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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
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 - 33
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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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- 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
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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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- Processed
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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
- 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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- Processed
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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
1 Electronic Resource
- 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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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.
- Subject Access
- Kalomiris, Constantine
- Browne, J.S.L.
- Cancer -Research
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Dave White & Sons Ltd. - The Store of Quality - Established 1894
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the various incarnations of Dave White's store at 103 and 105 Banff Avenue: 1894 – The Park Store; 1905 – Dave White and Company; 1930 – Dave White & Sons Ltd.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1975]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 88
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 88
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1975]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the various incarnations of Dave White's store at 103 and 105 Banff Avenue: 1894 – The Park Store; 1905 – Dave White and Company; 1930 – Dave White & Sons Ltd.
- Name Access
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Dave White Block
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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[Portrait of Catharine Robb Whyte]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Three images of Catharine Robb Whyte with toque - appears to be taken in a photo booth
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 17
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 17
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Three images of Catharine Robb Whyte with toque - appears to be taken in a photo booth
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Portrait of Catharine Robb Whyte]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Robb Whyte in light coloured blouse, dated 21 October, 1974
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 19
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 19
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Robb Whyte in light coloured blouse, dated 21 October, 1974
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Duke Photo
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte being honoured as Princess White Shield]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte being made an honourary princess by the Stoney Nakoda in 1970
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 45
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 45
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte being made an honourary princess by the Stoney Nakoda in 1970
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Carl Oakander
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Unidentified man on skis]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified man on skis, mountains in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 48
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 48
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified man on skis, mountains in the background
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Roy Andersen]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Roy Andersen, possibly at Sunshine ski area
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 49
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 49
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- Image of Roy Andersen, possibly at Sunshine ski area
- Name Access
- Anderson, Roy
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte dancing with an unidentified man]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte dancing with unidentified man
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 50
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte dancing with unidentified man
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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