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Catharine Whyte at Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Catharine Robb Whyte holding a camera beside a car with tepees being set up in the background.

Date Range: [ca. 1933]

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1603 - 05

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1603 - 05

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1933]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Catharine Robb Whyte holding a camera beside a car with tepees being set up in the background.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Landscapes; Portraits; Recognizing relations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 353

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Reba Bearspaw, SN

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a portrait of Reba Bearspaw in a decorated blue beaded dress and white beaded headband with the top of a tepee in the background.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 341 - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 341 - 01

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a portrait of Reba Bearspaw in a decorated blue beaded dress and white beaded headband with the top of a tepee in the background.

Name Access: Bearspaw, Reba

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 354

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary Jean Simeon, SN

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Mary Jean Simeon wearing a green sweater and a patterned scarf tied around her head with a small boy wearing a tan cowboy hat, both sitting on the ground in front of a tepee.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 344 - 03

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 344 - 03

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Mary Jean Simeon wearing a green sweater and a patterned scarf tied around her head with a small boy wearing a tan cowboy hat, both sitting on the ground in front of a tepee.

Name Access: Simeon, Mary Jean

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 355

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Nat Hunter & Joe Kaquitts, SN

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Nat Hunter and Joe Kaquitts dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 344 - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 344 - 01

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Nat Hunter and Joe Kaquitts dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Hunter, Nat; Kaquitts, Joe

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 356

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Adolphus Weaselchild

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 06

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Adolphus Weaselchild dressed in regalia and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Weaselchild, Adolphus

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 357

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Viola Kootenay (Thîde Thaban Wîyâ) (Deer Woman), possibly with sister Cecilia

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Viola Kooetnay (Thîde Thaban Wîyâ) (Deer Woman) (nickname Thija) dressed in a blue beaded vest over a white shirt, holding a small child (possibly her younger sister Cecilia) and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 343 - 01

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Viola Kooetnay (Thîde Thaban Wîyâ) (Deer Woman) (nickname Thija) dressed in a blue beaded vest over a white shirt, holding a small child (possibly her younger sister Cecilia) and on horseback, probably during the parade for Banff Indian Days.

Name Access: Kootenay, Viola

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 358

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Dorothy Rider, SN

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Dorothy Rider dressed in a detailed blue beaded dress and a head scarf.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 04

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 04

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Dorothy Rider dressed in a detailed blue beaded dress and a head scarf.

Name Access: Rider, Dorothy

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 359

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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From Runner family

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of an unidentified woman and child dressed in beaded dresses on horseback, the child sitting behind the woman.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 02

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 02

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of an unidentified woman and child dressed in beaded dresses on horseback, the child sitting behind the woman.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 360

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Victoria Crowchild, Tsuu'tina, possibly with brother Arthur

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Victoria Crowchild and who is possibly her younger brother Arthur, both dressed in regalia, on horseback.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 06

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 356 - 06

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Victoria Crowchild and who is possibly her younger brother Arthur, both dressed in regalia, on horseback.

Name Access: Crowchild, Victoria

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing relations; Tsuu'tina

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 361

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

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Catherine Simeon, SN

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Catharine Simeon dressed in a blue beaded dress and a white beaded headband with green ribbons tied in her hair, possibly on horseback.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 358 - 02

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 358 - 02

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of Catharine Simeon dressed in a blue beaded dress and a white beaded headband with green ribbons tied in her hair, possibly on horseback.

Name Access: Simeon, Catharine

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 362

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.

Processing Status: Processed

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Two boys on a bicycle

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of two young boys wearing cowboy hats and denim outfits riding a bicycle with cars, tepees, and people in the background.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 346 - 04

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 346 - 04

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of two young boys wearing cowboy hats and denim outfits riding a bicycle with cars, tepees, and people in the background.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 425

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Woman and girl in front of tepees

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a child facing the camera and a woman standing behind her facing away with a car and a row of tepees in the background.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 345 - 06

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 345 - 06

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a child facing the camera and a woman standing behind her facing away with a car and a row of tepees in the background.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 426

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

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Eddie Hunter, Maggie Hunter & George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Pete Whyte in background

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of four people sitting around smoking, from left to right: Eddie Hunter, Maggie Hunter, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) on the far right and Pete Whyte in the backgound.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 337 - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 337 - 01

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of four people sitting around smoking, from left to right: Eddie Hunter, Maggie Hunter, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) on the far right and Pete Whyte in the backgound.

Name Access: Hunter, Eddie; Hunter, Maggie; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Whyte, Peter

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 416

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Man in regalia on horseback between tepees

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of an unidentified man dressed in regalia on horseback talking to another unidentified man between two tepees with a few other people in the background

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 339 - 03

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 339 - 03

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of an unidentified man dressed in regalia on horseback talking to another unidentified man between two tepees with a few other people in the background

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 436

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Unidentified men in regalia on horseback

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a row of unidentified men dressed in regalia on horseback, often holding poles decorated with eagle feathers, possibly getting ready for the parade at Banff Indian Days.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 304 - 02

Description Level: 6 / Item

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 304 - 02

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 negative ; col.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a row of unidentified men dressed in regalia on horseback, often holding poles decorated with eagle feathers, possibly getting ready for the parade at Banff Indian Days.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 439

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Identification incomplete.

Processing Status: Processed

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Flora Ear (center)

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of four women standing in front of a vehicle.

