265

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 - 265

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of Jean Caird[?] wearing a coat and a scarf wrapped around her head standing on a snow-covered road with the Robb family home just visible over a pile of snow in the background

Name Access: Caird, Jean

Subject Access: Buildings; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb family home and garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home with the gardens in the foreground - "Mrs Robb's house 1948" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 266

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 - 266

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of the Robb family home with the gardens in the foreground - "Mrs Robb's house 1948" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Buildings; Garden; Home

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb family home garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a fountain in the garden at the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's fountain 1948" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 267

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 - 267

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of a fountain in the garden at the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's fountain 1948" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Garden

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb family home garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the gardens from the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 268

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 - 268

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of the gardens from the Robb family home - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Garden

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Pool

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an outdoor pool with trees around the edges - "Mrs Robb's pool 1948" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 269

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 - 269

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of an outdoor pool with trees around the edges - "Mrs Robb's pool 1948" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Garden; Pool

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Robb family home garden

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the gardens at the Robb family home in Concord from the archway - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 270

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 - 270

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1948

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

Scope & Content: Image of the gardens at the Robb family home in Concord from the archway - "Mrs Robb's garden 1948" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Garden

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and a long jacket with a fur stole standing outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 588

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 - 588

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and a long jacket with a fur stole standing outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Edith Morse Robb

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb wearing a white patterned dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 589

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 - 589

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Edith Morse Robb wearing a white patterned dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse

Subject Access: Animals; Dogs; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and coat with a fur stole outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 590

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 - 590

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a hat, gloves, and coat with a fur stole outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Russ Robb and Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Russ and Katharine holding hands on either side of a dog outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 591

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 - 591

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Russ and Katharine holding hands on either side of a dog outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Robb, Russell, Jr.; Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Animals; Dogs; Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a long dark dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 592

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 - 592

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Katharine Armstrong [married to Russell "Russ" Robb Jr] wearing a long dark dress outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine

Subject Access: Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Russ Robb and Katharine Armstrong

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Russ and Katharine outside the Robb family home in Concord

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 593

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 - 593

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

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

Scope & Content: Image of Russ and Katharine outside the Robb family home in Concord

Name Access: Armstrong, Katharine; Robb, Russell, Jr.

Subject Access: Portrait

Geographic Access: Concord; Massachusetts

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108

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 / 108

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.

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 are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Simpson, Margaret; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Vancouver; Victoria; British Columbia; 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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