Date Range: 1933

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1608 - 06

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / C / NA - 1608 - 06

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1933

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

Scope & Content: Item consists of four women standing in front of a vehicle.

Name Access: Ear, Flora

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number RR 407

Title Source: This image is a part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken since 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Not all women identified yet.

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Letters to Mother [January - March 1934]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints …

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 93

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 / 93

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 17 x 26.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints and different kinds of paper], people and events in Concord and in Banff, descriptions of Honolulu and the local people [including dress, food, and boats], weather, watching US Navy ships and planes come in and out of Pearl Harbor, listening to the radio [mostly news and operas], sketching people on the beach, the other guests at their hotel, going out for meals, celebrating Pete's birthday, descriptions of meals, planning their trip to Japan, painting portraits of locals, making canvases and easels, developing films [photographs], the Moores and the Rungiuses arriving in early February, shopping, watching various military Reviews and parades [usually as part of ceremonies for visiting dignitaries], descriptions of various ships in port, flowers and trees, birds, showing some of their work at the Art Academy at the invitation of the Honolulu Art Association in early March, going to cocktail parties and dances with the Moores and Rungiuses, booking their passage to Japan with Canadian Pacific, and leaving Hawaii in mid-March.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Few letters written on hotel/ship letterhead. Some letters contain small sketches of hotel/motel layouts, road layouts, and room/ship cabin details. Most letters are numbered in red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first page as part of an unknown project. 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. 93 - 05 page 5 contains a sketch of the Moana Hotel's placement and general laylout in relation to the beach.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Whyte, Barbara; Caird, Jean; Davenport, Guy; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Beach; Birds; Boats; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Steam Line; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Cruise ships; Family; Family and personal life; Flowers; Garden; Holidays; Leisure; Military; Mountains; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Roads; Scenery; Trains; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Honolulu; Pearl Harbor; Hawaii; 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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Letters to Mother [August - October 1934]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptio…

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96

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 / 96

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 21 x 29.7 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptions of the countrysides they travelled through and of local towns and villages, language barriers, descriptions of meals and various types of local dishes, travelling through the island of Java on the way to Sumatra, comments on and descriptions of other people encountered while travelling, weather, photography, developing films [photographs], people and events in Concord, travelling across Sumatra by car, volcanoes, local wildlife [mostly birds and monkeys], observations on local farms and farming techniques/products, books and magazines Pete and Catharine are reading, leaving Sumatra for France on the M.S. Sibajak in early September via the Suez Canal, descriptions of their cabin and the ship itself, life and activities aboard ship, comments and observations about other passengers, day trips on land along the way, going through the Canal, arriving in Marseille France and setting out for Swizerland by train in mid-September, travelling around Switzerland by train, meeting up with Edward Feuz while visiting Interlaken, exploring the local towns, architecture, skiing, exploring different ski areas and watching various races and events as they find them [also includes comparisons of slopes and snow conditions between the Alps and the Rockies], meeting other skiers, various dealings with banks, travelling through Austia to Munich Germany in late September-early October, visiting an area in Austria where the Olympics will be held in 1936, visiting museums and war memorials [WWI], attending Oktoberfest in Munich, travelling to Paris via Nuremburg and Cologne by train in early October, exploring Paris and visiting various city landmarks and churches [this was Pete's first trip to Paris], going to the movies, going to London and then Edinburgh with Jean Caird before sailing back to North America from London in mid-October.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous peoples of Indonesia used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. 96 - 01 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 96 - 06 page 11 contains a sketch of the layout of the hotel they stayed in. 96 - 18 appears to be missing the last page[s].

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Feuz, Edward

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Children; Churches; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; Festivals; Farming; Food; Gallery; Home; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Memorial; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Oktoberfest; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Alps; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Bali; Java; Sumatra; Indonesia; Suez Canal; Egypt; Marseille; Paris; France; Interlaken; Arosa; Zurich; Switzerland; St. Anton am Arlberg; Austria; Munich; Wetzlar; Germany; London; England; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English; German

Conservation: Locate missing page[s] of letters 96 - 01 and 18.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; 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 / 104

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. 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. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Johnsen, Hanne; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Camping; Carnival; Children; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Gallery; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Vikings; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Engelberg; Wengen; Wengernalp; Grindelwald; Switzerland; Cologne; Hamburg; Germany; Copenhagen; Denmark; Finse; Oslo; Trondhjem; Andalsnes; Norway; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Concord; Massachusetts; 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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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 466 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Andy Russell and Kay Russell's (nee Riggall) wedding day, ice cutting, Bert and Dora on horseback during the time of their homesteading, young Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall) and Kay Russell (nee Riggall), haying, Cottowood Creek flood,…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (F1 to F51)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (F1 to F51)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 466 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 466 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Andy Russell and Kay Russell's (nee Riggall) wedding day, ice cutting, Bert and Dora on horseback during the time of their homesteading, young Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall) and Kay Russell (nee Riggall), haying, Cottowood Creek flood, Chris Williams, Cyril Watmough, various views of Riggall pack trains and clients, Miss Allison (Parkview teacher) fishing, Fred Dupuy, Kay and Doris' pet owls, Dora skinning her deer, Parkview School meeting, Porcupine eating Bert's saddles, Bert's 1911 trip in B.C, picnics, Riggall camps, and some early Riggall photographs.